NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       dh_builddeb - build debian packages

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       dh_builddeb [debhelper options] [--destdir=directory] [--name=filename]
       [-- params]

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       dh_builddeb simply calls dpkg(8) to build a debian package or packages.

OPTIONS    [Toc]    [Back]

       --destdir=directory
	   Use this if you want the generated .deb files to be put in a directory
 other than the default of ".."

       --name=filename
	   Use this if you want to force the generated .deb file to have a
	   particular file name. Does not work well if more than one .deb is
	   generated!

       -uparams
       -- params
	   Pass params to dpkg(1) when it is used to build the package.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       debhelper(1)

       This program is a part of debhelper.

AUTHOR    [Toc]    [Back]

       Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>



3rd Berkeley Distribution	  2002-01-10			DH_BUILDDEB(1)