Include pdbs in installer?

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Published on 2010-05-28T00:55:05Z Indexed on 2010/05/28 1:01 UTC
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Is there any reason to not include pdb files in an installer? I have C++ logging functionality that walks the stack, and reports line numbers and file names. It would be great if my customers could send me logs with this information. However, they would need the pdb files. Is there any downside (other than installer package size) to deploying them?

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