package: dpkg version: 1.3.4 Some of us use the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable to get emacs and patch (among others) to create a revision history when editing files.
Unfortunately, dpkg-source doesn't pay any attention to the setting for that variable, and therefore assumes patch will work in a specific fashion when that is not guaranteed. It must either make sure that VERSION_CONTROL isn't set before running patch (which is probably the most reliable solution), or try and figure out exactly which files are the correct ones to delete based on intimate knowledge of how the VERSION_CONTROL variable influences the behavior of programs. Mike. -- "Don't let me make you unhappy by failing to be contrary enough...."