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authorjoey <joey>1999-10-26 17:15:52 +0000
committerjoey <joey>1999-10-26 17:15:52 +0000
commitce345636461e05dc52b74ad41b8049c2349c9f12 (patch)
treea81ab6b09ab4d080390ace7807237c57a7b015d1 /dh_builddeb.1
parent52fffed568e30c7991de81de55cde095807519ba (diff)
r296: * dh_builddeb: -u can be passed to this command now, followed by
any extra parameters you want to pass to dpkg-deb (Closes: #48394)
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-.TH DH_BUILDDEB 1
+.TH DH_BUILDDEB 1 "" "Debhelper Commands" "Debhelper Commands"
.SH NAME
dh_builddeb \- build debian packages
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B dh_builddeb
-.I "[-v] [-a] [-i] [-ppackage]"
+.I "[debhelper options] [--destdir=directory] [-uparams]"
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
dh_builddeb simply calls
.BR dpkg (8)
to build a .deb package or packages.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
-.B \-v
-Verbose mode; show all commands that modify the package build directory, etc.
+.B debhelper options
+See
+.BR debhelper (1)
+for a list of options common to all debhelper commands.
.TP
-.B \-a
-Build all architecture dependent packages.
+.B --destdir=directory
+Use this if you want the generated .deb files to be put in a directory other
+than the default of ".."
.TP
-.B \-i
-Build all architecture independent packages.
-.TP
-.B \-ppackage
-Build the package named "package".
-.SH NOTES
-The
-.B \-a
-.B \-i
-and
-.B \-p
-arguments are cumulative. If none are specified, then all packages listed in
-the control file will be built.
+.B \-uparams
+Pass "params" to
+.BR dpkg-deb (1)
+when it is used to build the package.
.SH ENVIRONMENT
-.TP
-.I DH_VERBOSE
-Enables verbose mode
+See
+.BR debhelper (1)
+for a list of environment variables that affect all debhelper commands.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-.BR /usr/doc/debhelper/README
+.BR debhelper (1)
.SH AUTHOR
Joey Hess <joeyh@master.debian.org>