1dpkg-genchanges(1) dpkg utilities dpkg-genchanges(1)
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6 dpkg-genchanges - generate Debian .changes files
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9 dpkg-genchanges [options]
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12 dpkg-genchanges reads information from an unpacked and built Debian
13 source tree and from the files it has generated and generates a Debian
14 upload control file (.changes file).
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17 -b, -B, -A
18 Specifies that a binary-only build is taking place (no source
19 files are to be included). There's no distinction between -b, -B
20 and -A, the produced .changes file will include whatever files
21 were created by the binary-* target(s) of the package being
22 built.
23 -S Specifies that only the source should be uploaded (no binary
25 packages will be included).
26 The -sx options control whether the original source archive is included
28 in the upload if any source is being generated (i.e. -b or -B haven't
29 been used).
30 -si By default, or if specified, the original source will be
32 included only if the upstream version number (the version with‐
33 out epoch and without Debian revision) differs from the upstream
34 version number of the previous changelog entry.
35 -sa Forces the inclusion of the original source.
37 -sd Forces the exclusion of the original source and includes only
39 the diff.
40 -vversion
42 Causes changelog information from all versions strictly later
43 than version to be used.
44 -Cchangesdescription
46 Read the description of the changes from the file changesde‐
47 scription rather than using the information from the source
48 tree's changelog file.
49 -mmaintaineraddress
51 Use maintaineraddress as the name and email address of the main‐
52 tainer for this package, rather than using the information from
53 the source tree's control file.
54 -emaintaineraddress
56 Use maintaineraddress as the name and email address of the main‐
57 tainer for this upload, rather than using the information from
58 the source tree's changelog.
59 -Vname=value
61 Set an output substitution variable. See deb-substvars(5) for a
62 discussion of output substitution.
63 -Tsubstvarsfile
65 Read substitution variables in substvarsfile; the default is
66 debian/substvars. No variable substitution is done on any of
67 the fields that are output, however the special variable Format
68 will override the field of the same name.
69 -Dfield=value
71 Override or add an output control file field.
72 -Ufield
74 Remove an output control file field.
75 -ccontrolfile
77 Specifies the main source control file to read information from.
78 The default is debian/control.
79 -lchangelogfile
81 Specifies the change log file to read information from. The
82 default is debian/changelog.
83 -ffileslistfile
85 Read the list of files to be uploaded here, rather than using
86 debian/files.
87 -Fchangelogformat
89 Specifies the format of the changelog. By default the format is
90 read from a special line near the bottom of the changelog or
91 failing that defaults to the debian standard format.
92 -uuploadfilesdir
94 Look for the files to be uploaded in uploadfilesdir rather than
95 .. (dpkg-genchanges needs to find these files so that it can
96 include their sizes and checksums in the .changes file).
97 -q Usually dpkg-genchanges will produce informative messages on
99 standard error, for example about how many of the package's
100 source files are being uploaded. -q suppresses these messages.
101 -h, --help
103 Show the usage message and exit.
104 --version
106 Show the version and exit.
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109 debian/files
110 The list of generated files which are part of the upload being
111 prepared. dpkg-genchanges reads the data here when producing a
112 .changes file.
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115 Copyright © 1995-1996 Ian Jackson
116 Copyright © 2000 Wichert Akkerman
117 This is free software; see the GNU General Public Licence version 2 or
119 later for copying conditions. There is NO WARRANTY.
120Debian Project 2008-08-18 dpkg-genchanges(1)