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#753
gdb: Package gdb-doc is unavailable, but is suggested when installing gdb
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bug#753; Package gdb.
(Mon, 27 Mar 2023 19:28:02 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).
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Package: gdb
Version: 10.1-1.7
Severity: minor
Tags: a11y
Dear Maintainer,
* What led up to the situation?
1. Installing gdb via apt
sudo apt install gdb
2. gdb-doc is suggested by apt
3. Trying to install gdb-doc
sudo apt install gdb-doc
4. An error message is shown saying that the package gdb-doc is not
available.
-- System Information:
Distributor ID: Devuan
Description: Devuan GNU/Linux 4 (chimaera)
Release: 4
Codename: chimaera
Architecture: x86_64
Kernel: Linux 5.10.0-20-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU threads)
Locale: LANG=sv_SE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=sv_SE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE
not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled
Versions of packages gdb depends on:
pn libbabeltrace1 <none>
ii libc6 2.31-13+deb11u5
pn libdebuginfod1 <none>
ii libexpat1 2.2.10-2+deb11u5
ii libgcc-s1 10.2.1-6
pn libipt2 <none>
ii liblzma5 5.2.5-2.1~deb11u1
ii libmpfr6 4.1.0-3
ii libncursesw6 6.2+20201114-2
ii libpython3.9 3.9.2-1
ii libreadline8 8.1-1
pn libsource-highlight4v5 <none>
ii libstdc++6 10.2.1-6
ii libtinfo6 6.2+20201114-2
ii libxxhash0 0.8.0-2
nii zlib1g 1:1.2.11.dfsg-2+deb11u2
Versions of packages gdb recommends:
pn libc-dbg <none>
Versions of packages gdb suggests:
pn gdb-doc <none>
pn gdbserver <none>
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to Mark Hindley <mark@hindley.org.uk>:
You have taken responsibility.
(Tue, 28 Mar 2023 09:44:02 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).
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to Fredrik Nyqvist <fredrik.nyqvist94@gmail.com>:
bug acknowledged by developer.
(Tue, 28 Mar 2023 09:44:07 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).
Message #10 received at 753-done@bugs.devuan.org (full text, mbox, reply):
Control: tags -1 debian
Fredrik,
On Mon, Mar 27, 2023 at 09:25:51PM +0200, Fredrik Nyqvist wrote:
> Package: gdb
> Version: 10.1-1.7
> Severity: minor
> Tags: a11y
> Dear Maintainer,
> * What led up to the situation?
> 1. Installing gdb via apt
> sudo apt install gdb
> 2. gdb-doc is suggested by apt
> 3. Trying to install gdb-doc
> sudo apt install gdb-doc
> 4. An error message is shown saying that the package gdb-doc is not
> available.
Unexpectedly and for lengthy historical reasons[1], gdb-doc is part of
non-free. If you add non-free to your sources.list you will be able to install
it[2].
Closing.
Mark
[1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2009/11/msg00400.html
[2] https://pkginfo.devuan.org/gdb-doc
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