NAME
checkinstall — generate packages by tracking installation scripts
SYNOPSIS
checkinstall [options] [command]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.
checkinstall is used to build packages from the `make install' process, which then can be installed or uninstalled.
OPTIONS
- -S
-
Build a Slackware package.
- -R
-
Build a RPM package.
- -D
-
Build a Debian package.
- -y --default
-
Accept default answers to all questions
- --pkgname=[name]
-
Set name
- --pkgversion=[version]
-
Set version
- -A --arch --pkg-arch=[arch]
-
Set architecture
- --pkgrelease=[release]
-
Set release
- --pkglicense=[license]
-
Set license
- --pkggroup=[group]
-
Set software group
- --pkgsource=[source]
-
Set source location
- --pkgaltsource=[altsource]
-
Set alternate source location
- --pakdir=[directory]
-
The new package will be saved here
- --maintainer=[email addr]
-
The package maintainer (.deb)
- --provides=[list]
-
Features provided by this package (.rpm)
- --rpmflags=[flags]
-
Pass these flags to the rpm installer
- --dpkgflags=[flags]
-
Pass these flags to the dpkg (.deb) installer
- --spec=[path]
-
.spec file location
- --nodoc
-
Do not include documentacion files
- -d[0,1,2]
-
set debug level
- -si
-
Run an interactive install command
- --showinstall=[yes|no]
-
Toggle interactive install command
- -ss
-
Run an interactive Slackware installation script
- --showslack=[yes|no]
-
Toggle interactive Slackware installation script
- --exclude=[file|dir,[...]]
-
Exclude files/directtories from the package
- --autodoinst=[yes|no]
-
Toggle the creation of a doinst.sh script
- --strip=[yes|no]
-
Strip any ELF binaries found inside the package
- --docdir=[path]
-
Where to put documentation files
- --deldoc=[yes|no]
-
Delete doc-pak upon termination
- --deldesc=[yes|no]
-
Delete description-pak upon termination
- --delspec=[yes|no]
-
Delete spec file upon termination
- -bk
-
Backup any overwritten files
- --backup=[yes|no]
-
Toggle backup
- -h --help
-
Show help
- --copywright
-
Show copyright information
- --version
-
Show version information
WEBSITE
http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/index.php
AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Matt Hope [email protected] for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).