Tag: debian-rules-uses-as-needed-linker-flag Severity: pedantic Experimental: yes Check: debian/rules Explanation: The debian/rules file for this package uses the -Wl,--as-needed linker flag. . The bullseye toolchain defaults to linking with --as-needed and therefore it should no longer be necessary to inject this into the build process. . However, it is not safe to make this change if the package will target the buster distribution such as via backports to the buster-bpo / stable-bpo distribution or, during the bookworm cycle itself, the oldstable-bpo distribution.