special-file
The package contains a so-called special file, like a device file. That is forbidden by policy.
If your program needs the device file, you should create it by calling
makedev from the postinst maintainer script.
For more information please consult:
- Device files (Section 10.6) in the Debian Policy Manual
The tag is present in Lintian version 2.114.163.
That is the most recent version we know about.
We use semantic versions.
The patch number is a commit step indicator relative to the
2.114.0
release tag in our Git
repository.
You can find the detection logic for this version at commit ea05801. For merge requests, please use the latest version in the Lintian check files/special.
Visibility: error