dpkg-checkbuilddeps(1)

NAME

   dpkg-checkbuilddeps - check build dependencies and conflicts

SYNOPSIS

   dpkg-checkbuilddeps [option...]  [control-file]

DESCRIPTION

   This  program  checks  the installed packages in the system against the
   build dependencies and build conflicts listed in the control  file.  If
   any are not met, it displays them and exits with a nonzero return code.

   By  default,  debian/control is read, but an alternate control filename
   may be specified on the command line.

OPTIONS

   --admindir=dir
          Change the location of the dpkg database  (since  dpkg  1.14.0).
          The default location is /var/lib/dpkg.

   -A     Ignore  Build-Depends-Arch and Build-Conflicts-Arch lines (since
          dpkg 1.16.4).  Use when only arch-indep packages will be  built,
          or combine with -B when only a source package is to be built.

   -B     Ignore  Build-Depends-Indep and Build-Conflicts-Indep lines. Use
          when only arch-dep packages will be built, or  combine  with  -A
          when only a source package is to be built.

   -I     Ignore built-in build depends and conflicts (since dpkg 1.18.2).
          These are implicit dependencies that are usually required  on  a
          specific  distribution,  the  so  called Build-Essential package
          set.

   -d build-depends-string

   -c build-conflicts-string
          Use the given  build  dependencies/conflicts  instead  of  those
          contained in the debian/control file (since dpkg 1.14.17).

   -a arch
          Check  build  dependencies/conflicts  assuming  that the package
          described in the control file is to be built for the given  host
          architecture  instead  of the architecture of the current system
          (since dpkg 1.16.2).

   -P profile[,...]
          Check build dependencies/conflicts  assuming  that  the  package
          described in the control file is to be built for the given build
          profile(s) (since  dpkg  1.17.2).   The  argument  is  a  comma-
          separated list of profile names.

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

   --version
          Show the version and exit.

ENVIRONMENT

   DEB_BUILD_PROFILES
          If  set,  it will be used as the active build profile(s) for the
          package being built. It is a space  separated  list  of  profile
          names. Overridden by the -P option.

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