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1 perry 1 DPKG-SOURCE
2 !!!DPKG-SOURCE
3 NAME
4 SYNOPSIS
5 DESCRIPTION
6 COMMON OPTIONS
7 DPKG-SOURCE OPTIONS
8 DPKG-GENCONTROL OPTIONS
9 DPKG-SHLIBDEPS OPTIONS
10 DPKG-GENCHANGES OPTIONS
11 DPKG-BUILDPACKAGE OPTIONS
12 DPKG-DISTADDFILE ARGUMENTS
13 DPKG-PARSECHANGELOG ARGUMENTS
14 VARIABLE SUBSTITUTION
15 FILES
16 BUGS
17 SEE ALSO
18 AUTHOR
19 COPYRIGHT
20 ----
21 !!NAME
22
23
24 dpkg-source, dpkg-gencontrol, dpkg-shlibdeps, dpkg-genchanges, dpkg-buildpackage, dpkg-distaddfile, dpkg-parsechangelog - Debian source package tools
25 !!SYNOPSIS
26
27
28 __dpkg-source -x__ ''filename''__.dsc
29 dpkg-source -b__ [[''options''] ''directory''
30 [[''orig-directory''|'']__
31 dpkg-gencontrol__ [[''options'']__
32 dpkg-shlibdeps__ ''options''__
33 dpkg-genchanges__ [[''options'']__
34 dpkg-buildpackage__ [[''options'']__
35 dpkg-distaddfile__ [[''options''] ''filename section
36 priority''__
37 dpkg-parsechangelog__ [[''options'']
38 !!DESCRIPTION
39
40
41 __dpkg-source__ packs and unpacks Debian source
42 archives.
43
44
45 __dpkg-gencontrol__ reads information from an unpacked
46 Debian source tree and generates a binary package control
47 file (which defaults to debian/tmp/DEBIAN/control); it also
48 adds an entry for the binary package to
49 __debian/files__.
50
51
52 __dpkg-shlibdeps__ calculates shared library dependencies
53 for executables named in its arguments. The dependencies are
54 added to the substitution variables file
55 __debian/substvars__ as variable names
56 __shlibs:__''dependencyfield'' where
57 ''dependencyfield'' is a dependency field name. Any other
58 variables starting ''shlibs:'' are removed from the file.
59 __dpkg-shlibdeps__ will read shared library dependency
60 information from __debian/shlibs.local__,
61 __/etc/dpkg/shlibs.override__, the __shlibs__ control
62 area file of the package containing the file which
63 __objdump__ reports as satisfying the library dependency,
64 or __/etc/dpkg/shlibs.default__. The first match will be
65 used. See the ''Debian packaging manual'' for details of
66 the format of shared library dependency files.
67
68
69 __dpkg-genchanges__ reads information from an unpacked
70 and built Debian source tree and from the files it has
71 generated and generates a Debian upload control file
72 (__.changes__ file).
73
74
75 __dpkg-buildpackage__ is a control script which can be
76 used to help automate the building of a
77 package.
78
79
80 __dpkg-distaddfile__ adds an entry for a named file to
81 __debian/files__.
82
83
84 __dpkg-parsechangelog__ reads and parses the changelog of
85 an unpacked Debian source tree and outputs the information
86 in it to standard output in a machine-readable
87 form.
88
89
90 None of these commands allow multiple options to be combined
91 into one, and they do not allow the value for an option to
92 be specified in a separate argument.
93 !!COMMON OPTIONS
94
95
96 Many of these programs share options; these are described
97 here, together with the programs that accept
98 them.
99
100
101 __-h__
102
103
104 Display the particular program's version and usage message,
105 including a synopsis of the options it understands. This
106 option is understood by all the source package
107 tools.
108
109
110 __-v__''version''
111
112
113 In __dpkg-buildpackage__, __dpkg-genchanges__ and
114 __dpkg-parsechangelog__ this causes changelog information
115 from all versions strictly later than ''version'' (which
116 must appear in the changelog file) to be used.
117
118
119 In __dpkg-gencontrol__ it sets the version number of the
120 binary package which will be generated.
121
122
123 __-C__''changesdescription''
124
125
126 Read the description of the changes from the file
127 ''changesdescription'' rather than using the information
128 from the source tree's changelog file. This is understood by
129 __dpkg-buildpackage__ and
130 __dpkg-genchanges__.
