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NAME

       dpkg-buildpackage - build binary or source packages from sources

SYNOPSIS

       dpkg-buildpackage [options]

DESCRIPTION

       dpkg-buildpackage is a program that automates the process of building a
       Debian package. It consists of the following steps:

       1. It prepares the build environment  by  setting  various  environment
          variables  (see  ENVIRONMENT)  and  calls dpkg-source --before-build
          (unless -T or --target has been used).

       2. It  checks  that  the  build-dependencies  and  build-conflicts  are
          satisfied (unless -d is specified).

       3. If  a  specific  target  has  been  selected with the -T or --target
          option, it calls that target and  stops  here.  Otherwise  it  calls
          fakeroot  debian/rules  clean to clean the build-tree (unless -nc is
          specified).

       4. It calls dpkg-source -b to generate the  source  package  (unless  a
          binary-only build has been requested with -b, -B or -A).

       5. It  calls  debian/rules  build  followed  by  fakeroot  debian/rules
          binary-target (unless a source-only build has  been  requested  with
          -S).  Note  that binary-target is either binary (default case, or if
          -b is specified) or binary-arch (if -B is specified) or binary-indep
          (if -A is specified).

       6. It  calls  gpg  to  sign  the  .dsc  file  (if  any,  unless  -us is
          specified).

       7. It calls dpkg-genchanges to generate a .changes  file.   Many  dpkg-
          buildpackage options are forwarded to dpkg-genchanges.

       8. It calls gpg to sign the .changes file (unless -uc is specified).

       9. If -tc is specified, it will call fakeroot debian/rules clean again.
          Finally it calls dpkg-source --after-build.

OPTIONS

       -b     Specifies a binary-only build, no source files are to  be  built
              and/or distributed. Passed to dpkg-genchanges.

       -B     Specifies a binary-only build, limited to architecture dependent
              packages.  Passed to dpkg-genchanges.

       -A     Specifies  a  binary-only   build,   limited   to   architecture
              independent packages. Passed to dpkg-genchanges.

       -S     Specifies  a  source-only  build,  no binary packages need to be
              made.  Passed to dpkg-genchanges.

       -F     Specifies a normal full build, binary and source  packages  will
              be  built.   This  is the same as the default case when no build
              option is specified.

       --target=target
       --target target
       -Ttarget
              Calls  debian/rules  target  after  having   setup   the   build
              environment  and  stops  the  package  build  process  here.  If
              --as-root is also given, then the command is  executed  as  root
              (see -r). Note that official targets that are required to be run
              as root by the Debian policy do not need this option.

       --as-root
              Only meaningful together with --target. Requires that the target
              be run with root rights.

       -si
       -sa
       -sd
       -vversion
       -Cchangesdescription
       -mmaintaineraddress
       -emaintaineraddress
              Passed unchanged to dpkg-genchanges. See its manual page.

       -aarchitecture
              Specify  the  Debian architecture we build for. The architecture
              of the machine we build on is determined automatically,  and  is
              also the default for the host machine.

       -tgnu-system-type
              Specify  the  GNU  system  type  we build for. It can be used in
              place of -a or as a  complement  to  override  the  default  GNU
              system type of the target Debian architecture.

       -jjobs Number  of  jobs allowed to be run simultaneously, equivalent to
              the make(1) option of the same name.  Will  add  itself  to  the
              MAKEFLAGS   environment   variable,   which   should  cause  all
              subsequent make invocations to inherit  the  option.  Also  adds
              parallel=jobs  to  the  DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS  environment  variable
              which allows debian/rules files  to  use  this  information  for
              their  own  purposes.   The  parallel=jobs  in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS
              environment variable will override the -j value if  this  option
              is given.

       -D     Check  build  dependencies  and conflicts; abort if unsatisfied.
              This is the default behavior.

       -d     Do not check build dependencies and conflicts.

       -nc    Do not clean the source tree (implies -b  if  nothing  else  has
              been selected among -B, -A or -S).

       -tc    Clean  the  source  tree  (using  gain-root-command debian/rules
              clean) after the package has been built.

       -rgain-root-command
              When dpkg-buildpackage  needs  to  execute  part  of  the  build
              process  as root, it prefixes the command it executes with gain-
              root-command if one has been specified. Otherwise, if  none  has
              been specified, fakeroot will be used by default, if the command
              is present.  gain-root-command should start with the name  of  a
              program  on  the  PATH and will get as arguments the name of the
              real command to run and the arguments  it  should  take.   gain-
              root-command   can  include  parameters  (they  must  be  space-
              separated) but no shell metacharacters.  gain-root-command might
              typically  be  fakeroot,  sudo,  super  or  really.   su  is not
              suitable, since it can only invoke  the  user's  shell  with  -c
              instead  of  passing arguments individually to the command to be
              run.

       -Rrules-file
              Building a Debian package usually involves invoking debian/rules
              as  a command with several standard parameters. With this option
              it's possible to use another program  invocation  to  build  the
              package   (it   can   include   space   separated   parameters).
              Alternatively it can be used to execute the standard rules  file
              with    another    make    program   (for   example   by   using
              /usr/local/bin/make -f debian/rules as rules-file).

       -psign-command
              When dpkg-buildpackage needs to execute GPG or  PGP  to  sign  a
              source  control (.dsc) file or a .changes file it will run sign-
              command (searching the PATH if necessary) instead of gpg.  sign-
              command  will  get all the arguments that pgp would have gotten.
              If sign-command takes its  arguments  in  GPG  rather  than  PGP
              style, you should give the -sgpg option. sign-command should not
              contain spaces or any other shell metacharacters.

       -kkey-id
              Specify a key-ID to use when signing packages.

       -us    Do not sign the source package.

       -uc    Do not sign the .changes file.

       -i[regexp]
       -I[pattern]
       -s[nsAkurKUR]
       -z, -Z
              Passed unchanged to dpkg-source. See its manual page.

       --source-option=opt
              Pass option opt to dpkg-source.

       --changes-option=opt
              Pass option opt to dpkg-genchanges.

       --admindir=dir
       --admindir dir
              Change the location of the dpkg database. The  default  location
              is /var/lib/dpkg.

       -h, --help
              Show the usage message and exit.

       --version
              Show the version and exit.

ENVIRONMENT

       Even  if  dpkg-buildpackage  export some variables, debian/rules should
       not rely on their  presence  and  should  instead  use  the  respective
       interface to retrieve the needed values.

   Variables set by dpkg-architecture
       dpkg-architecture  is  called  with the -a and -t parameters forwarded.
       Any variable that is output by its -s option is integrated in the build
       environment.

   Compiler flags
       The   CFLAGS,   CXXFLAGS,  FFLAGS,  CPPFLAGS  and  LDFLAGS  environment
       variables are set to the values that dpkg-buildflags returned. See  its
       manual page for more information.

BUGS

       It should be possible to specify spaces and shell metacharacters in and
       initial arguments for gain-root-command and sign-command.

SEE ALSO

       dpkg-source(1), dpkg-architecture(1), dpkg-genchanges(1),  fakeroot(1),
       gpg(1).

AUTHORS

       Copyright (C) 1995-1996 Ian Jackson
       Copyright (C) 2000 Wichert Akkerman
       Copyright (C) 2007 Frank Lichtenheld
       Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Raphael Hertzog

       This  is free software; see the GNU General Public Licence version 2 or
       later for copying conditions. There is NO WARRANTY.