tap2deb(1)

tap2deb1

Create debian packages which wrap .tap files

Usage

tap2deb [options]

Overview

Create a ready to upload Debian package in ".build"

-u, --unsigned

do not sign the Debian package

-t, --tapfile <tapfile>

Build the application around the given .tap (default twistd.tap)

-y, --type <type>

The configuration has the given type . Allowable types are tap, source, xml and python. The first three types are mktap output formats, while the last one is a manual building of application (see twistd(1), the -y option).

-p, --protocol <protocol>

The name of the protocol this will be used to serve. This is intended as a part of the description. Default is the name of the tapfile, minus any extensions.

-d, --debfile <debfile>

The name of the debian package. Default is 'twisted-'+protocol.

-V, --set-version <version>

The version of the Debian package. The default is 1.0

-e, --description <description>

The one-line description. Default is uninteresting.

-l, --long_description <long_description>

A multi-line description. Default is explanation about this being an automatic package created from tap2deb.

-m, --maintainer <maintainer>

The maintainer, as "Name Lastname <email address>". This will go in the meta-files, as well as be used as the id to sign the package.

--version

Output version information and exit.

Releases

7 releases since Debian 3.0 (Woody); the text changed 4 times.

  1. 3.0
  2. 3.1
  3. 4.0–5.0
  4. 6.0
  5. 7–8

--set-version since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); --type since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); -V since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); -y since Debian 3.1 (Sarge).

-v until Debian 5.0 (Lenny).

Author

Written by Moshe Zadka, based on twistd's help messages

Reporting bugs

To report a bug, visit http://twistedmatrix.com/bugs/

From python-twisted-core 14.0.2-3 in Debian 8 (Jessie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.