dpkg-checkbuilddeps(1)                    dpkg utilities                   dpkg-checkbuilddeps(1)



NAME
       dpkg-checkbuilddeps - check build dependencies and conflicts

SYNOPSIS
       dpkg-checkbuilddeps [option...]  [control-file]

DESCRIPTION
       This  program  checks  the installed packages in the system against the build dependencies
       and build conflicts listed in the control file. If any are not met, it displays  them  and
       exits with a nonzero return code.

       By  default, debian/control is read, but an alternate control filename may be specified on
       the command line.

OPTIONS
       --admindir=dir
              Change the location of the dpkg database. The default location is /var/lib/dpkg.

       -A     Ignore Build-Depends-Arch and Build-Conflicts-Arch lines. Use when only  arch-indep
              packages  will  be  built,  or  combine with -B when only a source package is to be
              built.

       -B     Ignore Build-Depends-Indep and Build-Conflicts-Indep lines. Use when only  arch-dep
              packages  will  be  built,  or  combine with -A when only a source package is to be
              built.

       -d build-depends-string

       -c build-conflicts-string
              Use the given build  dependencies/conflicts  instead  of  those  contained  in  the
              debian/control file.

       -a arch
              Check  build dependencies/conflicts assuming that the package described in the con‐
              trol file is to be built for the given host architecture instead of  the  architec‐
              ture of the current system.

       -P profile[,...]
              Check  build dependencies/conflicts assuming that the package described in the con‐
              trol file is to be built for the given build profile(s). The argument is  a  comma-
              separated list of profile names.

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

       --version
              Show the version and exit.

ENVIRONMENT
       DEB_BUILD_PROFILES
              If set, it will be used as the active build profile(s) for the package being built.
              It is a space separated list of profile names. Overridden by the -P option.



Debian Project                              2013-09-17                     dpkg-checkbuilddeps(1)