dpkg/scripts/dpkg-checkbuilddeps.1

.TH DPKG-CHECKBUILDDEPS 1 "February 2001" "Debian project" "dpkg utililties"
.SH NAME
dpkg-checkbuilddeps -- check build dependencies and conflicts
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBdpkg-checkbuilddeps\fR -B [\fIcontrol-file\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
This program checks the installed packages in the system against the build
dependencies and build conflicts listed in the control file. It also checks
for build-essential. If any are not met, it displays them and exits with a
nonzero return code.
.P
By default, \fBdebian/control\fR is read, but an alternate control filename
may be specified on the command line.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.I -B
Ignore Build-Depends-Indep lines. Use when no arch-indep packages will be
built.
.SH AUTHOR
Copyright 2001 Joey Hess
.UR mailto:joeyh@debian.org
<joeyh@debian.org>
.UE
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