NAME

       deb-src-rules - Debian source package rules file

SYNOPSIS

       debian/rules

DESCRIPTION

       This file contains the instructions necessary to build the binary packages from the source package.

       The debian/rules file is an executable Makefile, with a shebang that is usually set to "#!/usr/bin/make
       -f".

       It must support the following make targets:

       clean
           Clean  up  the  source tree, by undoing any change done by any of the build and binary targets.  This
           target will be called with root privileges.

       build-indep
           Build architecture independent files required to build any architecture independent  binary  package.
           If there are no architecture independent binary packages to generate, the target must still exist but
           do nothing.  This target must not require root privileges.

       build-arch
           Build  architecture  dependent files required to build any architecture dependent binary package.  If
           there are no architecture dependent binary packages to generate, the target must still exist  but  do
           nothing.  This target must not require root privileges.

       build
           Build  architecture  independent  and dependent files, either by depending (at least transitively) on
           build-indep and/or build-arch or by inlining what those targets  would  do.   This  target  must  not
           require root privileges.

       binary-indep
           Build  architecture  independent binary packages.  This target must depend (at least transitively) on
           either build-indep or build.  This target will be called with root privileges.

       binary-arch
           Build architecture dependent binary packages.  This target must depend  (at  least  transitively)  on
           either build-arch or build.  This target will be called with root privileges.

       binary
           Build  architecture  independent  and  dependent  binary  packages,  either  by  depending  (at least
           transitively) on binary-indep and/or binary-arch or by inlining what those targets  would  do.   This
           target will be called with root privileges.

SEE ALSO

       dpkg-architecture(1),   dpkg-vendor(1),  dpkg-buildflags(1),  dpkg-parsechangelog(1),  dpkg-shlibdeps(1),
       dpkg-gencontrol(1), dpkg-deb(1), dpkg-distaddfile(1).

1.22.6                                             2024-07-17                                   deb-src-rules(5)