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+This is a somewhat ordered list of things to do asap.
+
+-: not started
++: worked on
+!: problem encountered
+X: abandonned
+O: Finished
+
+! find a way to teach gcc to install its libraries directly into sysroot
+  if too complex or unfeasible, move those libs manually
+
+- add debug tools:
+  X Electric Fence    http://perens.com/FreeSoftware/ (replaced by D.U.M.A., below)
+  O D.U.M.A.          http://duma.sourceforge.net/
+  - Memcheck          http://hald.dnsalias.net/projects/memcheck/
+  - MemCheck Deluxe   http://prj.softpixel.com/mcd/
+  - Memwatch          http://www.linkdata.se/sourcecode.html
+  + ltrace            ???
+  O strace            http://sourceforge.net/projects/strace/
+  - Valgrind          http://valgrind.org/