Bug#728200: debian-policy: force build tools to ensure source trees are build-ready

[Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>]

On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 01:25:57PM +0000, Ximin Luo wrote:
> The wording of 4.14 is not consistent with that interpretation:
> 
> "If running dpkg-source -x on a source package doesn't [..] allow one to [..]
> run dpkg-buildpackage to produce a modified package [..], creating a
                                     ^^^^^^^^
> debian/README.source documentation file is recommended."
> 
> implying that it's valid to for "dpkg-source -x" to produce a package that is not build-ready.

You are missing 'modified'. It must be build-ready as long as you do not modify it.

You are applying selective quoting the section read:

     If running `dpkg-source -x' on a source package doesn't produce the
     source of the package, ready for editing, and allow one to make
     changes and run `dpkg-buildpackage' to produce a modified package
     without taking any additional steps, creating a `debian/README.source'
     documentation file is recommended.  This file should explain how to do
     all of the following:

Cheers,
Bill.