dpkg-genchanges(1) — Linux manual page

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dpkg-genchanges(1)             dpkg suite             dpkg-genchanges(1)

NAME         top

       dpkg-genchanges - generate Debian .changes files

SYNOPSIS         top

       dpkg-genchanges [option...]

DESCRIPTION         top

       dpkg-genchanges reads information from an unpacked and built
       Debian source tree and from the files it has generated and
       generates a Debian upload control file (.changes file).

OPTIONS         top

       --build=type
           Specifies the build type from a comma-separated list of
           components (since dpkg 1.18.5).

           The allowed values are:

           source
               Upload the source package.

           any Upload the architecture specific binary packages.

           all Upload the architecture independent binary packages.

           binary
               Upload the architecture specific and independent binary
               packages.  This is an alias for any,all.

           full
               Upload everything.  This is alias for source,any,all, and
               the same as the default case when no build option is
               specified.

       -g  Equivalent to --build=source,all (since dpkg 1.17.11).

       -G  Equivalent to --build=source,any (since dpkg 1.17.11).

       -b  Equivalent to --build=binary or --build=any,all.

       -B  Equivalent to --build=any.

       -A  Equivalent to --build=all.

       -S  Equivalent to --build=source.

       The -sx options control whether the original source archive is
       included in the upload if any source is being generated (i.e.  -b
       or -B haven't been used).

       -si By default, or if specified, the original source will be
           included only if the upstream version number (the version
           without epoch and without Debian revision) differs from the
           upstream version number of the previous changelog entry.

       -sa Forces the inclusion of the original source.

       -sd Forces the exclusion of the original source and includes only
           the diff.

       -vversion
           Causes changelog information from all versions strictly later
           than version to be used.

       -Cchanges-description
           Read the description of the changes from the file changes-
           description rather than using the information from the source
           tree's changelog file.

       -mmaintainer-address
           Use maintainer-address as the name and email address of the
           maintainer for this package, rather than using the
           information from the source tree's control file.

       -emaintainer-address
           Use maintainer-address as the name and email address of the
           maintainer for this upload, rather than using the information
           from the source tree's changelog.

       -Vname=value
           Set an output substitution variable.  See deb-substvars(5)
           for a discussion of output substitution.

       -Tsubstvars-file
           Read substitution variables in substvars-file; the default is
           debian/substvars.  No variable substitution is done on any of
           the fields that are output, except for the contents extracted
           from each binary package Description field (since dpkg
           1.19.0), however the special variable Format will override
           the field of the same name.  This option can be used multiple
           times to read substitution variables from multiple files
           (since dpkg 1.15.6).

       -Dfield=value
           Override or add an output control file field.

       -Ufield
           Remove an output control file field.

       -ccontrolfile
           Specifies the main source control file to read information
           from.  The default is debian/control.

       -lchangelog-file
           Specifies the changelog file to read information from.  The
           default is debian/changelog.

       -ffiles-list-file
           Read the list of files to be uploaded here, rather than using
           debian/files.

       -Fchangelog-format
           Specifies the format of the changelog.  See
           dpkg-parsechangelog(1) for information about alternative
           formats.

       -uupload-files-dir
           Look for the files to be uploaded in upload-files-dir rather
           than ..  (dpkg-genchanges needs to find these files so that
           it can include their sizes and checksums in the .changes
           file).

       -q  Usually dpkg-genchanges will produce informative messages on
           standard error, for example about how many of the package's
           source files are being uploaded.  -q suppresses these
           messages.

       -O[filename]
           Print the changes file to standard output (the default) or to
           filename if specified (since dpkg 1.18.5).

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

       --version
           Show the version and exit.

ENVIRONMENT         top

       DEB_HOST_ARCH
           Sets the host architecture.

       DPKG_COLORS
           Sets the color mode (since dpkg 1.18.5).  The currently
           accepted values are: auto (default), always and never.

       DPKG_NLS
           If set, it will be used to decide whether to activate Native
           Language Support, also known as internationalization (or
           i18n) support (since dpkg 1.19.0).  The accepted values are:
           0 and 1 (default).

FILES         top

       debian/files
           The list of generated files which are part of the upload
           being prepared.  dpkg-genchanges reads the data here when
           producing a .changes file.

SEE ALSO         top

       deb-substvars(5), deb-src-control(5), deb-src-files(5),
       deb-changelog(5), deb-changes(5).

COLOPHON         top

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Pages that refer to this page: dpkg-buildpackage(1)deb-src-files(5)deb-substvars(5)