Note that the version is embedded in the source file via a local patch, as cabal-th is not (yet?) available on many architectures. As such, when importing new upstream versions, the patch should be refreshed. Also note that the built man page is stored in VCS and distributed, in order to remove the dependency on pandoc. To (re)built it, install pandoc and then run: make -f debian/rules debian/shelltest.1 -- Iustin Pop , Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:45:47 +0200