[Bug 1888280] [NEW] dctrl-tools should be dependency of debian-goodies

[Jo Liss]

Public bug reported:

I think dctrl-tools should be a dependency of debian-goodies, not just a
recommended package.

$ sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends debian-goodies
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
  konqueror libgnome2-bin
Recommended packages:
  dctrl-tools elfutils libipc-system-simple-perl libfile-which-perl popularity-contest
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  debian-goodies
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 69.6 kB of archives.
After this operation, 222 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 debian-goodies all 0.84 [69.6 kB]
Fetched 69.6 kB in 0s (1,131 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package debian-goodies.
(Reading database ... 138758 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../debian-goodies_0.84_all.deb ...
Unpacking debian-goodies (0.84) ...
Setting up debian-goodies (0.84) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.9.1-1) ...

$ dpigs
/usr/bin/dpigs: 91: grep-status: not found

grep-status is part of dctrl-tools, and when I install dctrl-tools,
dpigs works fine.

I'm using Ubuntu 20.04.

** Affects: debian-goodies (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Description changed:

  I think dctrl-tools should be a dependency of debian-goodies, not just a
  recommended package.
  
  $ sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends debian-goodies
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree
  Reading state information... Done
  Suggested packages:
-   konqueror libgnome2-bin
+   konqueror libgnome2-bin
  Recommended packages:
-   dctrl-tools elfutils libipc-system-simple-perl libfile-which-perl popularity-contest
+   dctrl-tools elfutils libipc-system-simple-perl libfile-which-perl popularity-contest
  The following NEW packages will be installed:
-   debian-goodies
+   debian-goodies
  0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  Need to get 69.6 kB of archives.
  After this operation, 222 kB of additional disk space will be used.
  Get:1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 debian-goodies all 0.84 [69.6 kB]
  Fetched 69.6 kB in 0s (1,131 kB/s)
  Selecting previously unselected package debian-goodies.
  (Reading database ... 138758 files and directories currently installed.)
  Preparing to unpack .../debian-goodies_0.84_all.deb ...
  Unpacking debian-goodies (0.84) ...
  Setting up debian-goodies (0.84) ...
  Processing triggers for man-db (2.9.1-1) ...
  
  $ dpigs
  /usr/bin/dpigs: 91: grep-status: not found
  
  grep-status is part of dctrl-tools, and when I install dctrl-tools,
  dpigs works fine.
+ 
+ I'm using Ubuntu 20.04.

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Title:
  dctrl-tools should be dependency of debian-goodies

Status in debian-goodies package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I think dctrl-tools should be a dependency of debian-goodies, not just
  a recommended package.

  $ sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends debian-goodies
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree
  Reading state information... Done
  Suggested packages:
    konqueror libgnome2-bin
  Recommended packages:
    dctrl-tools elfutils libipc-system-simple-perl libfile-which-perl popularity-contest
  The following NEW packages will be installed:
    debian-goodies
  0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  Need to get 69.6 kB of archives.
  After this operation, 222 kB of additional disk space will be used.
  Get:1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 debian-goodies all 0.84 [69.6 kB]
  Fetched 69.6 kB in 0s (1,131 kB/s)
  Selecting previously unselected package debian-goodies.
  (Reading database ... 138758 files and directories currently installed.)
  Preparing to unpack .../debian-goodies_0.84_all.deb ...
  Unpacking debian-goodies (0.84) ...
  Setting up debian-goodies (0.84) ...
  Processing triggers for man-db (2.9.1-1) ...

  $ dpigs
  /usr/bin/dpigs: 91: grep-status: not found

  grep-status is part of dctrl-tools, and when I install dctrl-tools,
  dpigs works fine.

  I'm using Ubuntu 20.04.

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