> Well, I don't agree that this is release critical since building the > source isn't the only reason you might install this package. But, it > probably makes sense to recommend zlib1g-dev (like we do gcc) or - if > its not needed in most builds - suggest it like we do ncurses-dev.
I guess it never occurred to me that anyone would install the kernel sources without the intent of compiling it to produce a custom kernel. But now that you mention it, I guess it makes sense. There is some good documentation in the kernel sources that one doesn't get any other way. On that basis, I will agree to making it a recommendation rather than a dependency. But perhaps the documentation for kernel-package should be updated to indicate that zlib1g-dev is a requirement for building binary kernel packages from recent source packages. Should I open a separate "bug report" against kernel-package? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
