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Bug#1109992: lintian: symbols-file-missing-build-depends-package-field ignores Build-Depends-Packages



Package: lintian
Version: 2.122.0

Hi,

I've inherited a package which uses Build-Depends-Packages in its 
symbols files. Per deb-symbols(5):

Build-Depends-Packages

   The same as Build-Depends-Package but accepts a comma-separated 
list of package names (since dpkg 1.20.0).  This  field  will 
override  any  Build-Depends-Package  field  present, and is mostly 
useful with “-dev” packages and metapackages depending on these, say 
for a transition period.


So I'd say symbols-file-missing-build-depends-package-field should 
not be emitted when Build-Depends-Packages is present.

Thanks,
Chris


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