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@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@ +dpkg - Debian's package maintenance system + +The primary interface for the dpkg suite is the ‘dselect’ program; +a more low-level and less user-friendly interface is available in +the form of the ‘dpkg’ command. + + +Releases +-------- + +The current legacy, stable and development releases can be found at: + + <http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/d/dpkg/> + +For older releases check: + + <http://snapshot.debian.org/package/dpkg/> + + +Mailing List +------------ + +The subscription interface and web archives can be found at: + + <https://lists.debian.org/debian-dpkg/> + +The mailing list address is (no subscription required to post): + + debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org + + +Source Repository +----------------- + + <https://git.dpkg.org/cgit/dpkg/dpkg.git> + + +Building from git source +------------------------ + +To prepare the dpkg source tree from git before starting the build process +some required software needs to be installed: + + GNU autoconf >= 2.60 + GNU automake >= 1.11 + GNU libtool >= 2.0 + GNU autopoint >= 0.19.7 (from GNU gettext) + GNU gettext >= 0.19.7 (only with --enable-nls) + +After installing the needed software, and running the following command on +the git tree: + + $ ./autogen + +the source should be roughly equivalent to the distributed tar source. + +To enable translated documentation this software will be needed: + + po4a >= 0.43 + + +Building from tar source +------------------------ + +The minimum software required to configure and build dpkg from a tarball is: + + C89 compiler with few C99 extensions (see doc/coding-style.txt) + perl (see doc/coding-style.txt) + pkg-config + GNU make + +To enable optional functionality or programs, this software might be needed: + + libmd (used by libdpkg, currently falling back to embedded code) + libz (from zlib, used instead of gzip command-line tool) + liblzma (from xz utils, used instead of xz command-line tool) + libbz2 (from bzip2, used instead of bzip2 command-line tool) + libselinux + curses compatible library (needed on --enable-dselect) + +To run the test suite («make check»): + + Test::MinimumVersion perl module (optional, author) + Test::Pod perl module (optional) + Test::Pod::Coverage perl module (optional, author) + Test::Spelling perl module (optional, author) + Test::Strict perl module (optional) + Test::Synopsis perl module (optional, author) + Test::Perl::Critic perl module (optional, author) + aspell (optional, author) + aspell-en (optional, author) + codespell (optional, author) + cppcheck (optional, author) + fakeroot (optional) + gpg (optional) + i18nspector (optional, author) + shellcheck (optional, author) + + Define the environment variable DPKG_DEVEL_MODE or AUTHOR_TESTING to run + the test suite in development mode, to include tests that might not be + pertinent during normal release builds. + +To enable additional developer's documentation («make doc») this software +will be needed: + + pod2man + doxygen + dot + +To enable code coverage («./configure --enable-coverage; make coverage») +this software is needed: + + lcov (from the Linux Test Project) + Devel-Cover perl module + +The build process is done by running the usual «./configure; make». To +see all available configuration options please run «./configure --help». +The following configure options might be of interest to disable specific +programs: + + --disable-dselect + --disable-start-stop-daemon + --disable-update-alternatives + +And the following to disable modifications to the build flags: + + --disable-compiler-warnings + --disable-compiler-optimizations + --disable-linker-optimizations |