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@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ specified then the package will be compiled to a binary .deb using
dpkg-buildpackage, if --download-only is specified then the source package
will not be unpacked.
+Note that source packages are not tracked like binary packages, they exist
+only in the current directory and are similar to downloading source
+tar balls.
+
dit(bf(check))
bf(check) is a diagnostic tool; it updates the package cache and checks for
broken packages.