5.4. Debian source control files – .dsc

This file consists of a single paragraph, possibly surrounded by a PGP signature. The fields of that paragraph are listed below. Their syntax is described above, in Syntax of control files.

• Format (mandatory)

• Source (mandatory)

• Binary

• Architecture

• Version (mandatory)

• Maintainer (mandatory)

• Uploaders

• Homepage

• Version Control System (VCS) fields

• Testsuite

• Dgit

• Standards-Version (mandatory)

• Build-Depends et al

• Package-List (recommended)

• Checksums-Sha1 and Checksums-Sha256 (mandatory)

• Files (mandatory)

The Debian source control file is generated by dpkg-source when it builds the source archive, from other files in the source package, described above. When unpacking, it is checked against the files and directories in the other parts of the source package.