131
132
133 __-m__''maintaineraddress''
134
135
136 Use ''maintaineraddress'' as the name and email address
137 of the maintainer for this package, rather than using the
138 information from the source tree's control. This is
139 understood by __dpkg-buildpackage__ and
140 __dpkg-genchanges__.
141
142
143 __-e__''maintaineraddress''
144
145
146 Use ''maintaineraddress'' as the name and email address
147 of the maintainer for this upload, rather than using the
148 information from the source tree's changelog. This is
149 understood by __dpkg-buildpackage__ and
150 __dpkg-genchanges__.
151
152
153 __-si__, __-sa__, __-sd__
154
155
156 These options control whether the original source archive is
157 included in the upload generated by __dpkg-buildpackage__
158 and __dpkg-genchanges__ if any source is being generated
159 (ie, __-b__ or __-B__ haven't been used).
160
161
162 By default, or if __-si__ is specified, the original
163 source will be included if the version number ends in
164 __-0__ or __-1__, ie if the Debian revision part of
165 the version number is __0__ or __1__.
166
167
168 __-sa__ forces the inclusion of the original source;
169 __-sd__ forces its exclusion and includes only the
170 diff.
171
172
173 __-V__''name''__=__''value''
174
175
176 Set an output substitution variable. This option is
177 understood by __dpkg-source__, __dpkg-gencontrol__ and
178 __dpkg-genchanges__. See below for a discussion of output
179 substitution.
180
181
182 __-T__''substvarsfile''
183
184
185 Read (or, for __dpkg-shlibdeps__, write) substitution
186 variables in ''substvarsfile''; the default is
187 __debian/substvars__. This option is understood by
188 __dpkg-source__, __dpkg-gencontrol__,
189 __dpkg-shlibdeps__ and
190 __dpkg-genchanges__.
191
192
193 __-D__''field''__=__''value''
194
195
196 Override or add an output control file field. This option is
197 understood by __dpkg-source__, __dpkg-gencontrol__ and
198 __dpkg-genchanges__.
199
200
201 __-U__''field''
202
203
204 Remove an output control file field. This option is
205 understood by __dpkg-source__, __dpkg-gencontrol__ and
206 __dpkg-genchanges__.
207
208
209 __-b__|__-B__|__-S__
210
211
212 For __dpkg-genchanges__ and __dpkg-buildpackage -b__
213 and __-B__ specify that a binary-only build is taking
214 place. __-b__ indicates that no source files are to be
215 built and/or distributed, and __-B__ that no
216 architecture-independent binary package files are to be
217 distributed either. __-S__ specifies that only the source
218 should be uploaded and no binary packages need to be made.
219 The distinction between __-b__ and __-B__ is only used
220 by __dpkg-buildpackage__; __dpkg-genchanges__ just
221 produces a __.changes__ file for whatever files were
222 produced by the __binary-*__ target(s) of the package
223 being built.
224
225
226 __-b__ tells __dpkg-source__ to build a source package
227 (rather than to extract one) - see below.
228
229
230 __-c__''controlfile''
231
232
233 Specifies the main source control file to read information
234 from. The default is __debian/control__. This option is
235 understood by __dpkg-source__, __dpkg-gencontrol__ and
236 __dpkg-genchanges__.
237
238
239 __-l__''changelogfile''
240
241
242 Specifies the change log file to read information from. The
243 default is __debian/changelog__. This option is
244 understood by __dpkg-source__, __dpkg-gencontrol__ and
245 __dpkg-genchanges__.
246
247
248 __-f__''fileslistfile''
249
250
251 Read or write the list of files to be uploaded here, rather
252 than using __debian/files__. This option is understood by
253 __dpkg-gencontrol__, __dpkg-genchanges__ and
254 __dpkg-distaddfile__.
255
256
257 __-F__''changelogformat''
258
259
260 Specifies the format of the changelog. By default the format
261 is read from a special line near the bottom of the changelog
262 (see the Debian packaging manual) or failing that defaults
263 to __debian__, the standard format described in the
264 ''Debian packaging manual''. This option is understood by
265 __dpkg-source__, __dpkg-gencontrol__ and
266 __dpkg-genchanges__.
267
268
269 __-W__
270
271
272 This option turns certain errors into warnings. Only
273 dpkg-source uses this, but __dpkg-buildpackage__
274 recognizes it, and passes it thru to
275 __dpkg-source__.
