1DH_GENCONTROL(1) Debhelper DH_GENCONTROL(1)
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6 dh_gencontrol - generate and install control file
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9 dh_gencontrol [debhelper options] [-- params]
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12 dh_gencontrol is a debhelper program that is responsible for generating
13 control files, and installing them into the DEBIAN directory with the
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16 This program is merely a wrapper around dpkg-gencontrol(1), which calls
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20 Note that if you use dh_gencontrol, you must also use dh_builddeb(1) to
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22 dh_gencontrol (via dpkg-gencontrol(1)) declares which packages are
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28 Pass params to dpkg-gencontrol(1).
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37 This program is a part of debhelper.
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40 Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>
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