Bug#219145: libc6.1-dbg: should provide libc-dbg

[cavok@filibusta.crema.unimi.it (Domenico Andreoli)]

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.


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