Lintian tag: virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends

Type: warning

Description (from lintian-explain-tags)

The package declares a depends on a virtual package without listing a real
package as an alternative first.

If this package could ever be a build dependency, it should list a real
package as the first alternative to any virtual package in its Depends.
Otherwise, the build daemons will not be able to provide a consistent
build environment.

If it will never be a build dependency, this isn't necessary, but you may
want to consider doing so anyway if there is a real package providing that
virtual package that most users will want to use.

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

Affected packages

source version binary level tag count information
cfengine3 3.24.2-1 warning virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 1 Build-Depends: libcurl-dev
debci 4.0.1 debci-worker/4.0.1 warning virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 1 Depends: time-daemon
dune-grid 2.11.0-1 warning virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 1 Build-Depends: gnuplot
enblend-enfuse 4.2-11 warning virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 1 Build-Depends: gnuplot
falcosecurity-libs 0.20.0-4.1 libfalcosecurity0-dev/0.20.0-4.1 warning virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 6 Depends: libcurl4-dev
feedgnuplot 1.64-1 warning virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 1 Build-Depends: gnuplot
gausssum 3.0.2-3 gausssum/3.0.2-3 warning virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 1 Depends: gnuplot
gedit-source-code-browser-plugin 3.0.3-6 gedit-source-code-browser-plugin/3.0.3-6 warning virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 1 Depends: ctags
gnuplot-iostream 0~20251226.git05843bd3-3 libgnuplot-iostream-dev/0~20251226.git05843bd3-3 warning virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 1 Depends: gnuplot
gnuplot-iostream 0~20251226.git05843bd3-3 warning virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 1 Build-Depends: gnuplot
gretl 2026b-1 gretl/2026b-1 warning virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 8 Depends: gnuplot
grok 1.20110708.1-7.1~exp1 warning virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 1 Build-Depends: ctags
haskell-double-conversion 2.0.5.0+ds1-2 warning virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 1 Build-Depends: libstdc++-dev
kmer 0~20150903+r2013-10 atac/0~20150903+r2013-10+b1 overridden virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 1 Depends: gnuplot
kmer 0~20150903+r2013-10 atac/0~20150903+r2013-10+b2 overridden virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 7 Depends: gnuplot
libgraphics-gnuplotif-perl 1.8-3 libgraphics-gnuplotif-perl/1.8-3 warning virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 1 Depends: gnuplot
libgraphics-gnuplotif-perl 1.8-3 warning virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 1 Build-Depends-Indep: gnuplot
libsvm 3.24+ds-6.1 libsvm-tools/3.24+ds-6.1+b2 warning virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 8 Depends: gnuplot
libsvm 3.25+ds-1~exp1.1 libsvm-tools/3.25+ds-1~exp1.1 warning virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 8 Depends: gnuplot
python-gnuplot 1.8-9 python3-gnuplot/1.8-9 warning virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 1 Depends: gnuplot
ruby-ethon 0.18.0-2 warning virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 1 Build-Depends: libcurl-dev
ruby-gnuplot 2.6.2-4 ruby-gnuplot/2.6.2-4 warning virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 1 Depends: gnuplot
ruby-gnuplot 2.6.2-4 warning virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 1 Build-Depends: gnuplot
sa-exim 4.2.1-22 sa-exim/4.2.1-22 warning virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 6 Depends: exim4-localscanapi-6.0
sa-exim 4.2.1-22 sa-exim/4.2.1-22+b1 warning virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 1 Depends: exim4-localscanapi-6.0
scantpaper 3.0.7-1 scantpaper/3.0.7-1 warning virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 1 Depends: python3-cysignals
scantpaper 3.0.7-1 warning virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 1 Build-Depends-Indep: python3-cysignals
splat 1.4.2-3 splat/1.4.2-3 warning virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 6 Depends: gnuplot
splat 1.4.2-3 splat/1.4.2-3+b1 warning virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 2 Depends: gnuplot
toppred 1.10-10 warning virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 1 Build-Depends: gnuplot
tua 4.3-17 tua/4.3-17 warning virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 7 Depends: mailx
whereami 0.3.37 whereami/0.3.37 warning virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 1 Depends: dhcp-client
yade 2026.1.0-3 yade/2026.1.0-3+b1 warning virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends 2 Depends: gnuplot