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  1. Source: dpkg
  2. Section: base
  3. Priority: required
  4. Maintainer: Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
  5. Standards-Version: 2.1.0.0
  6. Package: dpkg
  7. Architecture: any
  8. Essential: yes
  9. Pre-Depends: ${shlibs:Pre-Depends}
  10. Description: Package maintenance system for Debian Linux
  11. This package contains the programs which handle the installation and
  12. removal of packages on your system.
  13. .
  14. The primary interface for the dpkg suite is the `dselect' program;
  15. a more low-level and less user-friendly interface is available in
  16. the form of the `dpkg' command.
  17. .
  18. In order to unpack and build Debian source packages you will need to
  19. install the developers' package `dpkg-dev' as well as this one.
  20. Package: dpkg-dev
  21. Section: devel
  22. Priority: important
  23. Architecture: all
  24. Recommends: cpio (>= 2.4.2-2), patch
  25. Conflicts: dpkgname
  26. Replaces: dpkgname, dpkg (<< 1.4.0)
  27. Description: Package building tools for Debian Linux
  28. This package contains the tools (including dpkg-source) required to
  29. unpack, build and upload Debian source packages. It also contains
  30. the programmers' and Debian policy manuals, which are the
  31. documentation for package developers.
  32. .
  33. `cpio' and `patch' are also required to manipulate source packages.
  34. Some older cpios are insufficient - use at least 2.4.2-2.
  35. .
  36. Most Debian source packages will require additional tools to build -
  37. for example, most packages need the `make' and the C compiler `gcc'.