doc: add info for debugging with relative paths

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diff --git a/doc/developer-notes.md b/doc/developer-notes.md
index c3a63b3523..be83257740 100644
--- a/doc/developer-notes.md
+++ b/doc/developer-notes.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Developer Notes
       - [Generating Documentation](#generating-documentation)
     - [Development tips and tricks](#development-tips-and-tricks)
         - [Compiling for debugging](#compiling-for-debugging)
+        - [Show sources in debugging](#show-sources-in-debugging)
         - [Compiling for gprof profiling](#compiling-for-gprof-profiling)
         - [`debug.log`](#debuglog)
         - [Signet, testnet, and regtest modes](#signet-testnet-and-regtest-modes)
@@ -249,6 +250,35 @@ Development tips and tricks
 Run configure with `--enable-debug` to add additional compiler flags that
 produce better debugging builds.
 
+### Show sources in debugging
+
+If you have ccache enabled, absolute paths are stripped from debug information
+with the -fdebug-prefix-map and -fmacro-prefix-map options (if supported by the
+compiler). This might break source file detection in case you move binaries
+after compilation, debug from the directory other than the project root or use
+an IDE that only supports absolute paths for debugging.
+
+There are a few possible fixes:
+
+1. Configure source file mapping.
+
+For `gdb` create or append to `.gdbinit` file:
+```
+set substitute-path ./src /path/to/project/root/src
+```
+
+For `lldb` create or append to `.lldbinit` file:
+```
+settings set target.source-map ./src /path/to/project/root/src
+```
+
+2. Add a symlink to the `./src` directory:
+```
+ln -s /path/to/project/root/src src
+```
+
+3. Use `debugedit` to modify debug information in the binary.
+
 ### Compiling for gprof profiling
 
 Run configure with the `--enable-gprof` option, then make.