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DPKG-DEPCHECK(1)                               DEBIAN                               DPKG-DEPCHECK(1)



NAME
       dpkg-depcheck - determine packages used to execute a command

SYNOPSIS
       dpkg-depcheck [options] command

DESCRIPTION
       This  program  runs  the  specified  command under strace and then determines and outputs the
       packages used in the process.  The list can be trimmed in various ways as  described  in  the
       options  below.   A  good  example  of this program would be the command dpkg-depcheck -b de‐‐
       bian/rules build, which would give a good  first  approximation  to  the  Build-Depends  line
       needed by a Debian package.  Note, however, that this does not give any direct information on
       versions required or architecture-specific packages.

OPTIONS
       -a, --all
              Report all packages used to run command.  This is the default behaviour.  If  used  in
              conjunction  with -b, -d or -m, gives additional information on those packages skipped
              by these options.

       -b, --build-depends
              Do not report any build-essential or essential packages used, or any of their  (direct
              or indirect) dependencies.

       -d, --ignore-dev-deps
              Do  not  show packages used which are direct dependencies of -dev packages used.  This
              implies -b.

       -m, --min-deps
              Output a minimal set of packages needed, taking into account direct dependencies.  Us‐
              ing -m implies -d and also -b.

       -C, --C-locale
              Run command with the C locale.

       --no-C-locale
              Don't change locale when running command.

       -l, --list-files
              Also report the list of files used in each package.

       --no-list-files
              Do not report the files used in each package.  Cancels a -l option.

       -o, --output=FILE
              Output the package diagnostics to FILE instead of stdout.

       -O, --strace-output=FILE
              Write  the  strace  output  to  FILE when tracing command instead of using a temporary
              file.

       -I, --strace-input=FILE
              Get strace output from FILE instead of tracing command; strace must have be  run  with
              the -f -q options for this to work.

       -f, --features=LIST
              Enable  or  disabled features given in the comma-separated LIST as follows.  A feature
              is enabled with +feature or just feature and disabled with  -feature.   The  currently
              recognised features are:
              warn-local
                     Warn if files in /usr/local or /var/local are used.  Enabled by default.
              discard-check-version
                     Discards  execve  when  only a --version argument is given to the program; this
                     works around some configure scripts that check for binaries they don't actually
                     use.  Enabled by default.
              trace-local
                     Also  try  to  identify  files which are accessed in /usr/local and /var/local.
                     Not usually very useful, as Debian does not place files in  these  directories.
                     Disabled by default.
              catch-alternatives
                     Warn  about  access  to  files controlled by the Debian alternatives mechanism.
                     Enabled by default.
              discard-sgml-catalogs
                     Discards access to SGML catalogs; some SGML tools read all the registered cata‐
                     logs  at startup.  Files matching the regexp /usr/share/sgml/.*\.cat are recog‐
                     nised  as catalogs.  Enabled by default.

       --no-conf, --noconf
              Do not read any configuration files.  This can only be used as the first option  given
              on the command-line.

       -h, --help
              Display usage information and exit.

       -v, --version
              Display version and copyright information and exit.

CONFIGURATION VARIABLES
       The  two configuration files /etc/devscripts.conf and ~/.devscripts are sourced in that order
       to set configuration variables.  Command line options can be used to  override  configuration
       file  settings.   Environment  variable settings are ignored for this purpose.  The currently
       recognised variable is:

       DPKG_DEPCHECK_OPTIONS
              These are options which are parsed before the command-line options.  For example,

              DPKG_DEPCHECK_OPTIONS="-b -f-catch-alternatives"

              which passes these options to dpkg-depcheck before any command-line options  are  pro‐
              cessed.   You  are advised not to try tricky quoting, because of the vagaries of shell
              quoting!

SEE ALSO
       dpkg(1), strace(1), devscripts.conf(5), update-alternatives(8)

COPYING
       Copyright 2001 Bill Allombert <ballombe AT debian.org>.  Modifications copyright  2002,2003  Ju‐
       lian  Gilbey  <jdg AT debian.org>.   dpkg-depcheck  is free software, covered by the GNU General
       Public License, version 2 or (at your option) any later  version,  and  you  are  welcome  to
       change  it  and/or  distribute copies of it under certain conditions.  There is absolutely no
       warranty for dpkg-depcheck.



dpkg-depcheck                                March 2002                             DPKG-DEPCHECK(1)