Hi Chris, It's a bit moot as the bug is already solved....
On 13-04-2025 23:06, Chris Hofstaedtler wrote: > I think you are implying a finer detail that is lost on me.Let me try again. The other bug is about valgrind Recommends a package that doesn't exist. That's clearly RC, it can be fixed by dropping the Recommends. Now, if valgrind would Recommends valgrind-dbgsym I think it would comply with the spirit of the ftp-master rule [1] that says that a Recommends needs to be in main, although obviously it's not following that rule (the FAQ says we have contrib for that, so I think this is from before the dbgsym was a thing). I think we'd need to ask ftp-master to clarify their rule if valgrind want to recommend valgrind-dbgsym.
This bug report states the fact that valgrind-dbgsym is in the debug archive and hence can't be used in practice to satisfy the Recommends as most people don't have that enabled. In my view this bug is about the question if not having the debug symbols readily available (installed) with valgrind is an RC problem. I would expect not, otherwise it feels like it should be a Depends. I read that Michael agrees with me on this point.
Paul [1] https://ftp-master.debian.org/REJECT-FAQ.html [Non-main]
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