[ros-users] .deb package changelogs

[Patrick Beeson]

What's the easiest way to see the current changelog and/or svn source 
version for pre-compiled .deb packages (before installation)?  I often 
run trunk versions of code that have patches from myself or other 
maintainers applied, and I would like to know when new debian packages 
are ready to install, whether or not it's worth my time to download and 
install them, and if I do, if I can remove my patched version built from 
source.

I looked around and couldn't find any changleogs or .deb version info on 
the wiki or repository pool site.

Thanks,

Patrick