Name

mk_deb_do — Begin Debian package definition

Synopsis

mk_deb_do PACKAGE=name VERSION=version DEBIANFILES=debfiles

Options

PACKAGE=name

Sets the name of the package.

VERSION=ver

Sets the version of the package.

DEBIANFILES=debfiles

Specifies a list of Debian build files (those usually appearing in the debian subdirectory). The files will be processed as if by mk_output_file, and any .in file suffixes will be stripped. You must provide control, rules, and changelog at a minimum. Do not provide any .install or .dirs files, as these will generated automatically.

Description

Begins the definition of an Debian package.

After invoking this function, you can use functions such as mk_package_targets or mk_package_patterns to add files to the package, or mk_deb_sub_do to define subpackages. End the definition of the package with mk_deb_done.