[pkg-boost-devel] Bug#625684: should libboost-dev suggest: libboost-doc ?

[Drew Parsons]

Package: libboost-dev
Version: 1.46.1.1
Severity: normal

The versioned package libboost1.46-dev has a suggests dependency on
the corresponding documentation, libboost1.46-doc

The generic libboost-dev package depends on the latest versioned dev
package, but has no corresponding suggests dependency on the generic
doc package libboost-doc.

This causes an inconsistency and means the user may not notice where
the doc package is if they initiate the installation from the generic
package.  Although libboost1.46-dev is pulled in automatically, for
instance by aptitude, the suggests: libboost1.46-doc inside it is ignored.

Should libboost-dev depend (Suggests:) on libboost-doc?

I think it would be helpful.

Thanks, Drew.



-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
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Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.38-2-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
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Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages libboost-dev depends on:
ii  libboost1.46-dev              1.46.1-4   Boost C++ Libraries development fi

libboost-dev recommends no packages.

libboost-dev suggests no packages.

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