AWS linux documentation change
Summary
Updated documentation to reflect that three SPAL repositories are now available (added amazonlinux-spal-debuginfo), and added instructions for enabling the debuginfo repository which contains debug symbols and source files for debugging.
Security assessment
The change adds documentation for a new debuginfo repository that provides debugging symbols and source files. This is primarily for development and troubleshooting purposes, not for addressing security vulnerabilities or adding security features. No evidence of security issue remediation.
Diff
diff --git a/linux/al2023/ug/configure-spal-repository.md b/linux/al2023/ug/configure-spal-repository.md index f91ac6bd5..9d5cec5f2 100644 --- a//linux/al2023/ug/configure-spal-repository.md +++ b//linux/al2023/ug/configure-spal-repository.md @@ -71 +71 @@ During the installation, the support statement will be displayed. The statement -You should see the two repositories configured on your system: `amazonlinux-spal` and `amazonlinux-spal-source` +You should see the three repositories configured on your system: `amazonlinux-spal`, `amazonlinux-spal-source`, and `amazonlinux-spal-debuginfo`. @@ -81 +81 @@ The `--all` flag is required to see both enabled and disabled repositories. -Both SPAL repositories should be available. Note that the **Amazon Linux 2023 SPAL repository - Source packages** repository is disabled by default. +All three SPAL repositories should be available. Note that the **Amazon Linux 2023 SPAL repository - Source packages** and **Amazon Linux 2023 SPAL repository - Debug** repositories are disabled by default. @@ -85,0 +86 @@ Both SPAL repositories should be available. Note that the **Amazon Linux 2023 SP + amazonlinux-spal-debuginfo Amazon Linux 2023 SPAL repository - Debug disabled @@ -98,0 +100,12 @@ To permanently enable the **Amazon Linux 2023 SPAL repository - Source packages* + 4. (Optional) Enable the debuginfo repository. + +###### Note + +The debuginfo repository contains both debuginfo and debugsource packages. These packages provide debug symbols and source files that are useful for debugging and profiling applications. The debuginfo repository is disabled by default because these packages are primarily used by developers for troubleshooting, not by end-users for regular software installation. + +Follow this step only if you need debug symbols or source files for SPAL packages on your system. + +To permanently enable the **Amazon Linux 2023 SPAL repository - Debug** repository on your system, run the following command: + + [ec2-user ~]$ sudo dnf config-manager --enable amazonlinux-spal-debuginfo +