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Bug#642125: [checks/field] build-depends-on-metapackage description is out-of-date



Package: lintian
Version: 2.5.3
Severity: minor

$ lintian-info -t build-depends-on-metapackage
E: build-depends-on-metapackage
N:
N:   Packages must not build-depend on X Window System metapackages.
N:
N:   The metapackages xorg, xorg-dev, x-window-system, x-window-system-dev,
N:   and x-window-system-core exist only for the benefit of users and
N:   should not be used in package build dependencies.
N:
N:   Severity: important, Certainty: certain
N:
N:   Check: fields, Type: binary, udeb, source
N:

However, this tag can be triggered by build-depending on mono-complete, which is definitely not a X Windows System metapackage. :)

--
Jakub Wilk



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