# info > CVS-DEBUILD

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type: CommandReference
command: cvs-debuild
mode: man
section: 1
source: man-pages
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## Quick Reference

- `cvs-debuild` — build a Debian package using cvs-buildpackage and debuild (default options)
- `cvs-debuild --no-lintian` — build without running lintian
- `cvs-debuild -r fakeroot` — specify root command (e.g., fakeroot)
- `cvs-debuild --preserve-env` — preserve environment variables
- `cvs-debuild --lintian` — run lintian after build

## Name

cvs-debuild - build a Debian package using cvs-buildpackage and debuild

## Synopsis

`cvs-debuild [debuild options] [cvs-buildpackage options] [--lintian-opts lintian options]`

## Options

- `--no-conf, --noconf` — ignore configuration files
- `--rootcmd=gain-root-command, -rgain-root-command` — specify root command (passed to cvs-buildpackage)
- `--preserve-env` — preserve entire environment
- `--preserve-envvar=var, -evar` — preserve specific environment variable
- `--set-envvar=var=value, -evar=value` — set environment variable
- `--lintian, --no-lintian` — enable or disable lintian run after build
- `--ignore-dirname, --check-dirname` — rarely needed, provided for completeness

## See Also

- [cvs-buildpackage(1)](https://manpages.debian.org/cvs-buildpackage.1)
- [debuild(1)](https://manpages.debian.org/debuild.1)
- [dpkg-buildpackage(1)](https://manpages.debian.org/dpkg-buildpackage.1)
- [lintian(1)](https://manpages.debian.org/lintian.1)