On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 01:25:57PM +0000, Ximin Luo wrote:
> The wording of 4.14 is not consistent with that interpretation:
>
> "If running dpkg-source -x on a source package doesn't [..] allow one to [..]
> run dpkg-buildpackage to produce a modified package [..], creating a
^^^^^^^^
> debian/README.source documentation file is recommended."
>
> implying that it's valid to for "dpkg-source -x" to produce a package that is
> not build-ready.
You are missing 'modified'. It must be build-ready as long as you do not modify
it.
You are applying selective quoting the section read:
If running `dpkg-source -x' on a source package doesn't produce the
source of the package, ready for editing, and allow one to make
changes and run `dpkg-buildpackage' to produce a modified package
without taking any additional steps, creating a `debian/README.source'
documentation file is recommended. This file should explain how to do
all of the following:
Cheers,
Bill.
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