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Bug#672486: linux-tools: add recommends for debuginfo and src package



On Fri, 2012-05-11 at 19:26 +0530, Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote:
> Package: linux-tools
> Version: 3.2+44
> Severity: important
> 
> The linux-tools package provides the perf tool. The tool can help
> capture, analyze and root cause behavior of the running kernel.

And userland.

> The perf tool is not very useful without the debuginfo and source
> package. Hence the linux-tools package should Recommend the
> linux-image-dbg and the linux-source packages

There are different debuginfo packages for each flavour and in general
we won't know which one to recommend.  So a definite no there.

Not really convinced about this.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
                                                               - John Lennon

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