with dpkg's xenial I can happily `dpkg-source -x` a package with a .asc file. Indeed trusty and precise (?) need to be patched for them.
** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu Xenial) Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of नेपाली भाषा समायोजकहरुको समूह, which is subscribed to Xenial. Matching subscriptions: Ubuntu 16.04 Bugs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1587667 Title: Import from Debian fails for source packages with included tarball .asc Status in Launchpad itself: Fix Committed Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in dpkg source package in Precise: New Status in dpkg source package in Trusty: New Status in dpkg source package in Xenial: Fix Released Bug description: https://launchpad.net/debian/+source/vlc/ is missing Debian branches for sid and stretch. This then also breaks auto-sync of some of Debian's packages to Ubuntu's development branch. This is apparently what broke the auto-import: dpkg-source: error: unrecognized file for a v2.0 source package: vlc_2.2.3.orig.tar.xz.asc See this discussion about including .asc files in Debian source packages which requires dpkg to be updated: https://lists.debian.org/debian-dpkg/2016/05/msg00041.html Initial discussion: http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2016/05/31/%23ubuntu-devel.html#t22:44 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/launchpad/+bug/1587667/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~group.of.nepali.translators Post to : group.of.nepali.translators@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~group.of.nepali.translators More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp