Bug#219145: libc6.1-dbg: should provide libc-dbg
At Tue, 4 Nov 2003 17:55:27 +0100,
Domenico Andreoli wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 08:48:18AM -0800, Jeff Bailey wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 05:36:01PM +0100, Domenico Andreoli wrote:
> >
> > > > > i'd like that libc6.1-dbg as well as libc6-dbg and libc0.3-dbg
> > > > > provided libc-dbg virtual package.
> >
> > > > Why? Nothing should depend on these packages, AFAIK...
> >
> > > a dependency maybe not, but IMHO libfoo-dbg should suggest libc-dbg.
> > > making a suggestion for libc6-dbg | libc6.1-dbg | libc0.3-dbg is a
> > > hack.
> >
> > I don't think that it should really recommend this. The average person
> > doing debugging doesn't really have a strong need to dig through glibc
> > internals.
> >
> as packager, i'd like to be able to choose whether or not libc-dbg
> is required, recommended, suggested or whatever. if libc-dbg virtual
> package does not exist i have no chance at all.
Which package is it needed? Is recommending libc-dbg valuable for
users? If there is not, I agree with Jeff's opinion.
Regards,
-- gotom
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