Debian package development tools
https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/dpkg
This package provides the development tools (including dpkg-source)
required to unpack, build and upload Debian source packages.
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Most Debian source packages will require additional tools to build;
for example, most packages need make and the C compiler gcc.
Version: 1.22.6
General Commands | |
| dpkg-architecture | set and determine the architecture for package building |
| dpkg-buildapi | returns the build API level to use during package build |
| dpkg-buildflags | returns build flags to use during package build |
| dpkg-buildpackage | build binary or source packages from sources |
| dpkg-buildtree | helper for build tree operations during package builds |
| dpkg-checkbuilddeps | check build dependencies and conflicts |
| dpkg-distaddfile | add entries to debian/files |
| dpkg-genbuildinfo | generate Debian .buildinfo files |
| dpkg-genchanges | generate Debian .changes files |
| dpkg-gencontrol | generate Debian control files |
| dpkg-gensymbols | generate symbols files (shared library dependency information) |
| dpkg-mergechangelogs | 3-way merge of debian/changelog files |
| dpkg-name | rename Debian packages to full package names |
| dpkg-parsechangelog | parse Debian changelog files |
| dpkg-scanpackages | create Packages index files |
| dpkg-scansources | create Sources index files |
| dpkg-shlibdeps | generate shared library substvar dependencies |
| dpkg-source | Debian source package (.dsc) manipulation tool |
| dpkg-vendor | queries information about distribution vendors |
File Formats | |
| deb | Debian binary package format |
| deb-buildinfo | Debian build information file format |
| deb-changelog | dpkg source packages' changelog file format |
| deb-changes | Debian upload changes control file format |
| deb-conffiles | package conffiles |
| deb-control | Debian binary package control file format |
| deb-extra-override | Debian archive extra override file |
| deb-md5sums | package MD5 file digests |
| deb-old | old style Debian binary package format |
| deb-origin | Vendor-specific information files |
| deb-override | Debian archive override file |
| deb-postinst | package post-installation maintainer script |
| deb-postrm | package post-removal maintainer script |
| deb-preinst | package pre-installation maintainer script |
| deb-prerm | package pre-removal maintainer script |
| deb-shlibs | Debian shared library information file |
| deb-split | Debian multi-part binary package format |
| deb-src-control | Debian source package template control file format |
| deb-src-files | Debian distribute files format |
| deb-src-rules | Debian source package rules file |
| deb-src-symbols | Debian's extended shared library template file |
| deb-substvars | Debian source substitution variables |
| deb-symbols | Debian's extended shared library information file |
| deb-triggers | package triggers |
| deb822 | Debian RFC822 control data format |
| dsc | Debian source package control file format |
Miscellanea | |
| deb-version | Debian package version number format |
| dpkg-build-api | source package dpkg build API level |