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/usr/bin/dpkg-genbuildinfo

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From dpkg 1.23.11-r3 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running dpkg-genbuildinfo --help (exit 2) · terse output. permalink

Can't locate Dpkg.pm in @INC (you may need to install the Dpkg module) (@INC entries checked: /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/local/share/perl5/site_perl /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/lib/perl5/core_perl /usr/share/perl5/core_perl) at /usr/bin/dpkg-genbuildinfo line 33.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/bin/dpkg-genbuildinfo line 33.
Options (12)
OptionDescriptionSource
--build typeSpecifies the build type from a comma-separated list of components.man
-ccontrolfileSpecifies the main source control file to read information from.man
-lchangelog-fileSpecifies the changelog file to read information from.man
-ffiles-list-fileSpecifies where is the list of files that have been produced by the build, rather than using debian/files.man
-Fchangelog-formatSpecifies the format of the changelog.man
-uupload-files-dirLook for the files to be uploaded in upload-files-dir rather than ..man
--always-include-kernelBy default, the Build-Kernel-Version field will not be written out.man
--always-include-pathBy default, the Build-Path field will only be written if the current directory starts with an allowed pattern.man
--admindir dirChange the location of the dpkg database.man
-qdpkg-genbuildinfo might produce informative messages on standard error.man
-?, --helpShow the usage message and exit.man
--versionShow the version and exit.man

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