Subject: dpkg 1.3.8: dpkg-buildpackage -sa works and is recommended

From: Ian Jackson <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 96 13:05 BST

People looking at converting packages to the new source format should
read the new bits of documentation in the policy manual about when and
how to upload the original source tarfile (section 5.3 and the end of
chapter 6).

Anyone contemplating uploading a package in the new source format and
planning to use dpkg-buildpackage to build it needs to upgrade,
because the -sa flag which is required here doesn't work in 1.3.7 and
earlier.

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Format: 1.5
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:26 +0100
Source: dpkg
Binary: dpkg
Architecture: source i386
Version: 1.3.8
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low (high for new source format)
Maintainer: Ian Jackson <[email-masked]>
Description: 
 dpkg       - Package maintenance system for Debian Linux
Changes: 
 dpkg (1.3.8) unstable; urgency=low (high for new source format)
 .
   * dpkg-buildpackage -sa, -si options work correctly.
 .
   * update-rc.d(8) updated to reflect design and reality.
   * Programmers' and policy manual updates.
Files: 
 0ae352e1602f32f6b9172f824a4c55a4 527 base required dpkg_1.3.8.dsc
 3d7dc28bfa81eb6dbd648d67370cefbd 1066092 base required dpkg_1.3.8.tar.gz
 8d5d3a8fe0dcdfc6725920fdd3d2785a 332586 base required dpkg_1.3.8_i386.deb
 5692011c81d41a420a4f44729ebf67ba 327326 byhand - dpkg_1.3.8_i386.nondebbin.tar.gz