NAME

       deb-src-rules - Debian source package rules file

SYNOPSIS

       debian/rules

DESCRIPTION

       This file contains the instructions necessary to build the binary packages from the source
       package.

       The debian/rules file is an executable Makefile, with a shebang that  is  usually  set  to
       "#!/usr/bin/make -f".

       It must support the following make targets:

       clean  Clean up the source tree, by undoing any change done by any of the build and binary
              targets.  This target will be called with root privileges.

       build-indep
              Build architecture independent files required to build any architecture independent
              binary  package.   If  there  are  no  architecture  indepdenent binary packages to
              generate, the target must still exist but do nothing.  This target must not require
              root privileges.

       build-arch
              Build  architecture  dependent  files  required to build any architecture dependent
              binary package.   If  there  are  no  architecture  dependent  binary  packages  to
              generate, the target must still exist but do nothing.  This target must not require
              root privileges.

       build  Build architecture independent and dependent files, either by depending  (at  least
              transitively)  on  build-indep  and/or build-arch or by inlining what those targets
              would do.  This target must not require root privileges.

       binary-indep
              Build architecture independent binary packages.  This target must depend (at  least
              transitively) on either build-indep or build.  This target will be called with root
              privileges.

       binary-arch
              Build architecture dependent binary packages.  This target must  depend  (at  least
              transitively)  on either build-arch or build.  This target will be called with root
              privileges.

       binary Build architecture independent and dependent binary packages, either  by  depending
              (at  least  transitively)  on  binary-indep  and/or binary-arch or by inlining what
              those targets would do.  This target will be called with root privileges.

SEE ALSO

       dpkg-architecture(1), dpkg-vendor(1), dpkg-buildflags(1), dpkg-parsechangelog(1),
       dpkg-shlibdeps(1), dpkg-gencontrol(1), dpkg-deb(1), dpkg-distaddfile(1).