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Hey :wave: I've been trying to get a `debian_package` target working with a PEX, but nothing I've tried seems to actually package the pex into the resulting file. I've had a look at the code (<https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/blob/954f57b2d78462fd9c687662924dd3616972410f/src/python/pants/backend/debian/rules.py#L40|here>) and can't actually see where packages would get added into the resulting deb - am I going crazy or just looking in the wrong places?
Any help appreciated thanks

Hi!

I think you've come to the right conclusion, it doesn't package dependencies into the deb package.
What's missing is something along the lines of this, looking at the <https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/blob/954f57b2d78462fd9c687662924dd3616972410f/src/python/pants/backend/docker/util_rules/docker_build_context.py#L280-L300|docker backend> for comparison.

cc <@U0270C8HAHW> may have some further insights here..

sorry for the delay getting back to you. That's right, we don't yet have the functionality to include dependencies via the `packages` field; but it's possible to include arbitrary source files, please see the integration test, if that's helpful <https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/blob/2a01ab7dbe9431fc7ec7cdb550a323804b748322/src/python/pants/backend/debian/rules_integration_test.py#L44>