Daniel Reurich <daniel@???> writes:
>> As a packager how do I make sure README is actually installed?
>
> use dh_installman - and read the manpage for it
>
> :D

dh_installman is for installing man pages, not for other documentation
(eg, README files). It will (like dh_installdocs) be invoked
automatically as part of the dh 'binary' sequence.