.doc files are usually binary so you won't be able to include it as a patch. Instead I think you can use dpkg-source v3 and include a second orig.tar.gz named orig-docsrc.tar.gz (check the dpkg-source manual page for info on that). You can then use the upstream pristine tarball. The course of action you mentioned is perfect otherwise. -- bye, pabs http://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise