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NAME
python-mkdebian - Generate a suitable Debian source package for a standard distutils application
SYNOPSIS
python-mkdebian
[options]
DESCRIPTION
This script generates a reasonably Debian Policy compliant Debian source
package for a Python application that uses distutils properly. It assumes that
there are no public Python modules, and generates just a single application
binary package.
Information is taken from setup.py's generated .egg-info file: author, project
name, description, version, upstream source, license, and required and provided
Python modules (which are translated to Debian python library package names,
and automatically added as package dependencies).
It generates a simple cdbs/python-support rules file.
python-mkdebian
was designed to be used with the
DistUtilsExtra.auto
module, which calculates required Python dependencies automatically. However,
it makes no explicit assumptions about
DistUtilsExtra,
so if
setup.py
has complete information it will work with any distutils setup.
OPTIONS
--force-control
Force whole control file to be recreated. By default it will not touch an
already existing control file, so that you can customize them.
--force-copyright
Force whole copyright file to be recreated. By default it will not touch an
already existing copyright file, so that you can customize them.
--force-rules
Force whole rules file to be recreated. By default it will not touch an
already existing rules file, so that you can customize them.
--changelog=CHANGELOG
Add changelog entry to debian/changelog (can be
specified multiple times)
--dependency=PACKAGENAME
Add additional debian package dependency (can be
specified multiple times)
--prefix=PREFIX
Ask for installing all your modules in the dedicated PREFIX (default is /usr)