Bug#889890: firefox: unable to start running firefox in gdb even with firefox-dbgsym installed

[shirish शिरीष]

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On 08/02/2018, Sylvestre Ledru <sylvestre at mozilla.com> wrote:
> On 08/02/2018 12:08, shirish शिरीष wrote:
>> Package: firefox
>> Version: 58.0.1-1
>> Severity: important
>>
>> Dear Maintainer,
>>
>> I am unable to run firefox under gdb, it gives out an error saying -
>>
>> Type "apropos word" to search for commands related to "word"...
>> "/usr/bin/firefox": not in executable format: File format not recognized
>>
>> This is when firefox-esr is not running, only firefox running and have
>> debug symbols of both versions .
> firefox is a script, firefox-esr is a binary.
> I guess this is the normal behavior of gdb here.
>
> (or I am missing the point)
>
> S
>

In that case, how do I get/run a session of gdb for firefox-58 ?

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