---
name: "dh_gentdeb"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "emdebian-tdeb"
version: "3.0.7"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dh_gentdeb"
---

# dh\_gentdeb(1)

build debian TDeb translation packages

## NAME

dh\_gentdeb - build debian TDeb translation packages

## SYNOPSIS

**dh\_gentdeb** \[*debhelper options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

dh\_gentdeb prepares localisation content for a debian Tdeb package.

Only the -p debhelper option is handled by dh\_gentdeb.

## DESCRIPTION

dh\_gentdeb is a debhelper add-on created by Emdebian to create translation packages (tdebs). dh\_gentdeb is intended to separate out the individual translation files from the current Debian packages into packages without any translation files and a single TDeb package, one per source package.

If a second tdeb is supported by one source package, the `$srcpackage`-tdeb package must contain any debconf templates used by any of the binary packages. The second tdeb is then used for translations of optional content.

Once a package uses dh\_gentdeb, translation files must be removed from all packages in the normal build. This includes all translated manpages and other translated content. Original, untranslated, content should remain.

dh\_gentdeb runs as a part of the normal package build - simply add the call to the binary-indep target of debian/rules, usually after dh\_install and before dh\_builddeb. dh\_gentdeb handles locating the relevant files, a .install file is not normally necessary.

Support for a tdeb diff1.gz will be added as dh\_gentdeb develops.  The extra diff is used by translators to build updated or new tdeb packages. Tdeb packages depend on the source:Version of the mainpackage but no packages may depend upon the tdeb. (Not even other TDebs). The mainpackage can be specified using the -p option.

Use of diff1.gz should remove the need to create a customised source with a debian/rules stub etc. by allowing Emdebian TDebs to be created during an Emdebian build and Debian TDebs in a Debian build. Translators would then be able to use:

## OPTIONS

The default action is to process all available po files and all identifiable translated content.

## SEE ALSO

debhelper (7)

This program is based on debhelper.

## AUTHOR

Neil Williams \<codehelp@debian.org\>

## Copyright and Licence

```
 Copyright (C) 2007-2008  Neil Williams <codehelp@debian.org>
 This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
 (at your option) any later version.
 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 GNU General Public License for more details.
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
```