Bug#45911: dpkg-dev: dpkg-source sould support \ as first char. on line

[Rob Epping <epping@meteocon.nl>]

Package: dpkg-dev
Version: 1.4.1.9
Severity: normal

see line 1798 of netbase_3.16-2.diff.gz (Sep  1 17:01)
	"\ No newline at end of file"

---- my diff begin -----
--- dpkg-source.orig	Wed Sep 15 01:57:34 1999
+++ dpkg-source	Fri Sep 24 15:05:44 1999
@@ -546,6 +546,7 @@
 		   if (/^ /) { --$olines; --$nlines; }
 		   elsif (/^-/) { --$olines; }
 		   elsif (/^\+/) { --$nlines; }
+		   elsif (/^\\/) { }
 		   else { &error("expected [ +-] at start of line $. of diff"); }
 		}
 	   }

---- my diff end -----

Regards,
Rob Epping

-- System Information
Debian Release: potato
Kernel Version: Linux babylon5 2.2.9 #2 Fri Jun 4 23:14:38 EST 1999 i586 unknown

Versions of the packages dpkg-dev depends on:
ii  perl-5.004      5.004.05-3     Larry Wall's Practical Extracting and Report
	^^^ (Provides virtual package perl5)