checkinstall - generate packages by tracking installation scripts

checkinstall [options] [command]

This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

checkinstall is used to build packages from the `make install' process, which then can be installed or uninstalled.

-S

Build a Slackware package.

-R

Build a RPM package.

-D

Build a Debian package.

-y --default

Accept default answers to all questions

--pkgname=[name]

Set name

--pkgversion=[version]

Set version

-A --arch --pkg-arch=[arch]

Set architecture

--pkgrelease=[release]

Set release

--pkglicense=[license]

Set license

--pkggroup=[group]

Set software group

--pkgsource=[source]

Set source location

--pkgaltsource=[altsource]

Set alternate source location

--pakdir=[directory]

The new package will be saved here

--maintainer=[email addr]

The package maintainer (.deb)

--provides=[list]

Features provided by this package (.rpm)

--rpmflags=[flags]

Pass these flags to the rpm installer

--dpkgflags=[flags]

Pass these flags to the dpkg (.deb) installer

--spec=[path]

.spec file location

--nodoc

Do not include documentacion files

-d[0,1,2]

set debug level

-si

Run an interactive install command

--showinstall=[yes|no]

Toggle interactive install command

-ss

Run an interactive Slackware installation script

--showslack=[yes|no]

Toggle interactive Slackware installation script

--exclude=[file|dir,[...]]

Exclude files/directtories from the package

--autodoinst=[yes|no]

Toggle the creation of a doinst.sh script

--strip=[yes|no]

Strip any ELF binaries found inside the package

--docdir=[path]

Where to put documentation files

--deldoc=[yes|no]

Delete doc-pak upon termination

--deldesc=[yes|no]

Delete description-pak upon termination

--delspec=[yes|no]

Delete spec file upon termination

-bk

Backup any overwritten files

--backup=[yes|no]

Toggle backup

-h --help

Show help

--copywright

Show copyright information

--version

Show version information

http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/index.php

This manual page was written by Matt Hope dopey@debian.org for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).