I demand that mike lewis may or may not have written... [snip] > unrecognized file type for 'debian/libxine1/usr/share/bug/libxine1/presubj' at /usr/bin/dpkg-shlibdeps line 120. [snip] > I'm not sure that the fakeroot thing means anything. I think the the > make Error 9 holds the key.. Time for bed now. Any pointers? $ ls -l debian/libxine1/usr/share/bug/libxine1/presubj My guess is that it's been marked as executable. $ chmod a-x,a+X debian/* $ chmod a+x debian/rules debian/shlibdeps.sh $ debuild binary -- | Darren Salt | linux or ds at | nr. Ashington, | Toon | RISC OS, Linux | youmustbejoking,demon,co,uk | Northumberland | Army | + Output less CO2 => avoid massive flooding. TIME IS RUNNING OUT *FAST*. The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away.