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Tag: empty-binary-package
Severity: warning
Check: files/empty-package
Explanation: This binary package appears to be empty, and its description does
not say that it's a metapackage or a transitional package. This is
often due to problems with updating debhelper *.install files during
package renames or similar problems where installation rules don't put
files in the correct place.
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If the package is deliberately empty, please mention in the package long
description one of the phrases "metapackage", "dummy", "dependency
package", or "empty package".
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Previously, Lintian also accepted the use of "virtual package". This
was removed to avoid overloading the term. If you have been relying on
the phrase "virtual package" to avoid this warning, please replace it
with one of the others.
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