I think that apt-get source did it's job as the sources are downloaded. The extraction of the sources is a nice benefit. Would you agree that this is more of a feature request than a bug report?
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- source could warn about missing tools before download https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/467029 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs