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NAME

       python-mkdebian - Generate a suitable Debian source package for a standard distutils application

SYNOPSIS

       python-mkdebian [options]

DESCRIPTION

       This script generates a reasonably Debian Policy compliant Debian source package for a Python application
       that uses distutils properly. It assumes that there are no public Python modules, and  generates  just  a
       single application binary package.

       Information  is  taken  from  setup.py's  generated  .egg-info  file:  author, project name, description,
       version, upstream source, license, and required and provided Python  modules  (which  are  translated  to
       Debian python library package names, and automatically added as package dependencies).

       It generates a simple cdbs/python-support rules file.

       python-mkdebian  was  designed  to be used with the DistUtilsExtra.auto module, which calculates required
       Python dependencies automatically. However, it makes no explicit assumptions about DistUtilsExtra, so  if
       setup.py has complete information it will work with any distutils setup.

OPTIONS

       --force-control=FORCE_CONTROL
              Force  control  file  behaviour.  Can  be  one  of  "none"  (keep  unchanged), "deps" (only update
              dependencies), or "full" (recreate whole file). By  default  only  dependencies  will  be  updated
              ("deps").

       --force-copyright
              Force  whole  copyright  file  to  be  recreated. By default it will not touch an already existing
              copyright file, so that you can customize them.

       --force-rules
              Force whole rules file to be recreated. By default it will not touch  an  already  existing  rules
              file, so that you can customize them.

       --changelog=CHANGELOG
              Add changelog entry to debian/changelog (can be specified multiple times)

       --dependency=PACKAGENAME
              Add additional debian package dependency (can be specified multiple times)

       --prefix=PREFIX
              Ask for installing all your modules in the dedicated PREFIX (default is /usr)

       --version
              Show program's version number and exit

       -h, --help
              Show this help message and exit

SEE ALSO

       Python help for the distutils module

AUTHOR

       python-mkdebian is developed by Martin Pitt <martin.pitt@ubuntu.com>.