Bug#1018714: isa-support.deb description doesn't make sense
Suggested wording: Description: test for architecture features The isa-support package contains test programs that probe for architecture features like SSE3. Other packages can use these to prevent installation on machines that lack these features. For convenience, there are individual packages for each feature that other packages can pre-depend on: . sse2-support, sse3-support, sse4.2-support, altivec-support, neon-support, armv6-support, armv7-support, armv8-support, vfp-support, vfpv2-support, vfpv3-support Christoph
Bug#1018714: isa-support.deb description doesn't make sense
Package: isa-support Version: 11 Severity: normal Hi, I was just wondering what the isa-support package is doing since it just got installed here (pulled in by chromium). The description says: Description-en: prevent installation on processors without required features This is a mostly dummy package, whose only purpose is to detect the presence of architecture features. I can see what the sse3-support package is supposed to be doing, but what does "isa" support test? Also, I'd say a package is either a dummy package, or it does something sensible, so I don't think the description "dummy with a purpose" makes sense. Poking around a bit I realized that isa-support is just pulled in because sse3-support creates this symlink: /usr/share/doc/sse3-support -> isa-support/ Please update the package description to really say what it is doing, instead of trying to hide behind a wall of hand-waving. Christoph
