NAME

       Debcraft - Easy, fast and secure way to build Debian packages

DESCRIPTION

       usage: debcraft <build|validate|test|release|shell|prune> [options] [<path|pkg|srcpkg|dsc|git-url>]

       Debcraft is a tool to easily build .deb packages. The 'build' argument accepts as a subargument any of:

              *  path  to  directory  with  program  sources  including a debian/ subdirectory with * the Debian
              packaging instructions

              * path to a .dsc file and source tarballs that can be built into a .deb

              * Debian package name, or source package name, that apt can download

              * git http(s) or ssh URL that can be downloaded and built

       The commands 'validate' and 'release' are intended to be used to finalize a package  build.  The  command
       'test'  will  run  the  Debian-specific regression test suite if the package has autopkgtest support, and
       drop to a shell for investigation if tests failed to pass. The command 'shell' can be used to play around
       in the container and 'prune' will clean up temporary files by Debcraft.

       In addition to parameters below, anything passed in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS will also  be  honored.  Note  that
       Debcraft builds never runs as root, and thus packages with DEB_RULES_REQUIRES_ROOT are not supported.

   optional arguments:
       --build-dirs-path
              Path for writing build files and artifacts (default: parent directory)

       --distribution
              Linux distribution to build in (default: debian:sid)

       --container-command
              container command to use (default: podman)

       --host-architecture
              host architecture to use when performing a cross build

       --skip-sources
              build  only  binaries  and  skip  creating  a  source  tarball  to  make the build slightly faster
              ('debcraft build' only)

       --with-binaries
              create a release with both source  and  binaries,  for  example  with  intent  to  upload  to  NEW
              ('debcraft release' only)

       --pull ensure container base is updated

       --copy perform the build on a copy of the package directory

       --clean
              ensure sources are clean before and after build

       --debug
              emit debug information

       -h, --help
              display this help and exit

       --version
              display version and exit

       To learn more, or to contribute to Debcraft, see project page at https://salsa.debian.org/debian/debcraft

       To         gain         more         Debian         Developer        knowledge,        please        read
       https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/ and https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/

Debcraft version unknown: neither git version co... May 2025                                         DEBCRAFT(1)