See the {wiki: FullPortLogDebianSixSixtyFourBit Debian 6 full port log} for more details.  Note that for Debian 9, =apt-get source glibc= applied the patches; =debian/rules patch= was probably a no-op.
 
+{subsection: Locate and see how glibc builds}
+
 {verbatim}
 apt-get source glibc
 cd glibc-2.24
 debian/rules patch
 cd ..
 mv glibc-2.24 glibc-2.24-11
-tar -z -x -f glibc-2.24-11.tar.gz glibc-2.24
+tar -z -c -f glibc-2.24-11.tar.gz glibc-2.24-11
+
 {endverbatim}
+
+{subsection: Create the glibc external}
+
+Follow the {wiki: FullPortLogDebianSixSixtyFourBit instructions}.  Note that parrot updates what it serves over HTTP from AFS every ten minutes.
+
+{subsection: Patch the glibc external}
+
+...
+
+{subsection: Check the glibc external}
+
+...
+
+{section: Build the Full Port}
+
+...