Tag: debian-rules-is-symlink Severity: warning Check: debian/rules Explanation: The file debian/rules is a symlink instead of a regular file. This is unnecessary and makes package checking and manipulation more difficult. If the rules file should be available in the source package under multiple names, make debian/rules the real file and the other names symlinks to it. . This problem may have prevented Lintian from performing other checks, leading to undetected changelog errors.