dpkg-genbuilddeps

DPKG-GENBUILDDEPS(1)        General Commands Manual       DPKG-GENBUILDDEPS(1)

NAME
       dpkg-genbuilddeps  -  generate  a  list  of packages used to build this
       package

SYNOPSIS
       dpkg-genbuilddeps [arg ...]

DESCRIPTION
       This program is a wrapper around dpkg-depcheck(1).  It  should  be  run
       from  the  top of a Debian build tree.  It calls dpkg-buildpackage with
       any arguments given on the command line, and by tracing  the  execution
       of  this,  it  determines which non-essential packages were used during
       the package building.  This can  be  useful  in  determining  what  the
       Build-Depends  control  fields  should  contain.  It does not determine
       which packages were used for the arch independent parts  of  the  build
       and  which  for the arch dependent parts, not does it attempt to deter-
       mine which versions of packages are required.  It should be able to run
       under  fakeroot  rather  than  being run as root, as fakeroot dpkg-gen-
       builddeps, or dpkg-genbuilddeps -rfakeroot.

       This program requires the build-essential package to be installed.   If
       it is not, please use dpkg-depcheck directly, with a command such as
         dpkg-depcheck --all dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -b -rfakeroot ...
       All this program itself does is essentially to run the command:
         dpkg-depcheck -b dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -b -rfakeroot [arg ...]

SEE ALSO
       dpkg-depcheck(1), fakeroot(1)

       The Debian Policy Manual, sections on Build-Depends etc.

AUTHOR
       The original dpkg-genbuilddeps was written by Ben Collins <bcollins@de-
       bian.org>.  The current version is a  simple  wrapper  around  dpkg-de-
       pcheck  written  by  Bill Allombert <ballombe@debian.org>.  This manual
       page was written by Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org>.

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