Package: libgtest-dev Version: 1.7.0-4 There exists no corresponding library binary package libgtest1.
This is in accordance with a recommendation of the upstream authors, https://code.google.com/p/googletest/wiki/FAQ#Why_is_it_not_recommended_to_install_a_pre-compiled_copy_of_Goog, but it is in conflict with the well-established standard way of how libraries are distributed in Debian. I wonder if there is any recommendable use of a header package that comes without the corresponding library package. Unless there is a convincing use case, I propose to remove libgtest-dev for good. Otherwise, at the very least, I suggest that the description of libgtest-dev be amended to clearly state that, quite exceptionally for a header package, its dependence on the binary library is not enforced in Debian, and that upon special recommendation of upstream the binary library is not and will not be packaged for Debian. --- Dr. Joachim Wuttke Group Leader Scientific Computing Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Outstation at Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) +49 89 289 10715 http://apps.jcns.fz-juelich.de
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