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When a source package is producing multiple binary packages ``dh`` will install the files into ``debian/tmp`` rather than directly into ``debian/<package>``. Files installed into ``debian/tmp`` can then be moved into separate binary packages using multiple ``$package_name.install`` files. This is often done to split large amounts of architecture independent data out of architecture dependent packages and into ``Architecture: all`` packages. In this case, only the name of the files (or directories) to be installed are needed without the installation directory. For example, ``foo.install`` containing only the architecture dependent files might look like::

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While ``foo-common.install`` containing only the architecture independent file might look like::

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This would create two binary packages, ``foo`` and ``foo-common``. Both would require their own paragraph in ``debian/control``.

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See ``man dh_install`` and the `install file section (Section 5.11) <http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/dother.en.html#install>`_ of the Debian New Maintainers' Guide for additional details.

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The watch file

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The ``debian/watch`` file allows us to check automatically for new upstream versions using the tool ``uscan`` found in the ``devscripts`` package. The first line of the watch file must be the format version (3, at the time of this writing), while the following lines contain any URLs to parse. For example::

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Running ``uscan`` in the root source directory will now compare the upstream version number in ``debian/changelog`` with the latest available upstream version. If a new upstream version is found, it will be automatically downloaded. For example::

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If your tarballs live on Launchpad, the ``debian/watch`` file is a little more complicated (see `Question 21146 <Q21146_>`_ and `Bug 231797 <Bug231797_>`_ for why this is). In that case, use something like::

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For further information, see ``man uscan`` and the `watch file section (Section 4.11) <http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-source.html#s-debianwatch>`_ of the Debian Policy Manual.

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For a list of packages where the ``watch`` file reports they are not in sync with upstream see `Ubuntu External Health Status <http://qa.ubuntuwire.org/uehs/no_updated.html>`_.