I ran your test and the resulting test_1.0.orig.tar.gz is as follows:
$ tar tzvf ../test_1.0.orig.tar.gz drwxr-xr-x cjwatson/cjwatson 0 2009-01-16 20:00 test-1.0.orig/ -rw-r--r-- cjwatson/cjwatson 4204734 2009-01-16 19:49 test-1.0.orig/libsmbclient-x86_64-linux.a -rw-r--r-- cjwatson/cjwatson 2675908 2009-01-16 19:49 test-1.0.orig/libsmbclient-i486-linux.a
As I requested a few comments ago, could you please provide the full build log that you see (you'll find it in test_1.0-1_source.build) and the contents of your ~/.devscripts file?
I ran your test and the resulting test_1. 0.orig. tar.gz is as follows:
$ tar tzvf ../test_ 1.0.orig. tar.gz 0.orig/ libsmbclient- x86_64- linux.a 0.orig/ libsmbclient- i486-linux. a
drwxr-xr-x cjwatson/cjwatson 0 2009-01-16 20:00 test-1.0.orig/
-rw-r--r-- cjwatson/cjwatson 4204734 2009-01-16 19:49 test-1.
-rw-r--r-- cjwatson/cjwatson 2675908 2009-01-16 19:49 test-1.
As I requested a few comments ago, could you please provide the full build log that you see (you'll find it in test_1. 0-1_source. build) and the contents of your ~/.devscripts file?