---
name: "dh-make-golang"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "dh-make-golang"
version: "0.8.0-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dh-make-golang"
---

# dh-make-golang(1)

automatically creates Debian packaging for Go packages

## NAME

dh-make-golang - automatically creates Debian packaging for Go packages

## SYNOPSIS

**dh-make-golang** \[*globalflags*\] \<*command*\> \[*flags*\] \<*args*\>

## DESCRIPTION

**dh-make-golang** is a tool to automatically create Debian packaging for Go packages. Its goal is to automate away as much of the work as possible when creating a Debian package for a Go library package.

For backwards compatibility, when no command is specified, the **make** command is executed. To learn more about a command, run “dh-make-golang \<*command*\> -help”, for example “dh-make-golang make -help”.

## COMMANDS

- **make** *go-package-importpath*

  Create a Debian package. **dh-make-golang** will create new files and directories in the current working directory. It will connect to the internet to download the specified Go package.

- **search** *pattern*

  Search Debian for already-existing packages. Uses Go’s default regexp syntax (https://golang.org/pkg/regexp/syntax/).

- **estimate** *go-package-importpath*

  Estimates the work necessary to bring *go-package-importpath* into Debian by printing all currently unpacked repositories.

- **create-salsa-project** *project-name*

  Create a project for hosting Debian packaging.

## OPTIONS

Run **dh-make-golang** -help for more details.

## SEE ALSO

[**dh**(1)](/dh/1.md), **dh\_golang**(1), [**Debian::Debhelper::Buildsystem::golang**(3pm)](/Debian::Debhelper::Buildsystem::golang/3pm.md)

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Michael Stapelberg ⟨stapelberg@debian.org⟩\\c  and Dr. Tobias Quathamer ⟨toddy@debian.org⟩\\c , for the Debian project (and may be used by others).