`-Csplit-debuginfo=off` is not actually supported on apple(?) targets
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i will quibble with “supported” on macos,
-C split-debuginfo=offjust silently disables debuginfo there. but we should fix that in the official docs, not here.
Originally posted by @jyn514 in https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/135572#discussion_r1918357724
The docs for this cli flag might benefit from being slightly reworded.
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Locate the official documentation for the -C split-debuginfo CLI flag and read its wording for Apple targets. Clarify that split-debuginfo=off silently disables debuginfo there, then verify the updated documentation accurately describes that behavior.
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