From: Dirk Eddelbuettel <edd@debian.org>
Date: Aug, 04 2026 20:27:47 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] <short summary of the patch>

--- r-base-4.6.1.orig/share/make/basepkg.mk
+++ r-base-4.6.1/share/make/basepkg.mk
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ mkRbase:
 	fi
 
 mkdesc:
-	@if test -f DESCRIPTION; then \
+	if test -f DESCRIPTION; then \
+	  echo "xxxxxx"; \
 	  if test "$(PKG_BUILT_STAMP)" != ""; then \
 	    $(ECHO) "tools:::.install_package_description('.', '$(top_builddir)/library/${pkg}', '$(PKG_BUILT_STAMP)')" | \
 	    R_DEFAULT_PACKAGES=NULL $(R_EXE) > /dev/null ; \
@@ -97,7 +98,8 @@ mkdesc:
 ## for base and tools
 mkdesc2:
 	@$(INSTALL_DATA) DESCRIPTION $(top_builddir)/library/$(pkg)
-	@if test "$(PKG_BUILT_STAMP)" != ""; then \
+	echo "xxxxxx"; \
+	if test "$(PKG_BUILT_STAMP)" != ""; then \
 	  $(ECHO) "Built: R $(VERSION); ; $(PKG_BUILT_STAMP); $(R_OSTYPE)" \
 	     >> $(top_builddir)/library/$(pkg)/DESCRIPTION ; \
 	else \