276
277
278 __-E__
279
280
281 This option negates a previously set __-W__. It is
282 currently only understood by __dpkg-buildpackage__ and
283 __dpkg-source__.
284 !!DPKG-SOURCE OPTIONS
285
286
287 When the common options __-c__ and __-l__ are given
288 with relative pathnames these are interpreted starting at
289 the source tree's top level directory.
290
291
292 __-x__
293
294
295 Extract a source package. One non-option argument should be
296 supplied, the name of the Debian source control file
297 (__.dsc__). No options are useful with __dpkg-source
298 -x__. __dpkg-source__ will read the names of the other
299 file(s) making up the source package from the control file;
300 they are assumed to be in the same directory as the
301 __.dsc__.
302
303
304 The files in the extracted package will have their
305 permissions and ownerships set to those which would have
306 been expected if the files and directories had simply been
307 created - directories and executable files will be 0777 and
308 plain files will be 0666, both modified by the extractors'
309 umask; if the parent directory is setgid then the extracted
310 directories will be too, and all the files and directories
311 will inherit its group ownership.
312
313
314 __-b__
315
316
317 Build: pack up a source tree. One or two non-option
318 arguments should be supplied. The first is taken as the name
319 of the directory containing the unpacked source tree. If a
320 second argument is supplied it should be the name of the
321 original source directory or tarfile or the empty string if
322 the package is a Debian-specific one and so has no
323 Debianisation diffs. If no second argument is supplied then
324 __dpkg-source__ will look for the original source tarfile
325 ''package''_____''upstream-version''__.orig.tar.gz__
326 or the original source directory
327 ''directory''__.orig__ or the empty string (no
328 original source, and so no diff) depending on the
329 arguments.
330
331
332 __-i[[__
333
334
335 You may specify a perl regular expression to match files you
336 want filtered out of the list of files for the diff. (This
337 list is generated by a find command.) __-i__ by itself
338 enables the option, with a default that will filter out CVS,
339 RCS and libtool .deps subdirectories, and all files within
340 them, as well as ~ suffixed backup files and
341 DEADJOEs.
342
343
344 This is very helpful in cutting out extraneous files that
345 get included in the .diff.gz, (eg:
346 cvs-buildpackage(1)'', it is
347 necessary to perform an extra checkout/update into a
348 directory you keep pristine, to generate the .orig.tar.gz
349 from. That directory will have CVS/Entries files in it that
350 will contain timestamps that differ from the ones in your
351 working directory, thus causing them to be unnecessarily
352 included in every .diff.gz, unless you use the __-i__
353 switch.
354
355
356 __-sa__,__-sp__,__-su__,__-sk__,__-sA__,__-sP__,__-sU__,__-sK__,__-ss__
357 with __-b__
358
359
360 If __-sk__ or __-sp__ is specified __dpkg-source__
361 expects the original source as a tarfile, by default
362 ''package''_____''upstream-version''__.orig.tar.gz__.
363 It will leave this original source in place as a tarfile, or
364 copy it to the current directory if it isn't already there
365 If __-sp__ is used rather than __-sk__ it will remove
366 it again afterwards.
367
368
369 If __-su__ or __-sr__ is specified the original source
370 is expected as a directory, by default
371 ''package''__-__''upstream-version''__.orig__
372 and __dpkg-source__ will create a new original source
373 archive from it. If __-sr__ is used __dpkg-source will
374 remove that directory after it has been
375 used.__
376
377
378 If __-ss__ is specified __dpkg-source__ will expect
379 that the original source is available both as a directory
380 and as a tarfile. If will use the directory to create the
381 diff, but the tarfile to create the __.dsc__. This option
382 must be used with care - if the directory and tarfile do not
383 match a bad source archive will be generated.
384
385
386 If __-sn__ is specified __dpkg-source__ will not look
387 for any original source, and will not generate a diff. The
388 second argument, if supplied, must be the empty string. This
389 is used for Debian-specific packages which do not have a
390 separate upstream source and therefore have no debianisation
391 diffs.
392
393
394 If __-sa__ or __-sA__ is specified __dpkg-source__
395 will look for the original source archive as a tarfile or as
396 a directory - the second argument, if any, may be either, or
397 the empty string (this is equivalent to using __-sn__).
