Package: systemtap
Version: 3.0-7
Severity: normal
Tags: stretch

Hi,

the `stap-prep` script in Debian Stretch currently still recommends installing 
the linux-image-`uname -r`-dbg package instead of the linux-image-`uname 
-r`-dbgsym package.
As far as I can tell, the linux kernel package in Debian switched to 
automatically generated debug packages with the -dbgsym extension in Stretch.
http://snapshot.debian.org/package/linux/4.9.13-1/

> $ stap-prep
> Please install linux-image-4.9.0-1-amd64-dbg
> $ dpkg --get-selections linux-image*
> linux-image-4.9.0-1-amd64    install
> linux-image-4.9.0-1-amd64    install
> linux-image-amd64            install

Also, while we're at it, I would like to see stap-prep tell me where (or how) I 
can get the relevant package, because `apt install linux-image-...-dbgsym` 
doesn't cut it since one also has to include one of the debug repositories. It 
took me quite a bit of searching online to find this information.
E.g.:
> $ stap-prep
> Please install linux-image-4.9.0-1-amd64-dbg from the debian-debug repository
> see https://wiki.debian.org/DebugPackage

Greetings,
Jack

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