[Denis Barbier] > dh_installdebconf is not called from debian/rules, the > debian/templates file is processed by > debian/templates-build.pl $(ARCH) < debian/templates > debian/rootskel/DEBIAN/templates > So you can change debian/templates file name to whatever you want > (but output file name is unchanged). What about calling it debian/templates.in? Just go ahead with the change, if it make the life of translators easier.