---
name: "dh_puredata_substvar"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "dh-puredata"
version: "3.2.0"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dh_puredata_substvar"
---

# dh\_puredata\_substvar(1)

generate substitution variables for a Pd external package

## NAME

dh\_puredata\_substvar - generate substitution variables for a Pd external package

## SYNOPSIS

**dh\_puredata\_substvar** \[*debhelper options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**dh\_puredata\_substvar** generates the substitution variables `"${puredata:Depends}"`, `"${puredata:Recommends}"` and `"${puredata:Suggests}"`, as well as `"${puredata:Provides}"`. Useful for creating Debian packages for Pd-externals.

## SEE ALSO

[**debhelper**(7)](/debhelper/7.md), [**dh**(1)](/dh/1.md)

This program is meant to be used together with debhelper for Debian packages derived from Pd externals packages. It is recommended to enable it by adding the dh-sequence-puredata virtual package to Build-Depends, Build-Depends-Arch or Build-Depends-Indep. This is equivalent to adding dh-puredata to the same field and adding --with=puredata to the dh sequencer in debian/rules, except that only -arch/-indep/profiled builds are affected. This is also slightly more simple in the most common case.

## AUTHOR

IOhannes m zmölnig \<umlaeute@debian.org\>