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diff --git a/tags/s/symlink-contains-spurious-segments.tag b/tags/s/symlink-contains-spurious-segments.tag new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ab5ec2b --- /dev/null +++ b/tags/s/symlink-contains-spurious-segments.tag @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +Tag: symlink-contains-spurious-segments +Severity: error +Check: files/symbolic-links +Explanation: The symbolic link target contains superfluous path segments like + <code>..</code> or <code>.</code>. They are not needed and make the link longer + than necessary, which goes against Debian policy. + . + Such segments can also cause unexpected problems in the presence of symlinked + directories. + . + With Debhelper, running dh_link after creating the package structure + will fix this problem for you. +See-Also: + debian-policy 10.5 |