The gdb.ppc64 and strace64.ppc64 packages are missing from the compose. Including strace64.ppc64 is relatively simple, but for gdb I think we want some installer support -- we should install only one of the 32-bit or 64-packages according to the hardware, a bit like we do for the kernel.
One gdb/strace should support both ABIs.
Any progress on this? We still don't have strace or gdb working for 64-bit binaries on a clean install. Can we add it to FC5Blocker?
The 64-bit gdb build should support both 32-bit and 64-bit binaries, so just choosing gdb-*.ppc64.rpm in the install should dtrt. strace is not going to support biarch on ppc until it gets a total rewrite. It barely supports biarch on x86-64 and one or two others, and that support is kludgey at best. strace64 is a necessary evil for the time being (unless Bill wants to maintain upstream strace).
Did this get fixed for FC5t3?
Hm. We now have a 64-bit gdb. Unfortunately, it's no longer capable of debugging 32-bit binaries. This would seem to be quite a recent development -- it always _used_ to work. bug #183931
Moving to FC5Update and FC6Blocker because this isn't related to install or initial boot and we have no remaining time for FC5.
Might as well mark this bug closed now. We can debug 64-bit userspace now... we just can't debug 32-bit userspace any more :) But that's bug #183931