NAME

       dpkg-genchanges - generate Debian .changes files

SYNOPSIS

       dpkg-genchanges [option...]

DESCRIPTION

       dpkg-genchanges reads information from an unpacked and built Debian source tree and from the files it has
       generated and generates a Debian upload control file (.changes file).

OPTIONS

       -g     Specifies  that  only  source  and  architecture  independent packages should be uploaded, thus no
              architecture specific packages will be included (since dpkg 1.17.11).

       -G     Specifies that only source  and  architecture  specific  packages  should  be  uploaded,  thus  no
              architecture independent packages will be included (since dpkg 1.17.11).

       -b, -B, -A
              Specifies  that  a  binary-only  build  is  taking place, thus no source files are to be included.
              There's no distinction between -b, -B and -A, the produced .changes  file  will  include  whatever
              files were created by the binary-* target(s) of the package being built.

       -S     Specifies that only the source should be uploaded, thus no binary packages will be included.

       The  -sx  options  control whether the original source archive is included in the upload if any source is
       being generated (i.e.  -b or -B haven't been used).

       -si    By default, or if specified, the original source will be included only  if  the  upstream  version
              number  (the  version without epoch and without Debian revision) differs from the upstream version
              number of the previous changelog entry.

       -sa    Forces the inclusion of the original source.

       -sd    Forces the exclusion of the original source and includes only the diff.

       -vversion
              Causes changelog information from all versions strictly later than version to be used.

       -Cchanges-description
              Read the description of the changes from  the  file  changes-description  rather  than  using  the
              information from the source tree's changelog file.

       -mmaintainer-address
              Use  maintainer-address  as  the name and email address of the maintainer for this package, rather
              than using the information from the source tree's control file.

       -emaintainer-address
              Use maintainer-address as the name and email address of the maintainer  for  this  upload,  rather
              than using the information from the source tree's changelog.

       -Vname=value
              Set   an   output  substitution  variable.   See  deb-substvars(5)  for  a  discussion  of  output
              substitution.

       -Tsubstvars-file
              Read substitution variables in substvars-file;  the  default  is  debian/substvars.   No  variable
              substitution  is  done  on  any of the fields that are output, however the special variable Format
              will override the field of the same  name.  This  option  can  be  used  multiple  times  to  read
              substitution variables from multiple files (since dpkg 1.15.6).

       -Dfield=value
              Override or add an output control file field.

       -Ufield
              Remove an output control file field.

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

       -lchangelog-file
              Specifies the changelog file to read information from. The default is debian/changelog.

       -ffiles-list-file
              Read the list of files to be uploaded here, rather than using debian/files.

       -Fchangelog-format
              Specifies   the  format  of  the  changelog.  See  dpkg-parsechangelog(1)  for  information  about
              alternative formats.

       -uupload-files-dir
              Look for the files to be uploaded in upload-files-dir rather than ..   (dpkg-genchanges  needs  to
              find these files so that it can include their sizes and checksums in the .changes file).

       -q     Usually dpkg-genchanges will produce informative messages on standard error, for example about how
              many of the package's source files are being uploaded.  -q suppresses these messages.

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

       --version
              Show the version and exit.

FILES

       debian/files
              The  list  of  generated files which are part of the upload being prepared.  dpkg-genchanges reads
              the data here when producing a .changes file.

Debian Project                                     2014-09-24                                 dpkg-genchanges(1)