398 If a tarfile is found it will unpack it to create the diff
399 and remove it afterwards (this is equivalent to __-sp__);
400 if a directory is found it will pack it to create the
401 original source and remove it afterwards (this is equivalent
402 to __-sr__); if neither is found it will assume that the
403 package has no debianisation diffs, only a straightforward
404 source archive (this is equivalent to __-sn__). If both
405 are found then dpkg-source will ignore the directory,
406 overwriting it, if __-sA__ was specified (this is
407 equivalent to __-sP__) or raise an error if __-sa__
408 was specified. __-sA__ is the default.
409
410
411 __-sa__, __-sp__, __-sk__, __-su__ and
412 __-sr__ will not overwrite existing tarfiles or
413 directories. If this is desired then __-sA__, __-sP__,
414 __-sK__, __-su__ and __-sR__ should be used
415 instead.
416
417
418 __-sp__,__-su__,__-sn__ with __-x__
419
420
421 In all cases any existing original source tree will be
422 removed.
423
424
425 If __-sp__ is used when extracting then the original
426 source (if any) will be left as a tarfile. If it is not
427 already located in the current directory or if an existing
428 but different file is there it will be copied there. This is
429 the default.
430
431
432 __-su__ unpacks the original source tree.
433
434
435 __-sn__ ensures that the original source is neither
436 copied to the current directory nor unpacked. Any original
437 source tree that was in the current directory is still
438 removed.
439 !!DPKG-GENCONTROL OPTIONS
440
441
442 __dpkg-gencontrol__ does not take any non-option
443 arguments.
444
445
446 __-p__''package''
447
448
449 Generate information for the binary package ''package''.
450 If the source control file lists only one binary package
451 then this option may be omitted; otherwise it is essential
452 to select which binary package's information to
453 generate.
454
455
456 __-n__''filename''
457
458
459 Assume the filename of the package will be ''filename''
460 instead of the normal package_version_arch.deb
461 filename.
462
463
464 __-is__, __-ip__, __-isp__
465
466
467 Include the __Section__ and __Priority__ fields for
468 this package from the main source control file in the binary
469 package control file being generated. Usually this
470 information is not included here, but only in the
471 __.changes__ file. __-isp__ includes both fields,
472 __-is__ only the __Section__ and __-ip__ only the
473 __Priority__.
474
475
476 __-P__''packagebuilddir''
477
478
479 Tells __dpkg-source__ that the package is being built in
480 ''packagebuilddir'' instead of __debian/tmp__. This
481 value is used to find the default value of the
482 __Installed-Size__ substitution variable and control file
483 field (using __du__), and for the default location of the
484 output file.
485
486
487 __-O__
488
489
490 Causes the control file to be printed to standard output,
491 rather than to __debian/tmp/DEBIAN/control__ (or
492 ''packagebuilddir''__/DEBIAN/control__ if __-P__
493 was used).
494 !!DPKG-SHLIBDEPS OPTIONS
495
496
497 __dpkg-shlibdeps__ interprets non-option arguments as
498 executable names, just as if they'd been supplied as
499 __-e__''executable''.
500
501
502 __-e__''executable''
503
504
505 Include dependencies appropriate for the shared libraries
506 required by ''executable''.
507
508
509 __-d__''dependencyfield''
510
511
512 Add dependencies to be added to the control file dependency
513 field ''dependencyfield''. (The dependencies for this
514 field are placed in the variable
515 __shlibs:__''dependencyfield''.)
516
517
518 The __-d__''dependencyfield'' option takes effect for
519 all executables after the option, until the next
520 __-d__''dependencyfield''. The default
521 ''dependencyfield'' is __Depends__.
522
523
524 If the same dependency entry (or set of alternatives)
525 appears in more than one of the recognised dependency field
526 names __Pre-Depends__, __Depends__, __Recommends__,
527 __Enhances__ or __Suggests__ then
528 __dpkg-shlibdeps__ will automatically remove the
529 dependency from all fields except the one representing the
530 most important dependencies.
531
532
533 __-p__''varnameprefix''
534
535
536 Causes substitution variables to start with
537 ''varnameprefix''__:__ instead of __shlib:__.
538 Likewise, any existing substitution variables starting with
539 ''varnameprefix''__:__ (rather than __shlib:__) are
540 removed from the the substitution variables
541 file.
542
543
544 __-L__''localshlibsfile''
545
546
547 Causes __dpkg-shlibs__ to read overriding shared library
548 dependency information from ''localshlibsfile'' instead
549 of __debian/shlibs.local__.
550
551
552 __-O__
553
554
555 Causes the substitution variable settings to be printed to
556 standard output, rather than being added to the substitution
557 variables file (__debian/substvars__ by
558 default).
