Bug#278729: kernel-image-2.6-k7: kernel-image-2.6*-k7* and 2.6*-686* should recommend libc6-i686

[Horms <horms@debian.org>]

On Fri, Oct 29, 2004 at 02:37:36AM +0300, Mantas Kriaučiūnas wrote:
> Package: kernel-image-2.6-k7
> Version: 2.6.8-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> Hi,
> 
> In package libc6-i686 description I see this info:
> 
>  This set of libraries is optimized for i686 machines, and will only be used
>  if you are running a 2.6 kernel on an i686 class CPU (check the output of 
>  `uname -m'). This includes Pentium Pro, Pentium II/III/IV, Celeron CPU's 
>  and similar class CPU's (including clones such as AMD Athlon/Opteron, VIA
>  C3 Nehemiah, but not VIA C3 Ezla).
> 
>  This package includes support for NPTL. 
> 
> As I understant from this information, most systems, which have these CPUs
> should have installed libc6-i686 package, so please add libc6-i686 to
> recommends field of all kernel-image-2.6*-k7* and kernel-image-2.6*-686*
> packages. Also I think, that all kernel-image-2.6*-amd64* packages should
> recommend libc6-i686 too.

I am not so sure this is a good idea as libc is a part of the
base system, and thus not usually (ever?) included in a
package's dependancies.

-- 
Horms