dpkg-source cryptic error

[Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com>]

I'm trying to create a first source package (without a previous none)
and use this line in my build dir:

  dpkg-source -b /path/to/package-7.23.1

It produces this error:

  dpkg-source: error: can't build with source format '3.0 (quilt)': no
orig.tar file found

In the parent directory (/path/to) I have these files and dirs:

  package-7.23.1/
  package_7.23.1.orig.tar.gz

Is there any way to get dpkg-source to tell the exact file it is looking for?

Thanks.

Best regards,

-Tom