LINTIAN

# `debian-rules-uses-as-needed-linker-flag`

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.

Severity: | `pedantic`
Experimental: | `true`

## See also

- list of all the affected packages
- the source of this tag