Lintian tag: build-depends-on-metapackage

Type: error

Description (from lintian-explain-tags)

Packages must not build-depend on metapackages.

Metapackages such as xorg, xorg-dev, x-window-system, x-window-system-dev
and x-window-system-core exist only for the benefit of users and should
not be used in package build dependencies.

Please refer to
https://wiki.debian.org/Lintian/Tags/depends-on-metapackage for details.

Visibility: error
Show-Always: no
Check: fields/package-relations

Affected packages

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