diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cfa1c1303..c010b0b9b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,3 +10,9 @@ _trial_temp/
 apidocs/
 *.egg-info
 .eggs
+.hypothesis
+
+
+# Emacs temporary files
+\#*.py#
+.#*.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pydoctor/driver.py b/pydoctor/driver.py
index 1bf8b9cd1..72dd2e4a9 100644
--- a/pydoctor/driver.py
+++ b/pydoctor/driver.py
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ def make(system: model.System) -> None:
     """
     Produce the html/intersphinx output, as configured in the system's options. 
     """
+    print('\n-- MAKE()')  # DEBUG
     options = system.options
     # step 4: make html, if desired
 
@@ -124,11 +125,23 @@ def make(system: model.System) -> None:
         subjects: Sequence[model.Documentable] = ()
         if options.htmlsubjects:
             subjects = [system.allobjects[fn] for fn in options.htmlsubjects]
+            writer.writeIndividualFiles(subjects)
         else:
+            writer.writeIndividualFiles(subjects)
             writer.writeSummaryPages(system)
+            print('X'*100)
+            print(system.rootobjects)  # DEBUG
             if not options.htmlsummarypages:
                 subjects = system.rootobjects
-        writer.writeIndividualFiles(subjects)
+                print('Q'*100)
+                print(system.rootobjects)  # DEBUG
+        # writer.writeIndividualFiles(subjects)
+
+        # os.link(
+        #     src=root_module_path,  # original
+        #     dst=root_module_path.parent / 'index.html'  # the hardlink
+        # )
+
         
     if options.makeintersphinx:
         if not options.makehtml:
diff --git a/pydoctor/templatewriter/writer.py b/pydoctor/templatewriter/writer.py
index 06df1d5b4..d887a4999 100644
--- a/pydoctor/templatewriter/writer.py
+++ b/pydoctor/templatewriter/writer.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import itertools
+import os
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import IO, Iterable, Type, TYPE_CHECKING
 
@@ -108,7 +109,16 @@ def writeSummaryPages(self, system: model.System) -> None:
                 # not using missing_ok=True because that was only added in Python 3.8 and we still support Python 3.6
             except FileNotFoundError:
                 pass
-            root_module_path.symlink_to('index.html')
+
+            # When support for Python 3.9 and older is dropped use
+            # pathlib.Path.hardlink_to() instead.
+            x = list(root_module_path.parent.glob('*'))
+            print(f'TTTT\n{root_module_path=} {x=}')
+            print(f'{root_module_path.exists()=}')
+            os.link(
+                src=root_module_path,  # original
+                dst=root_module_path.parent / 'index.html'  # the hardlink
+            )
 
     def _writeDocsFor(self, ob: model.Documentable) -> None:
         if not ob.isVisible:
diff --git a/pydoctor/test/test_commandline.py b/pydoctor/test/test_commandline.py
index 7634b2138..c13da2263 100644
--- a/pydoctor/test/test_commandline.py
+++ b/pydoctor/test/test_commandline.py
@@ -215,6 +215,9 @@ def test_main_symlinked_paths(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     link = tmp_path / 'src'
     link.symlink_to(Path.cwd(), target_is_directory=True)
 
+    print(f'{link=} {link.exists()=}')
+    print(f'{Path.cwd()=} {Path.cwd().exists()=}')
+
     exit_code = driver.main(args=[
         '--project-base-dir=.',
         '--html-viewsource-base=http://example.com',
diff --git a/pydoctor/test/test_templatewriter.py b/pydoctor/test/test_templatewriter.py
index 64a331474..61bd2fef2 100644
--- a/pydoctor/test/test_templatewriter.py
+++ b/pydoctor/test/test_templatewriter.py
@@ -139,11 +139,14 @@ def test_basic_package(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     root, = system.rootobjects
     w._writeDocsFor(root)
     w.writeSummaryPages(system)
+
     for ob in system.allobjects.values():
         url = ob.url
         if '#' in url:
             url = url[:url.find('#')]
+
         assert (tmp_path / url).is_file()
+
     with open(tmp_path / 'basic.html', encoding='utf-8') as f:
         assert 'Package docstring' in f.read()