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## NAME
       dpkg-genbuildinfo - generate Debian .buildinfo files

## SYNOPSIS
       **dpkg-genbuildinfo** [_option_...]

## DESCRIPTION
       **dpkg-genbuildinfo** reads information from an unpacked and built Debian source tree and from
       the files it has generated and generates a Debian control file describing the build
       environment and the build artifacts (**.buildinfo** file).

       This command was introduced in dpkg 1.18.11.

## OPTIONS
       **--build=**_type_
           Specifies the build _type_ from a comma-separated list of components.

           The allowed values are:

           **any** Generate build information including unqualified build dependencies (**Build-Depends**)
               and architecture specific build dependencies (**Build-Depends-Arch**).

           **all** Generate build information including unqualified build dependencies (**Build-Depends**)
               and architecture independent build dependencies (**Build-Depends-Indep**).

           **source**
               Effectively ignored; generate build information with just the unqualified build
               dependencies (**Build-Depends**).

           **binary**
               Generate build information with all three types of build dependencies.  This is an
               alias for **any,all**.

           **full**
               Generate build information with all three types of build dependencies.  This is an
               alias for **any,all,source**, and the same as the default case when no build option is
               specified.

### -c
           Specifies the main source control file to read information from. The default is
           **debian/control**.

### -l
           Specifies the changelog file to read information from. The default is **debian/changelog**.

### -f
           Specifies where is the list of files that have been produced by the build, rather than
           using **debian/files**.

### -F
           Specifies the format of the changelog. See [**dpkg-parsechangelog**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/dpkg-parsechangelog/1/markdown) for information about
           alternative formats.

### -O
           Print the buildinfo file to standard output (or _filename_ if specified) rather than to
           _dir_**/**_source-name_binary-version_arch_**.buildinfo** (where _dir_ is **..** by default or _upload-_
           _files-dir_ if **-u** was used).

### -u
           Look for the files to be uploaded in _upload-files-dir_ rather than **..**  (**dpkg-genbuildinfo**
           needs to find these files so that it can include their sizes and checksums in the
           **.buildinfo** file).

### --always-include-kernel
           By default, the **Build-Kernel-Version** field will not be written out.

           Specify this option (since dpkg 1.19.0) to always write a **Build-Kernel-Version** field when
           generating the **.buildinfo**.

### --always-include-path
           By default, the **Build-Path** field will only be written if the current directory starts
           with an allowed pattern.

           On Debian and derivatives the pattern matches on **/build/** at the start of the pathname.

           Specify this option to always write a **Build-Path** field when generating the **.buildinfo**.

       **--admindir=**_dir_
           Change the location of the **dpkg** database. The default location is _/var/lib/dpkg_.

### -q -q
           these messages.

       **-?**, **--help**
           Show the usage message and exit.

### --version
           Show the version and exit.

## ENVIRONMENT
       **DEB**___**BUILD**___**OPTIONS**
           This variable can be used to enable or disable various features that affect the
           information included in the .buildinfo file, via the **buildinfo** option (since dpkg
           1.18.19).  This option contains a comma-separated list of features, prefixed with the ‘**+**’
           or ‘**-**’ modifiers, to denote whether to enable or disable them.  The special feature “**all**”
           can be used to enable or disable all other features.  The feature “**path**” controls whether
           to unconditionally include the **Build-Path** field.

       **DPKG**___**COLORS**
           Sets the color mode (since dpkg 1.18.5).  The currently accepted values are: **auto**
           (default), **always** and **never**.

       **DPKG**___**NLS**
           If set, it will be used to decide whether to activate Native Language Support, also known
           as internationalization (or i18n) support (since dpkg 1.19.0).  The accepted values are:
           **0** and **1** (default).

## FILES
### debian/files
           The list of generated files.  **dpkg-genbuildinfo** reads the data here when producing a
           **.buildinfo** file.

## SEE ALSO
       [**deb-buildinfo**(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/deb-buildinfo/5/markdown).



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