(debian-policy.info)dpkg-distaddfile - adds a file to debian/files

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15.1.5 ‘dpkg-distaddfile’ - adds a file to ‘debian/files’
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Some packages’ uploads need to include files other than the source and
binary package files.

‘dpkg-distaddfile’ adds a file to the ‘debian/files’ file so that it
will be included in the ‘.changes’ file when ‘dpkg-genchanges’ is run.

It is usually invoked from the ‘binary’ target of ‘debian/rules’:

     dpkg-distaddfile filename section priority

The filename is relative to the directory where ‘dpkg-genchanges’ will
expect to find it - this is usually the directory above the top level of
the source tree.  The ‘debian/rules’ target should put the file there
just before or just after calling ‘dpkg-distaddfile’.

The section and priority are passed unchanged into the resulting
‘.changes’ file.