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From: juergh@proton.me
On Mon, 18 Aug 2025 09:09:41 -0600 Troy Heber wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> Control: affects -1 + src:crash
> X-Debbugs-Cc: crash@packages.debian.org
> Severity: normal
>
> I intend to orphan the crash package.
>
> The package description is:
> The core analysis suite is a self-contained tool that can be used to
> investigate either live systems, or multiple different core dump formats
> including kdump, LKCD, netdump and diskdump.
> .
> o The tool is loosely based on the SVR4 crash command, but has been
> completely integrated with gdb in order to be able to display
> formatted kernel data structures, disassemble source code, etc.
> .
> o The current set of available commands consist of common kernel core
> analysis tools such as a context-specific stack traces, source code
> disassembly, kernel variable displays, memory display, dumps of
> linked-lists, etc. In addition, any gdb command may be entered,
> which in turn will be passed onto the gdb module for execution.
> .
> o There are several commands that delve deeper into specific kernel
> subsystems, which also serve as templates for kernel developers
> to create new commands for analysis of a specific area of interest.
> Adding a new command is a simple affair, and a quick recompile
> adds it to the command menu.
> .
> o The intent is to make the tool independent of Linux version
dependencies,
> building in recognition of major kernel code changes so as to adapt to
> new kernel versions, while maintaining backwards compatibility.
>
>
Troy et al.,
I'd like to take this on and bump it to upstream 9.0.0. I'm not a DD but
I've
already prep'ed a repo and put it on Salsa:
https://salsa.debian.org/juergh/crash
Please, let me know how to proceed from here.
Thanks
...Juerg
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