---
name: "dpt-packagecheck"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pkg-perl-tools"
version: "0.82"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dpt-packagecheck"
---

# dpt-packagecheck(1)

check package source for group policy consistency

## NAME

dpt-packagecheck - check package source for group policy consistency

## SYNOPSIS

**dpt packagecheck** -c *check-option*...

**dpt packagecheck** -p *package* *top-directory* *check-option*...

## DESCRIPTION

**dpt packagecheck** performs various checks of package sources and tries to correct them in accordance with the policies of the Debian Perl Group.

### Package selection options

**dpt packagecheck** can operate either on a single package, or on all packages maintained by the group.

To run the checks on all group packages, use the **-c** option with working directory containing *packages/* directory.

To run the checks on individual package, use **-p** *package* *top-directory*, where *top-directory* is the directory containing the *packages/* directory.

### Repository interaction

If the **-a** option is given, changes are committed to the repository by calling `"mr commit"`.

If the **-n** option is given, no changes are committed.

If neither option is given, **dpt packagecheck** asks for confirmation before calling `"mr commit"`.

Note that `"mr commit"` also pushes the changes to the remote repository.

### Check selection options

- **-A**

  Run all the checks.

- **-V**

  Add/fix `"Vcs-Git"` and `"Vcs-Browser"` fields in *debian/control* and remove `"XS-Vcs-(Svn|Git|Browser)"` fields.

- **-H**

  Add `"Homepage"` field to *debian/control* and remove `"Homepage"` pseudo-field.

- **-M**

  Check the `"Maintainer"` field of *debian/control* and make sure it is `"Debian Perl Group <pkg-perl-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>"`.

- **-D**

  *debian/control*: add `"${misc:Depends}"` to `"Depends"`.

- **-d**

  *debian/copyright*: Substitute `"Format-Specification"` URL for DEP-5 revisions to anonscm.debian.org URL.

- **-P**

  *debian/control*: substitute occurrences of dependencies like `"perl (>= 5.6.0-{12,16})"` with dependencies on `"perl"` without a version.

- **-O**

  *debian/control*: replace `"perl-modules"` with `"perl"`

- **-W**

  *debian/watch*: change CPAN URLs to \<https://metacpan.org/release/Mod-Ule\> and update to ignore developer releases

- **-C**

  If **-W** is given, create *debian/watch* if it does not exist

- **-R**

  *debian/rules*: rmdir /usr/\\{lib,share\\}/perl5 only if they exist; switch `"dh --with foo \$@"` to `"dh \$@ --with foo"`

- **-Q**

  add *debian/README.source* pointing to [**quilt**(1)](/quilt/1.md)'s *README.source* if the package uses quilt

## COPYRIGHT & LICENSE

- Copyright 2011-2013, Salvatore Bonaccorso carnil@debian.org

  - Copyright 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 gregor herrmann gregoa@debian.org

  - Copyright 2007, 2008 Damyan Ivanov dmn@debian.org

  - Copyright 2007 David Paleino d.paleino@gmail.com

  Released under the terms of the GNU GPL version 2