Vincent Lefevre wrote: > Patches don't add log messages in general. I meant like what dch > does. yes because you are working outside of debuild. debuild creates a build file that includes all the steps to produce the build
in any case https://raphaelhertzog.com/2011/07/04/how-to-prepare-patches-for-debian-packages/ https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/modify.en.html#fixupstream https://wiki.debian.org/debian/patches I think what you are missing is the quilt. when you register the patch in the debian build, the build log should include some lines like applying patch blah blah and at the end unapplying blah blah.
