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Bug#370720: virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends is bodus



Package: lintian
Version: 1.23.21
Severity: normal

W: mdadm: virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends recommends: mail-transport-agent
N:
N:   The package declares a depends on a virtual package without listing a
N:   real package as an alternative first.
N:   
N:   A real package should be listed in the first part of the | dependency
N:   in order for the package to be installable by package management
N:   programs that can't or won't guess which alternative to select by
N:   default. In particular, it helps build daemons rebuild the package
N:   without manual overrides.
N:   
N:   Refer to Policy Manual, section 7.4 for details.
N:


This makes no sense. Build daemons are only concerned about
build-depends, and there isn't one package management programme in
Debian that can't pick an alternative.

Please at least don't show this warning for recommends/suggests.

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