559 !!DPKG-GENCHANGES OPTIONS
560
561
562 __dpkg-genchanges__ does not take any non-option
563 arguments.
564
565
566 __-u__''uploadfilesdir''
567
568
569 Look for the files to be uploaded in ''uploadfilesdir''
570 rather than __..__ (__dpkg-genchanges__ needs to find
571 these files so that it can include their sizes and checksums
572 in the __.changes__ file).
573
574
575 __-q__
576
577
578 Usually __dpkg-genchanges__ will produce informative
579 messages on standard error, for example about how many of
580 the package's source files are being uploaded. __-q__
581 suppresses these messages.
582 !!DPKG-BUILDPACKAGE OPTIONS
583
584
585 __dpkg-buildpackage__ does not take any non-option
586 arguments.
587
588
589 __-k__''key-id''
590
591
592 Specify a key-ID to use when signing packages.
593
594
595 __-r__''gain-root-command''
596
597
598 When __dpkg-buildpackage__ needs to execute part of the
599 build process as root, it prefixes the command it executes
600 with ''gain-root-command'' if one has been specified.
601 ''gain-root-command'' should be the name of a program on
602 the __PATH__ and will get as arguments the name of the
603 real command to run and the arguments it should take.
604 ''gain-root-command'' should not contain spaces or any
605 other shell metacharacters. ''gain-root-command'' might
606 typically be __sudo__, __super__ or __really__.
607 __su__ is not suitable, since it requires a __-c__
608 option to run a command and even then it can only invoke the
609 user's shell with __-c__ instead of passing arguments
610 individually to the command to be run.
611
612
613 __-p__''sign-command''
614
615
616 When __dpkg-buildpackage__ needs to execute GPG or PGP to
617 sign a source control (__.dsc__) file or a
618 __.changes__ file it will run ''sign-command''
619 (searching the __PATH__ if necessary) instead of
620 __pgp__. ''sign-command'' will get all the arguments
621 that __pgp__ would have gotten. If ''sign-command''
622 takes its arguments in GPG rather than PGP style, you should
623 give the __-sgpg__ option. ''sign-command'' should not
624 contain spaces or any other shell
625 metacharacters.
626
627
628 __-tc__
629
630
631 Clean the source tree (using ''gain-root-command''
632 __debian/rules clean__) after the package has been
633 built.
634
635
636 __-us__, __-uc__
637
638
639 Do not sign the source package or the .changes file,
640 respectively.
641
642
643 __-a__''architecture''
644
645
646 Specify the Debian architecture we build for. The
647 architecture of the machine we build on is determined
648 automatically, and is also the default for the host
649 machine.
650
651
652 __-i[[__
653
654
655 Passed unchanged to __dpkg-source__.
656
657
658 __-D__
659
660
661 Check build dependencies and conflicts; abort if
662 unsatisfied.
663
664
665 __-d__
666
667
668 Do not check build dependencies and conflicts.
669
670
671 __-nc__
672
673
674 Do not clean the source tree(imlies -b).
675 !!DPKG-DISTADDFILE ARGUMENTS
676
677
678 __dpkg-distaddfile__ does not take any non-common
679 options. It takes three non-option arguments, the filename
680 and the section and priority for the __.changes__
681 file.
682
683
684 The filename should be specified relative to the directory
685 where __dpkg-genchanges__ will expect to find the files,
686 usually __..__, rather than being a pathname relative to
687 the current directory when __dpkg-distaddfile__ is
688 run.
689 !!DPKG-PARSECHANGELOG ARGUMENTS
690
691
692 __dpkg-parsechangelog__ does not take any non-common
693 options or non-option arguments.
694 !!VARIABLE SUBSTITUTION
695
696
697 Before __dpkg-source__, __dpkg-gencontrol__ and
698 __dpkg-genchanges__ write their control information (to
699 the source control file __.dsc__ for __dpkg-source__
700 and to standard output for __dpkg-gencontrol__ and
701 __dpkg-genchanges__) they perform some variable
702 substitutions on the output file.
703
704
705 A variable substitution has the form
706 __${__''variable-name''__}__. Variable names
707 consist of alphanumerics, hyphens and colons and start with
708 an alphanumeric. Variable substitutions are performed
709 repeatedly until none are left; the full text of the field
710 after the substitution is rescanned to look for more
711 substitutions.
