Attached you will find a updated debdiff based on the latest suggestions.
Regards, - Adrian
diff -Nru sushi-1.4.0+git20160822+dfsg/debian/changelog sushi-1.4.0+git20160822+dfsg/debian/changelog --- sushi-1.4.0+git20160822+dfsg/debian/changelog 2016-08-22 21:36:52.000000000 +0200 +++ sushi-1.4.0+git20160822+dfsg/debian/changelog 2017-03-17 21:05:30.000000000 +0100 @@ -1,3 +1,13 @@ +sushi (1.4.0+git20160822+dfsg-2.1) unstable; urgency=medium + + * Non-maintainer upload. + * Apply provided debian/rules patch (Closes: #857772). + Thanks to Chris Lamb for providing this patch. + * Add lintian override for package description. + * Make sushi a metapackage. + + -- Adrian Vondendriesch <adrian.vondendrie...@credativ.de> Fri, 17 Mar 2017 21:05:30 +0100 + sushi (1.4.0+git20160822+dfsg-1) unstable; urgency=medium * New upstream git tarball (Closes: #811889) diff -Nru sushi-1.4.0+git20160822+dfsg/debian/control sushi-1.4.0+git20160822+dfsg/debian/control --- sushi-1.4.0+git20160822+dfsg/debian/control 2016-08-22 21:36:52.000000000 +0200 +++ sushi-1.4.0+git20160822+dfsg/debian/control 2017-03-17 21:05:30.000000000 +0100 @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ abstract the IRC protocol. Clients can use these methods and signals to easily interact with IRC. . - This virtual package provides the full suite. + This metapackage provides the full suite. Package: maki Architecture: any diff -Nru sushi-1.4.0+git20160822+dfsg/debian/rules sushi-1.4.0+git20160822+dfsg/debian/rules --- sushi-1.4.0+git20160822+dfsg/debian/rules 2016-08-22 21:36:52.000000000 +0200 +++ sushi-1.4.0+git20160822+dfsg/debian/rules 2017-03-17 20:13:12.000000000 +0100 @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ cd maki && env LINKFLAGS='$(LDFLAGS)' $(WAF) configure --prefix /usr cd nigiri && env LINKFLAGS='$(LDFLAGS)' $(WAF) configure --prefix /usr cd tekka && env LINKFLAGS='$(LDFLAGS)' $(WAF) configure --prefix /usr - cd chirashi env LINKFLAGS='$(LDFLAGS)' && $(WAF) configure --prefix /usr + cd chirashi && env LINKFLAGS='$(LDFLAGS)' && $(WAF) configure --prefix /usr override_dh_auto_build: cd maki && $(WAF) build diff -Nru sushi-1.4.0+git20160822+dfsg/debian/sushi.lintian-overrides sushi-1.4.0+git20160822+dfsg/debian/sushi.lintian-overrides --- sushi-1.4.0+git20160822+dfsg/debian/sushi.lintian-overrides 1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100 +++ sushi-1.4.0+git20160822+dfsg/debian/sushi.lintian-overrides 2017-03-17 21:05:30.000000000 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +# lintian shows "suite (suite)" as duplicate word. +spelling-error-in-description-synopsis suite suite (duplicate word) suite