debian/README.source |    6 ++++++
 debian/changelog     |    3 +++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)

New commits:
commit 12338dc5bf2196418c9cff05a53491d8b3a4b26f
Author: Timo Aaltonen <[email protected]>
Date:   Wed Jan 28 18:24:31 2015 +0200

    README.source: Mention that dpkg-source complains about symlinks which are 
real files on the tarball, and add a command to clean those before source build 
(copied from libdrm).

diff --git a/debian/README.source b/debian/README.source
index 4ecd5e6..f9bb7c6 100644
--- a/debian/README.source
+++ b/debian/README.source
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ Quick Guide To Patching This Package For The Impatient
 Alternatively, instead of using quilt directly, you can drop the patch in to 
 debian/patches and add the name of the patch to debian/patches/series.
 
+While building from git, dpkg-source can complain about symlinks vs.
+normal files mismatches. To work around this issue, before uploading,
+and without committing:
+
+  find -type l | while read dest; do src=$(readlink -f $dest); rm $dest; cp 
$src $dest; done
+
 ------------------------------------
 Guide To The X Strike Force Packages
 ------------------------------------
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index da3ef87..7f101bd 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 xserver-xorg-video-intel (2:2.99.917-1~exp2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * rules: Fix valgrind-enabling check.
+  * README.source: Mention that dpkg-source complains about symlinks
+    which are real files on the tarball, and add a command to clean
+    those before source build (copied from libdrm).
 
  -- Timo Aaltonen <[email protected]>  Tue, 13 Jan 2015 12:34:17 +0200
 


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