Package: dpkg-dev Version: 1.4.1.1 dpkg-source uses cpio. It should check for its existance and handle that case properly or dpkg-dev should depend on cpio. -- System Information Debian Release: potato Kernel Version: Linux mazzinger 2.2.5-ac6 #1 Thu Apr 8 12:52:55 ART 1999 i686 unknown Versions of the packages dpkg-dev depends on: ii perl 5.004.04-7 Larry Wall's Practical Extracting and Report