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configure: Add macOS-specific debug flags for libbacktrace compatibility

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Authored by Sangbida Chaudhuri

85/100 · Strong
configure: Add macOS-specific debug flags for libbacktrace compatibility

On macOS, libbacktrace was failing to find debug information due to:
1. Debug symbols not being properly linked with dsymutil
2. Apple Clang 17.0.0 generating DWARF 5 which libbacktrace couldn't parse

In this commit we address both issues:

Debug symbol accessibility:
- Add dsymutil integration in Makefile to properly link debug symbols
- Use -fno-standalone-debug to embed debug info inline in executable

DWARF format compatibility:
- Force -gdwarf-4 instead of default DWARF 5 to avoid "DW_FORM_addrx value out of range" errors

Changelog-added: libbacktrace works with macOS
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit changes the build configuration for macOS so that a debugging helper library (libbacktrace) can correctly read debug information. It does not fix a security vulnerability, change network behavior, or alter how funds or cryptographic operations are handled. It only affects how stack traces are produced during development/debugging on Apple computers.

Recommended action

No security action required; treat as a normal build/compatability improvement. Reviewers may verify that the new flags do not break non-macOS builds and that dsymutil availability is handled gracefully.

Security signals we found

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No security-relevant code changes

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Build-system-only change

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No changes to cryptographic, networking, or transaction-handling code

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No memory-safety fixes

Risk score

Why this scored 18/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 0/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 5/15
Confidence 9/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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