Lintian tag: symbols-declares-dependency-on-other-package

Type: warning

Description (from lintian-explain-tags)

This package declares in its symbols control file a dependency on some
other package (and not one listed in the Provides of this package).

Packages should normally only list in their symbols control file the
shared libraries included in that package, and therefore the dependencies
listed there should normally be satisfied by either the package itself or
one of its Provides.

In unusual circumstances where it's necessary to declare more complex
dependencies in the symbols control file, please add a Lintian override
for this warning.

Please refer to Dependencies between the library and other packages
(Section 8.6) in the Debian Policy Manual for details.

Visibility: warning
Show-Always: no
Check: debian/shlibs

Affected packages