I added one line to debian/rules and got it to work. Test (in sid): 1. `apt-get install git-core emacs22-nox` 2. `emacs` 3. In emacs, M-x git-status
Expected: git-status macro loads, and prompts for a "repo directory" Hope that helps, -Eddy
diff -u git-core-1.5.6.3/debian/rules git-core-1.5.6.3/debian/rules --- git-core-1.5.6.3/debian/rules +++ git-core-1.5.6.3/debian/rules @@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ binary: binary-arch binary-indep binary-arch: install-arch git-core.deb rm -f debian/substvars + install -m0644 -D debian/git-core.emacsen-startup '$(GIT)'-core/etc/emacs/site-start.d/50git-core.el dpkg-shlibdeps '$(GIT)'-core/usr/bin/* dpkg-gencontrol -isp -pgit-core -P'$(GIT)'-core dpkg -b '$(GIT)'-core ..
