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.TH "DH-MAKE-GOLANG" "1" "" "2018-09-15" ""
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.SH NAME
.PP
dh-make-golang - automatically creates Debian packaging for Go packages
.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\f[B]dh-make-golang\f[R] [\f[I]globalflags\f[R]] <\f[I]command\f[R]>
[\f[I]flags\f[R]] <\f[I]args\f[R]>
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
\f[B]dh-make-golang\f[R] is a tool to automatically create Debian
packaging for Go packages.
Its goal is to automate away as much of the work as possible when
creating a Debian package for a Go library package.
.PP
For backwards compatibility, when no command is specified, the
\f[B]make\f[R] command is executed.
To learn more about a command, run \[lq]dh-make-golang
<\f[I]command\f[R]> -help\[rq], for example \[lq]dh-make-golang make
-help\[rq].
.SH COMMANDS
.TP
\f[B]make\f[R] \f[I]go-package-importpath\f[R]
Create a Debian package.
\f[B]dh-make-golang\f[R] will create new files and directories in the
current working directory.
It will connect to the internet to download the specified Go package.
.TP
\f[B]search\f[R] \f[I]pattern\f[R]
Search Debian for already-existing packages.
Uses Go\[cq]s default regexp syntax
(https://golang.org/pkg/regexp/syntax/).
.TP
\f[B]estimate\f[R] \f[I]go-package-importpath\f[R]
Estimates the work necessary to bring \f[I]go-package-importpath\f[R]
into Debian by printing all currently unpacked repositories.
.TP
\f[B]create-salsa-project\f[R] \f[I]project-name\f[R]
Create a project for hosting Debian packaging.
.SH OPTIONS
.PP
Run \f[B]dh-make-golang\f[R] -help for more details.
.SH AUTHOR
.PP
This manual page was written by Michael Stapelberg
<stapelberg@debian.org> and Dr.\ Tobias Quathamer <toddy@debian.org>,
for the Debian project (and may be used by others).