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[ Source: devscripts  ]

Package: devscripts (1.5)

Scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier.

 Contains the following (used to be part of debmake):
  - debchange: Maintain debian/changelog files to record changes
  - debclean: Purge a debian sourcetree
  - release: Upload, manage release numbers, clear bugs, announcements...
  - build: Wrapper to build a package without having to su or worry about
 how to invoke dpkg to build using fakeroot. Also deals with common
 environment problems, umask etc.
  - debpkg : dpkg wrapper to be able to manage/test packages without su.
  - debi,debc convenience scripts for often repeated maintainer tasks.
  - deblint: Verify that a package conforms to certain guidelines
  - uupdate: Integrate upstream changes into a sourcepackage
  - uscan: Scan upstream sites for changes
 And a set of example mail filters for use of debian mailing lists with exim procmail etc,

Other Packages Related to devscripts

  • depends
  • recommends
  • suggests
  • dep: dpkg-dev
    Package building tools for Debian Linux
  • dep: ed
    The classic unix line editor
  • dep: file
    Determines file type using "magic" numbers
  • dep: libc6
    The GNU C library version 2 (run-time files).
  • dep: patch
    Apply a diff file to an original
  • dep: perl
    Larry Wall's Practical Extracting and Report Language.
  • sug: fakeroot
    Gives a fake root environment.

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Download for all available architectures
Architecture Package Size Installed Size Files
i386 21.3 kB66 kB [list of files]
m68k 21.3 kB66 kB [list of files]