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Source: dpkg
Section: admin
Priority: required
Maintainer: Dpkg Developers <debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org>
Uploaders: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>, Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
Origin: debian
Bugs: debbugs://bugs.debian.org
Homepage: http://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Vcs-Browser: http://git.debian.org/?p=dpkg/dpkg.git
Vcs-Git: git://git.debian.org/git/dpkg/dpkg.git
Standards-Version: 3.9.2
Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7), pkg-config, flex,
gettext (>= 0.18), po4a (>= 0.36.4),
zlib1g-dev (>= 1:1.1.3-19.1), libbz2-dev,
libselinux1-dev (>= 1.28-4) [linux-any],
libncursesw5-dev,
libtimedate-perl, libio-string-perl
Package: libdpkg-dev
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Architecture: any
Depends: ${misc:Depends}
Description: Debian package management static library
This package provides the header files and static library necessary to
develop software using libdpkg, the same library used internally by dpkg.
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Note though, that the API is to be considered volatile, and might change
at any time, use at your own risk.
Package: dpkg
Architecture: any
Essential: yes
Pre-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, coreutils (>= 5.93-1), xz-utils
Depends: ${misc:Depends}
Breaks: dpkg-dev (<< 1.15.8), libdpkg-perl (<< 1.15.8),
apt (<< 0.7.7), aptitude (<< 0.4.7-1),
# install-info transition
# see http://wiki.debian.org/Transitions/DpkgToGnuInstallInfo
tkinfo (<< 2.8-3.1), pinfo (<< 0.6.9-3.1)
Suggests: apt
Description: Debian package management system
This package provides the low-level infrastructure for handling the
installation and removal of Debian software packages.
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For Debian package development tools, install dpkg-dev.
Package: dpkg-dev
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Architecture: all
Depends: libdpkg-perl (= ${source:Version}), bzip2, xz-utils,
patch, make, binutils, base-files (>= 5.0.0), ${misc:Depends}
Recommends: gcc | c-compiler, build-essential, fakeroot, gnupg, gpgv, libalgorithm-merge-perl
Suggests: debian-keyring
Breaks: dpkg-cross (<< 2.0.0), devscripts (<< 2.10.26)
Description: Debian package development tools
This package provides the development tools (including dpkg-source)
required to unpack, build and upload Debian source packages.
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Most Debian source packages will require additional tools to build;
for example, most packages need make and the C compiler gcc.
Package: libdpkg-perl
Section: perl
Priority: optional
Architecture: all
Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.8), perl, libtimedate-perl, ${misc:Depends}
Recommends: bzip2, xz-utils
Suggests: debian-keyring, gnupg, gpgv, binutils, patch
Breaks: dpkg-dev (<< 1.15.6)
Replaces: dpkg (<< 1.15.8), dpkg-dev (<< 1.15.6)
Description: Dpkg perl modules
This package provides the perl modules used by the scripts
in dpkg-dev. They cover a wide range of functionalities. Among them
there are the following modules:
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- Dpkg::Arch: manipulate Debian architecture information
- Dpkg::BuildOptions: parse and manipulate DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS
- Dpkg::Changelog: parse Debian changelogs
- Dpkg::Checksums: generate and parse checksums
- Dpkg::Compression::Process: wrapper around compression tools
- Dpkg::Compression::FileHandle: transparently (de)compress files
- Dpkg::Control: parse and manipulate Debian control information
(.dsc, .changes, Packages/Sources entries, etc.)
- Dpkg::Deps: parse and manipulate dependencies
- Dpkg::ErrorHandling: common error functions
- Dpkg::Index: collections of Dpkg::Control (Packages/Sources files for
example)
- Dpkg::IPC: spawn sub-processes and feed/retrieve data
- Dpkg::Substvars: substitute variables in strings
- Dpkg::Vendor: identify current distribution vendor
- Dpkg::Version: parse and manipulate Debian package versions
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All the packages listed in Suggests or Recommends are used by some of the
modules.
Package: dselect
Priority: optional
Architecture: any
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, dpkg (>= 1.13.1), ${misc:Depends}
Suggests: perl
Conflicts: dpkg-ftp, dpkg-multicd
Replaces: dpkg-ftp, dpkg-multicd
Description: Debian package management front-end
dselect is a high-level interface for managing the installation and
removal of Debian software packages.
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Many users find dselect intimidating and new users may prefer to use
apt-based user interfaces.