Re: Do you compile production programs for debug?

[Dan <dan27649@xxxxxxxxx>]

Absolutely, we compile with debug.  I am of the mindset that it should be
the IBM default for all of the compile commands.  We have changed the
default value for all of the compile commands here.

- Dan

On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 2:44 PM, Dean Eshleman <Dean.Eshleman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> One of our developers asked why we don't compile our production programs
> for debug.  Their thought was, it would make it easier to debug a
> production process when there was a problem.  Currently, when we have a
> production problem the developer tries to recreate it in a test
> environment.  If they can recreate it, they can debug it there.  In the
> rare circumstance they can't recreate it, we do recompile the program for
> debug and put it into production.  Currently, our developers do not have
> authority to debug production jobs.  A few admin types have this authority,
> so it can be done.
>
> Anyway, what do other people do.  Do your production programs that you
> write and use in house contain debug information?  Are there any negative
> side effects of doing that?  Does it impact performance in any way?  TIA
>
> Dean Eshleman