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# `build-depends-on-essential-package-without-using-version`

The package declares a build-depends on an essential package, e.g. dpkg, without using a versioned depends. Packages do not need to build-depend on essential packages; essential means that they will always be present. The only reason to list an explicit dependency on an essential package is if you need a particular version of that package, in which case the version should be given in the dependency.

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

## See also

- Package relationships (Section 4.2) in the Debian Policy Manual

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