linux-crashdump: missing binutils dependancy for "strings"

SUMMARY:
crash needs strings to interrogate the dump, it's not installed by default.

SOLUTION:

I install binutils and can now read the dump. Please add binutils
to the dependency list.

DETAILS:

# apt-get install linux-crashdump
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  crash kexec-tools libdw1 makedumpfile
Suggested packages:
  kernel-patch-lkcd dumputils
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  crash kexec-tools libdw1 linux-crashdump makedumpfile
0 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded.

# crash vmlinux-3.2.0-34-generic vmcore
...
sh: 1: /usr/bin/strings: not found
WARNING: kernels compiled by different gcc versions:
  vmlinux-3.2.0-34-generic: (unknown)
  vmcore kernel: 4.6.3

WARNING: kernel version inconsistency between vmlinux and dumpfile

crash: incompatible arguments:
   vmlinux-3.2.0-34-generic is not SMP -- vmcore is SMP

Usage:

  crash [OPTION]... NAMELIST MEMORY-IMAGE (dumpfile form)
  crash [OPTION]... [NAMELIST] (live system form)

Enter "crash -h" for details.
root@juju-canonistack-1-instance-1:/home/ubuntu/dumps#

strings
The program 'strings' can be found in the following packages:
 * binutils

REPRODUCTION:

On a pristine system without any development tools installed,
# apt-get install linux-crashdump

and try to read a vmcore

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: linux-crashdump 3.2.0.35.40
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-35.55-virtual 3.2.34
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-35-virtual x86_64
AlsaDevices:
 total 0
 crw-rw---T 1 root audio 116, 1 Dec 19 14:17 seq
 crw-rw---T 1 root audio 116, 33 Dec 19 14:17 timer
AplayDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu15.1
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/seq', '/dev/snd/timer'] failed with exit code 1:
CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found.
CurrentDmesg:
 [172191.831863] SGI XFS Quota Management subsystem
 [172191.991981] Btrfs loaded
Date: Fri Dec 21 14:31:28 2012
Ec2AMI: ami-000000bf
Ec2AMIManifest: FIXME
Ec2AvailabilityZone: nova
Ec2InstanceType: m1.medium
Ec2Kernel: unavailable
Ec2Ramdisk: unavailable
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 eth0 no wireless extensions.
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0627:0001 Adomax Technology Co., Ltd
MachineType: Bochs Bochs
MarkForUpload: True
PciMultimedia:

ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB:

ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-35-virtual root=UUID=c60d1715-05ce-4654-bf80-46eebe5fc416 ro console=ttyS0
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-35-virtual N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-35-virtual N/A
 linux-firmware 1.79.1
RfKill: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 01/01/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Bochs
dmi.bios.version: Bochs
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Bochs
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnBochs:bvrBochs:bd01/01/2007:svnBochs:pnBochs:pvr:cvnBochs:ct1:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Bochs
dmi.sys.vendor: Bochs