---
name: "pkgos.make"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "openstack-pkg-tools"
version: "135"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pkgos.make"
---

# pkgos.make(8)

helper with useful functions for maintainers

## NAME

pkgos.make - helper with useful functions for maintainers

## SYNOPSIS

**pkgos.make**

## DESCRIPTION

**pkgos.make** uses exist .init.in file to generate appropriate init script, systemd unit if these files are absent. This make file also contains some common functions which can be useful for maintainers:

- **-gen-init-configurations**

  this function is responsible for generating init script and systemd unit.

- **-gen-author-list**

  generates list of authors taken from git log.

- **-gen-upstream-changelog**

  generate changelog file for debian distribution from git log.

- **-get-orig-source**

  downloads the new upstream tarball by using uscan.

- **-fetch-upstream-remote**

  downloads package from the upstream (https://github.com/openstack/\<package\_name\>). The package\_name is determined by the package of the current directory.

- **-gen-orig-(xz\|gz\|bz2)**

  creates original tarball by using (xz\|gz\|bz2) data compressor.

- **-get-master-branch**

  create master branch.

- **-get-vcs-source**

  is the pipeline of the functions fetch-upstream-remote, gen-orig-xz, get-master-branch.

- **-versioninfo**

  write package version to the versioninfo file.

- **-display-po-stats**

  displays number of translated messages for each .po file in debian/po.

- **-call-for-po-trans**

  this functions calls podebconf-report-po with specific parameters.

- **-regen-manifest-patch**

  generate list of all files of the package and write it to the MANIFEST.in.

## EXAMPLES

- **For calling functions above use next syntax:**

  ./debian/rules \<function\_name\>

## SEE ALSO

**pkgos-gen-systemd-unit**(**8**), **pkgos-gen-upstart-job**(**8**), **uscan**(**1**), **podebconf-report-po**(**1**), **quilt**(**1**).

## BUGS

No known bugs.

## AUTHOR

- Script is written by Thomas Goirand \<zigo@debian.org\>

  - Man page is written by Andrii Kroshchenko \<akroshchenko@mirantis.com\>