diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6064672818..76d33b44f8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -450,8 +450,8 @@ clean:
 	rm -f git-core.spec *.pyc *.pyo
 	rm -rf $(GIT_TARNAME)
 	rm -f $(GIT_TARNAME).tar.gz git-core_$(GIT_VERSION)-*.tar.gz
-	rm -f git-core_$(GIT_VERSION)-*.deb git-core_$(GIT_VERSION)-*.dsc
-	rm -f git-tk_$(GIT_VERSION)-*.deb
+	rm -f git-core_$(GIT_VERSION)-*.dsc
+	rm -f git-*_$(GIT_VERSION)-*.deb
 	$(MAKE) -C Documentation/ clean
 	$(MAKE) -C templates clean
 	$(MAKE) -C t/ clean
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 5fd31b7ef4..9ea3139dbb 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+git-core (0.99.9-1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Split the git-core binary package into core, doc, and foreign SCM
+    interoperability modules.
+
+ -- Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>  Sat,  5 Nov 2005 11:18:13 -0800
+
 git-core (0.99.9-0) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * GIT 0.99.9
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 1f45f93b36..f03ca4925e 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Standards-Version: 3.6.1
 Package: git-core
 Architecture: any
 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${perl:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, rcs
-Recommends: rsync, curl, ssh, libmail-sendmail-perl, libemail-valid-perl, libsvn-core-perl (>= 1.2.1), python (>= 2.4.0), less
+Recommends: rsync, curl, ssh, python (>= 2.4.0), less
 Suggests: cogito, patch
 Conflicts: git, cogito (<< 0.13)
 Description: The git content addressable filesystem
@@ -18,9 +18,46 @@ Description: The git content addressable filesystem
  enables human beings to work with the database in a manner to a degree
  similar to other SCM tools.
 
+Package: git-doc
+Architecture: all
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, git-core, tk8.4
+Description: The git content addressable filesystem, Documentation
+ This package contains documentation for GIT.
+
 Package: git-tk
 Architecture: all
 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, git-core, tk8.4
 Description: The git content addressable filesystem, GUI add-on
  This package contains 'gitk', the git revision tree visualizer.
 
+Package: git-svn
+Architecture: all
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, ${perl:Depends}, git-core, libsvn-core-perl (>= 1.2.1)
+Suggests: subversion
+Description: The git content addressable filesystem, SVN interoperability
+ This package contains 'git-svnimport', to import development history from
+ SVN repositories.
+
+Package: git-arch
+Architecture: all
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, ${perl:Depends}, git-core
+Suggests: tla, bazaar
+Description: The git content addressable filesystem, GNUArch interoperability
+ This package contains 'git-archimport', to import development history from
+ GNUArch repositories.
+
+Package: git-cvs
+Architecture: all
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, ${perl:Depends}, git-core
+Suggests: cvs
+Description: The git content addressable filesystem, CVS interoperability
+ This package contains 'git-cvsimport', to import development history from
+ CVS repositories.
+
+Package: git-email
+Architecture: all
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, git-core, libmail-sendmail-perl, libemail-valid-perl
+Description: The git content addressable filesystem, e-mail add-on
+ This package contains 'git-send-email', to send a series of patch e-mails.
+
+
diff --git a/debian/git-arch.files b/debian/git-arch.files
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ad4656c53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/git-arch.files
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/usr/bin/git-archimport
+/usr/share/doc/git-core/git-archimport.*
diff --git a/debian/git-cvs.files b/debian/git-cvs.files
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8bf5090681
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/git-cvs.files
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/usr/bin/git-cvsimport
+/usr/share/doc/git-core/git-cvsimport.*
diff --git a/debian/git-doc.files b/debian/git-doc.files
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0762f3791b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/git-doc.files
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/usr/share/doc/git-core/git-*.txt
+/usr/share/doc/git-core/git-*.html
+/usr/share/doc/git-core/*/*.html
+/usr/share/doc/git-core/*/*.txt
+
+
+
diff --git a/debian/git-email.files b/debian/git-email.files
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..236754ceb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/git-email.files
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/usr/bin/git-send-email
+/usr/share/doc/git-core/git-send-email.*
diff --git a/debian/git-svn.files b/debian/git-svn.files
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..317b12a74a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/git-svn.files
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/usr/bin/git-svnimport
+/usr/share/doc/git-core/git-svnimport.*
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 568d430932..9f9514648f 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ MAN_DESTDIR := $(DESTDIR)/$(MANDIR)
 build: debian/build-stamp
 debian/build-stamp:
 	dh_testdir
-	$(MAKE) prefix=$(PREFIX) PYTHON_PATH=/usr/bin/python2.4 all doc test
+	$(MAKE) prefix=$(PREFIX) PYTHON_PATH=/usr/bin/python2.4 all test doc
 	touch debian/build-stamp
 
 debian-clean:
@@ -65,7 +65,12 @@ install: build
 	mkdir -p $(DOC_DESTDIR)
 	find $(DOC) '(' -name '*.txt' -o -name '*.html' ')' -exec install {} $(DOC_DESTDIR) ';'
 
+	dh_movefiles -p git-arch
+	dh_movefiles -p git-cvs
+	dh_movefiles -p git-svn
 	dh_movefiles -p git-tk
+	dh_movefiles -p git-email
+	dh_movefiles -p git-doc
 	dh_movefiles -p git-core
 	find debian/tmp -type d -o -print | sed -e 's/^/? /'