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 determine
which versions of packages are required. It should be able to run under fakeroot rather than being run as root, as fakeroot dpkg-genbuild-
deps, 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
The Debian Policy Manual, sections on Build-Depends etc., dpkg-depcheck(1) and fakeroot(1).
AUTHOR
The original dpkg-genbuilddeps was written by Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org>. The current version is a simple wrapper around dpkg-
depcheck written by Bill Allombert <ballombe@debian.org>. This manual page was written by Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org>.
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DPKG-DEPCHECK(1) DEBIAN DPKG-DEPCHECK(1)NAME
dpkg-depcheck - determine packages used to execute a command
SYNOPSIS
dpkg-depcheck [options] command
DESCRIPTION
This program runs the specified command under strace and then determines and outputs the packages used in the process. The list can be
trimmed in various ways as described in the options below. A good example of this program would be the command dpkg-depcheck -b
debian/rules build, which would give a good first approximation to the Build-Depends line needed by a Debian package. Note, however, that
this does not give any direct information on versions required or architecture-specific packages.
OPTIONS -a, --all
Report all packages used to run command. This is the default behaviour. If used in conjunction with -b, -d or -m, gives additional
information on those packages skipped by these options.
-b, --build-depends
Do not report any build-essential or essential packages used, or any of their (direct or indirect) dependencies.
-d, --ignore-dev-deps
Do not show packages used which are direct dependencies of -dev packages used. This implies -b.
-m, --min-deps
Output a minimal set of packages needed, taking into account direct dependencies. Using -m implies -d and also -b.
-C, --C-locale
Run command with the C locale.
--no-C-locale
Don't change locale when running command.
-l, --list-files
Also report the list of files used in each package.
--no-list-files
Do not report the files used in each package. Cancels a -l option.
-o, --output=FILE
Output the package diagnostics to FILE instead of stdout.
-O, --strace-output=FILE
Write the strace output to FILE when tracing command instead of using a temporary file.
-I, --strace-input=FILE
Get strace output from FILE instead of tracing command; strace must have be run with the -f -q options for this to work.
-f, --features=LIST
Enable or disabled features given in the comma-separated LIST as follows. A feature is enabled with +feature or just feature and
disabled with -feature. The currently recognised features are:
warn-local
Warn if files in /usr/local or /var/local are used. Enabled by default.
discard-check-version
Discards execve when only a --version argument is given to the program; this works around some configure scripts that check
for binaries they don't actually use. Enabled by default.
trace-local
Also try to identify files which are accessed in /usr/local and /var/local. Not usually very useful, as Debian does not
place files in these directories. Disabled by default.
catch-alternatives
Warn about access to files controlled by the Debian alternatives mechanism. Enabled by default.
discard-sgml-catalogs
Discards access to SGML catalogs; some SGML tools read all the registered catalogs at startup. Files matching the regexp
/usr/share/sgml/.*.cat are recognised as catalogs. Enabled by default.
--no-conf, --noconf
Do not read any configuration files. This can only be used as the first option given on the command-line.
-h, --help
Display usage information and exit.
-v, --version
Display version and copyright information and exit.
CONFIGURATION VARIABLES
The two configuration files /etc/devscripts.conf and ~/.devscripts are sourced in that order to set configuration variables. Command line
options can be used to override configuration file settings. Environment variable settings are ignored for this purpose. The currently
recognised variable is:
DPKG_DEPCHECK_OPTIONS
These are options which are parsed before the command-line options. For example,
DPKG_DEPCHECK_OPTIONS="-b -f-catch-alternatives"
which passes these options to dpkg-depcheck before any command-line options are processed. You are advised not to try tricky quot-
ing, because of the vagaries of shell quoting!
SEE ALSO dpkg(1), strace(1), update-alternatives(8) and devscripts.conf(5).
COPYING
Copyright 2001 Bill Allombert <ballombe@debian.org>. Modifications copyright 2002,2003 Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org>. dpkg-depcheck is
free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, version 2 or (at your option) any later version, and you are welcome to change it
and/or distribute copies of it under certain conditions. There is absolutely no warranty for dpkg-depcheck.
dpkg-depcheck March 2002 DPKG-DEPCHECK(1)