Package: samba-dbg
Version: 2:3.2.1-1
Severity: minor
This is part of a set of related bugreports on the packages in the
Samba suite; I've already reported many of these issues (with some
suggested fixes) as a single bugreport on samba4 (see #486370), but
since that approach is a dud I'm trying the alternative of splitting
them up and targetting individual packages.
Current package description:
# Description: Samba debugging symbols
# The Samba software suite is a collection of programs that
# implements the SMB/CIFS protocol for unix systems, allowing you to serve
# files and printers to Windows, NT, OS/2 and DOS clients. This protocol
# is sometimes also referred to as the LanManager or NetBIOS protocol.
# .
# This package contains debugging symbols for the programs included in
# the samba and smbclient packages.
Problems shared with other packages in the set:
* Samba is all about OS interoperability, so keep the OS names
straight. It's not just for "unix systems", it's also for
GNU/Linux! Likewise, "Windows, NT, OS/2 and DOS clients"...
NT is also Windows, and Samba works for (smbclient on)
OpenVMS too!
* the SMB/CIFS protocol is only referred to as "the LanManager or
NetBIOS protocol" by people copying this text.
* developer-centric documentation: include some material for the
sake of users who think "symbols" means Wingdings™.
And one problem unique to this package:
* documentation bitrot already? samba-dbg covers the whole suite,
not just "the samba and smbclient packages".
Suggested replacement text:
| Description: Samba debugging symbols
| The Samba software suite implements the SMB/CIFS protocol, providing
| cross-platform support for Windows-style network shares.
| .
| This package provides debugging information for all the software in
| the Samba suite. Install it to get a better backtrace in the event
| of a crash.
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