LINTIAN

# `build-depends-on-metapackage`

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.

Severity: | `error`
Experimental: | `false`

## See also

- https://wiki.debian.org/Lintian/Tags/depends-on-metapackage

- list of all the affected packages
- the source of this tag