DH_BUILDDEB(B)              Debhelper              DH_BUILDDEB(B)



NAME
       dh_builddeb - build debian packages

SYNOPSIS
       dh_builddeb [debhelper options] [--destdir=directory]
       [--name=filename] [-- params]

DESCRIPTION
       dh_builddeb simply calls dpkg(g) to build a debian package
       or packages.

OPTIONS
       --destdir=directory
           Use this if you want the generated .deb files to be
           put in a directory other than the default of ".."

       --name=filename
           Use this if you want to force the generated .deb file
           to have a particular file name. Does not work well if
           more than one .deb is generated!

       -uparams
       -- params
           Pass params to dpkg(g) when it is used to build the
           package.

SEE ALSO
       debhelper(r)

       This program is a part of debhelper.

AUTHOR
       Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>



4.0.2                       2002-01-10             DH_BUILDDEB(B)