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+Maintainer
+----------
+
+Download asix in the parent directory.
+
+```bash
+mv asix.tgz asix-0.1.4.orig.tar.gz
+cd asix-deb
+debuild -us -uc
+```
+
+Compile against another distribution
+------------------------------------
+
+```bash
+mk-sbuild --arch=amd64 --name=bionic bionic
+debuild -S
+sbuild -A -d bionic-amd64 ../asix_0.1.4-1.dsc
+```