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 (since dpkg 1.14.0).  The default location is /var/lib/dpkg.

       -A  Ignore  Build-Depends-Arch  and  Build-Conflicts-Arch lines (since dpkg 1.16.4).  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.

       -I  Ignore  built-in  build  depends  and conflicts (since dpkg 1.18.2).  These are implicit dependencies
           that are usually required on a specific distribution, the so called Build-Essential package set.

       -d build-depends-string
       -c build-conflicts-string
           Use the given build dependencies/conflicts instead of those  contained  in  the  debian/control  file
           (since dpkg 1.14.17).

       -a arch
           Check  build  dependencies/conflicts assuming that the package described in the control file is to be
           built for the given host architecture instead of the architecture of the current system  (since  dpkg
           1.16.2).

       -P profile[,...]
           Check  build  dependencies/conflicts assuming that the package described in the control file is to be
           built for the given build profile(s) (since dpkg 1.17.2).  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.

       DPKG_COLORS
           Sets the color mode (since dpkg 1.18.5).  The currently accepted values are: auto  (default),  always
           and never.

       DPKG_NLS
           If  set,  it  will  be  used  to  decide  whether  to activate Native Language Support, also known as
           internationalization (or i18n) support (since dpkg  1.19.0).   The  accepted  values  are:  0  and  1
           (default).

1.22.6                                             2024-07-17                             dpkg-checkbuilddeps(1)