Here I use dh_make. But for simple packages it is best to use equivs !

Description

create a package containing one file. Here a pdf file. if you have trouble see ?HenriLeFoll/Tricks/Packaging/Trivial

Details

step 1 : create the source package and build it

step 2 : test it with lintian

Solution

step 1 : create the source package and build it

$package-trivial-1.1$ ls

package-trivial.pdf

$package-trivial-1.1/debian$ rm -fr *.ex *.EX R*

$package-trivial-1.1/debian$ more docs 

package-trivial.pdf

step 2 : test it with lintian