{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "cvs-debuild",
    "section": "1",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/cvs-debuild/1/json",
    "generated": "2026-09-01T15:54:42Z",
    "synopsis": "cvs-debuild [debuild options] [cvs-buildpackage options] [--lintian-opts lintian options]",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "cvs-debuild - build a Debian package using cvs-buildpackage and debuild\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "cvs-debuild [debuild options] [cvs-buildpackage options] [--lintian-opts lintian options]\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "cvs-debuild is a wrapper around cvs-buildpackage to run it with debuild as the package-build‐\ning program.  (This cannot simply be accomplished using the -C option of cvs-buildpackage, as\nit does not know how to handle all of the special debuild options.)\n\nThe  program  simply stashes the debuild and lintian options, and passes them to debuild when\nit is called by cvs-buildpackage.  All of the standard debuild options may be used (as listed\nbelow), but note that the root command specified by any --rootcmd or -r  command-line  option\nwill  be passed as an option to cvs-buildpackage.  The first non-debuild option detected will\nsignal the start of the cvs-buildpackage options.\n\nThe selection of the root command is slightly subtle: if there are any command-line  options,\nthese  will  be  used.  If not, then if cvs-buildpackage is set up to use a default root com‐\nmand, that will be used.  Finally, if neither of these are the case, then  debuild  will  use\nits procedures to determine an appropriate command, as described in its documentation.\n\nSee the manpages for debuild(1) and cvs-buildpackage for more information about the behaviour\nof each.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "The  following  are  the debuild options recognised by cvs-debuild.  All cvs-buildpackage and\nlintian options are simply passed to the appropriate program.  For explanations of the  mean‐\nings of these variables, see debuild(1).\n\n--no-conf, --noconf\n\n--rootcmd=gain-root-command, -rgain-root-command\n",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "--preserve-env",
                    "content": "--preserve-envvar=var, -evar\n\n--set-envvar=var=value, -evar=value\n\n--lintian, --no-lintian\n\n--ignore-dirname, --check-dirname\nThese should not be needed, but it is provided nevertheless.\n",
                    "long": "--preserve-env"
                }
            ]
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "cvs-buildpackage(1), debuild(1), dpkg-buildpackage(1), lintian(1)\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHOR": {
            "content": "This program was written by Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org>.\n\nDEBIAN                                    Debian Utilities                            CVS-DEBUILD(1)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "cvs-debuild - build a Debian package using cvs-buildpackage and debuild",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "",
            "long": "--preserve-env",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "--preserve-envvar=var, -evar --set-envvar=var=value, -evar=value --lintian, --no-lintian --ignore-dirname, --check-dirname These should not be needed, but it is provided nevertheless."
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "cvs-buildpackage",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/cvs-buildpackage/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "debuild",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/debuild/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "dpkg-buildpackage",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/dpkg-buildpackage/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "lintian",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/lintian/1/json"
        }
    ]
}