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@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@
the <option>-t</option> option or per package with the
<literal>pkg/release</literal> syntax, if possible.</para>
+ <para>The arguments are interpreted as binary package names. See the
+ <option>--only-source</option> option.</para>
+
<para>Source packages are tracked separately
from binary packages via <literal>deb-src</literal> lines
in the &sources-list; file. This means that you will need to add such a line
@@ -193,7 +196,8 @@
<listitem><para><literal>build-dep</literal> causes apt-get to install/remove packages in an
attempt to satisfy the build dependencies for a source package. By default the dependencies are
satisfied to build the package natively. If desired a host-architecture can be specified
- with the <option>--host-architecture</option> option instead.</para></listitem>
+ with the <option>--host-architecture</option> option instead.</para><para>The arguments are
+ interpreted as binary package names. See the <option>--only-source</option> option.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>check</option></term>