Bug#772469: wishlist: debian/README.source

[Geert Stappers]

Package: asterisk
Version: 1:13.0.0~dfsg-2
Severity: wishlist

Hi,

After doing
  debcheckout asterisk
fullfilling the dependencies, starting
  fakeroot dpkg-buildpackage -uc -us
got me 
  dpkg-source: error: can't build with source format '3.0 (quilt)':
    no upstream tarball found at ../asterisk_13.0.0~dfsg.orig.tar.{bz2,gz,lzma,xz}
  dpkg-buildpackage: error: dpkg-source -b asterisk gave
    error exit status 255

It would nice if the file debian/README.source has information
how to build Asterisk debian package from Source Code Management, SCM, tools.

At https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-source.html#s-readmesource
is this text:
  debian/README.source may also include any other information that would
  be helpful to someone modifying the source package.

Thank you for considering


Groeten
Geert Stappers
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