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MAKE-OCTAVE-FORGE-DEBPKG(1) | User Contributed Perl Documentation | MAKE-OCTAVE-FORGE-DEBPKG(1) |
NAME¶
make-octave-forge-debpkg -- Generate a Debian package from the sources of an Octave-Forge package
SYNOPSIS¶
DESCRIPTION¶
make-octave-forge-debpkg is a helper script for generating a first version of a Debian package for an Octave-Forge package. The command should be launched from the top directory of the unpacked sources of an Octave-Forge packages. A file called DESCRIPTION must be present, from which information about the package is gathered. The following files are generated with sensible contents, although they need further editing:
- debian/changelog
- debian/compat
- debian/control
- debian/copyright
- debian/rules
- debian/source/format
- debian/watch
The files above are only create if they do not exist yet. This allow the use of make-octave-forge-debpkg for updating an already debianized source tree.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES¶
The environment variables DEBFULLNAME and DEBEMAIL are used for generating the identity of the developer, which will appear in debian/changelog and debian/copyright. If they do not exist, FULLNAME and EMAIL are used instead.
DISCLAIMER¶
make-octave-forge-debpkg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
COPYRIGHT¶
Copyright 2012, 2017 Rafael Laboissiere
This script is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU GPL, v3 or later.
AUTHOR¶
Rafael Laboissiere <rafael@laboissiere.net>
2018-01-09 | perl v5.26.1 |