712
713
714 After all the substitutions have been done each occurence of
715 the string __${}__ (which is not a legal substitution) is
716 replaced with a __$__ sign.
717
718
719 Variables can be set using the __-V__ common option. They
720 can be also specified in the file __debian/substvars__
721 (or whatever other file is specified using the __-T__
722 option). This file consists of lines of the form
723 ''name''__=__''value''. Trailing whitespace on each
724 line, blank lines, and lines starting with a __#__ symbol
725 (comments) are ignored.
726
727
728 Additionally, the following standard variables are
729 available:
730
731
732 __Arch__
733
734
735 The current build architecture (from __dpkg
736 --print-architecture__).
737
738
739 __Source-Version__
740
741
742 The source package version (from the changelog
743 file).
744
745
746 __Installed-Size__
747
748
749 The total size of the package's installed files. This value
750 is copied into the corresponding control file field; setting
751 it will modify the value of that field. If this variable
752 isn't set __dpkg-gencontrol__ will use __du -k
753 debian/tmp__ to find the default value.
754
755
756 __Extra-Size__
757
758
759 Additional disk space used when the package is installed. If
760 this variable is set its value is added to that of the
761 __Installed-Size__ variable (whether set explicitly or
762 using the default value) before it is copied into the
763 __Installed-Size__ control file field.
764
765
766 __F:__''fieldname''
767
768
769 The value of the output field ''fieldname'' (which must
770 be given in the canonical capitalisation). Setting these
771 variables has no effect other than on places where they are
772 expanded explicitly.
773
774
775 __Format__
776
777
778 The __.changes__ file format version generated by this
779 version of the source packaging scripts. If you set this
780 variable the contents of the __Format__ field in the
781 __.changes__ file will change too.
782
783
784 __Newline__, __Space__, __Tab__
785
786
787 These variables each hold the corresponding
788 character.
789
790
791 __shlibs:__''dependencyfield''
792
793
794 Variable settings with names of this form are generated by
795 __dpkg-shlibdeps__ - see above.
796
797
798 If a variable is referred to but not defined it generates a
799 warning and an empty value is assumed.
800 !!FILES
801
802
803 __debian/control__
804
805
806 The main source control information file, giving
807 version-independent information about the source package and
808 the binary packages it can produce.
809
810
811 __debian/changelog__
812
813
814 The changelog file, used to obtain version-dependent
815 information about the source package, such as the urgency
816 and distribution of an upload, the changes made since a
817 particular release, and the source version number
818 itself.
819
820
821 __debian/files__
822
823
824 The list of generated files which are part of the upload
825 being prepared. __dpkg-gencontrol__ adds the presumed
826 filenames of binary packages whose control files it
827 generates here; __dpkg-distaddfile__ can be used to add
828 additional files. __dpkg-genchanges__ reads the data here
829 when producing a __.changes__ file.
830
831
832 __debian/substvars__
833
834
835 List of substitution variables and values.
836
837
838 __debian/shlibs.local__
839
840
841 Package-local overriding shared library dependency
842 information.
843
844
845 __/etc/dpkg/shlibs.override__
846
847
848 Per-system overriding shared library dependency
849 information.
850
851
852 __/etc/dpkg/shlibs.default__
853
854
855 Per-system default shared library dependency
856 information.
857 !!BUGS
858
859
860 The point at which field overriding occurs compared to
861 certain standard output field settings is rather
862 confused.
863
864
865 The binary package entries in the __debian/files__ file
866 will be passed through variable substitution twice. This
867 should not matter, since __$__, __{__ and __}__ are
868 not legal in package names or version numbers.
869
870
871 It should be possible to specify spaces and shell
872 metacharacters in and initial arguments for
873 ''gain-root-command'' and
874 ''sign-command''.
875 !!SEE ALSO
876
877
878 ''Debian packaging manual'',''
879 Debian policy manual'',__
880 dpkg-deb__(1), dpkg(8), dselect(8),
881 gpg(1), pgp(1).
882 !!AUTHOR
883
884
885 The utilities and this manpage were written by Ian
886 Jackson.
887 !!COPYRIGHT
888
889
890 Copyright (C) 1995-1996 Ian Jackson
891 Copyright (C) 2000 Wichert Akkerman
892 This is free software; see the GNU General Public Licence
893 version 2 or later for copying conditions. There is NO
894 WARRANTY. See __/usr/share/doc/dpkg/copyright__ and
895 __/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL__ for
896 details.
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