debuild:tldr:e46b9
debuild: Build the package in the current directory.
$ debuild
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The "debuild" command is a tool used in the Debian packaging system to build Debian source packages. It is included in the "devscripts" package.
When you run the "debuild" command, it performs the following actions:
- Checks if the environment is suitable for building the package by verifying that the necessary dependencies are available.
- Sets up the build environment by creating a clean build directory and copying the source files and packaging metadata.
- Compiles the source code, applies any necessary patches, and runs the build process.
- Builds the binary packages from the compiled code.
- Performs additional checks and tests on the package.
- Generates signed source packages and binary packages, ready for distribution.
- Cleans up the build environment, removing temporary and intermediate files.
The "debuild" command is typically used by package maintainers in Debian-based Linux distributions to automate the process of building software packages from source code and preparing them for distribution.
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