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

6       dpkg-genchanges - generate Debian .changes files
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SYNOPSIS

9       dpkg-genchanges [option...]
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DESCRIPTION

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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OPTIONS

17       --build=type
18              Specifies   the  build  type  from  a  comma-separated  list  of
19              components (since dpkg 1.18.5).
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21              The allowed values are:
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23              source Upload the source package.
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25              any    Upload the architecture specific binary packages.
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27              all    Upload the architecture independent binary packages.
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29              binary Upload the architecture specific and  independent  binary
30                     packages.  This is an alias for any,all.
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32              full   Upload everything.  This is alias for source,any,all, and
33                     the same as the default case  when  no  build  option  is
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36       -g     Equivalent to --build=source,all (since dpkg 1.17.11).
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38       -G     Equivalent to --build=source,any (since dpkg 1.17.11).
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40       -b     Equivalent to --build=binary or --build=any,all.
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42       -B     Equivalent to --build=any.
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44       -A     Equivalent to --build=all.
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46       -S     Equivalent to --build=source.
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48       The -sx options control whether the original source archive is included
49       in the upload if any source is being generated (i.e.  -b or -B  haven't
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52       -si    By  default,  or  if  specified,  the  original  source  will be
53              included only  if  the  upstream  version  number  (the  version
54              without  epoch  and  without  Debian  revision) differs from the
55              upstream version number of the previous changelog entry.
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57       -sa    Forces the inclusion of the original source.
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59       -sd    Forces the exclusion of the original source  and  includes  only
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63              Causes  changelog  information  from all versions strictly later
64              than version to be used.
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66       -Cchanges-description
67              Read the description of  the  changes  from  the  file  changes-
68              description  rather  than  using the information from the source
69              tree's changelog file.
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71       -mmaintainer-address
72              Use maintainer-address as the name  and  email  address  of  the
73              maintainer  for  this package, rather than using the information
74              from the source tree's control file.
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76       -emaintainer-address
77              Use maintainer-address as the name  and  email  address  of  the
78              maintainer  for  this  upload, rather than using the information
79              from the source tree's changelog.
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81       -Vname=value
82              Set an output substitution variable.  See deb-substvars(5) for a
83              discussion of output substitution.
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85       -Tsubstvars-file
86              Read  substitution  variables  in substvars-file; the default is
87              debian/substvars.  No variable substitution is done  on  any  of
88              the  fields that are output, however the special variable Format
89              will override the field of the same name.  This  option  can  be
90              used multiple times to read substitution variables from multiple
91              files (since dpkg 1.15.6).
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95              Override or add an output control file field.
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98              Remove an output control file field.
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100       -ccontrolfile
101              Specifies the main source control file to read information from.
102              The default is debian/control.
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104       -lchangelog-file
105              Specifies  the  changelog  file  to  read  information from. The
106              default is debian/changelog.
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108       -ffiles-list-file
109              Read the list of files to be uploaded here,  rather  than  using
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112       -Fchangelog-format
113              Specifies     the     format     of     the    changelog.    See
114              dpkg-parsechangelog(1)   for   information   about   alternative
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117       -uupload-files-dir
118              Look  for  the  files  to be uploaded in upload-files-dir rather
119              than ..  (dpkg-genchanges needs to find these files so  that  it
120              can include their sizes and checksums in the .changes file).
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122       -q     Usually  dpkg-genchanges  will  produce  informative messages on
123              standard error, for example about  how  many  of  the  package's
124              source files are being uploaded.  -q suppresses these messages.
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126       -O[filename]
127              Print  the  changes  file to standard output (the default) or to
128              filename if specified (since dpkg 1.18.5).
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130       -?, --help
131              Show the usage message and exit.
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133       --version
134              Show the version and exit.
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FILES

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

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