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Name: stdeb
Version: 0.8.2
Summary: Python to Debian source package conversion utility
Home-page: http://github.com/astraw/stdeb
Author: Andrew Straw
Author-email: strawman@astraw.com
License: MIT
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        stdeb - Python to Debian source package conversion utility
        
        ==========================================================
        
        
        
        `stdeb <http://github.com/astraw/stdeb>`_ produces Debian source
        
        packages from Python packages via a new distutils command,
        
        ``sdist_dsc``. Automatic defaults are provided for the Debian package,
        
        but many aspects of the resulting package can be customized (see the
        
        customizing section, below). An additional command, ``bdist_deb``,
        
        creates a Debian binary package, a .deb file. The ``install_deb``
        
        command installs this .deb file. The ``debianize`` command builds a
        
        ``debian/`` directory directly alongside your setup.py.
        
        
        
        Several convenience utilities are also provided:
        
        
        
        * ``pypi-download`` will query the `Python Package Index (PyPI)
        
          <http://pypi.python.org/>`_ for a package and download it.
        
        * ``pypi-install`` will query the `Python Package Index (PyPI)
        
          <http://pypi.python.org/>`_ for a package, download it, create a
        
          .deb from it, and then install the .deb.
        
        * ``py2dsc`` will convert a distutils-built source tarball into a
        
          Debian source package.
        
        * ``py2dsc-deb`` will convert a distutils-built source tarball into a
        
          Debian source package and then use the Debian machinery to build a
        
          .deb file from this.
        
        
        
        .. contents::
        
        
        
        
        
        Python 3 support
        
        ----------------
        
        
        
        As explained in more detail below, the heart of stdeb is the sdist_dsc
        
        distutils command. This command runs once to generate a Debian source
        
        package. This Debian source package can specify building packages for
        
        Python 2, Python 3, or both. Furthermore, this generation can be done
        
        with the Python 2 or Python 3 interpreter. By default, only packages
        
        are built for the version of Python being used. To override this, use
        
        ``--with-python2=True`` or ``--with-python3=True`` as an argument to
        
        the sdist_dsc distutils command (or use both to be sure). For example,
        
        to build only a Python 3 package using the Python 3 interpreter::
        
        
        
          python3 setup.py --command-packages=stdeb.command bdist_deb
        
        
        
        To build both Python 2 and Python 3 packages using the Python 3
        
        interpreter (and only the Python3 package installs scripts)::
        
        
        
          python3 setup.py --command-packages=stdeb.command sdist_dsc --with-python2=True --with-python3=True --no-python2-scripts=True bdist_deb
        
        
        
        News
        
        ----
        
        
        
        master branch
        
        `````````````
        
        
        
        This branch is recommended for all users. It is currently tested on
        
        Ubuntu 12.04.
        
        
        
         * 2014-8-14: **Version 0.8.2**. See the `download page
        
           <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/stdeb/0.8.2>`__. This is a bugfix
        
           release fixing a serious issue that would cause a Python 2 package
        
           to be built if only a Python 3 package was requested in some
        
           circumstances.
        
        
        
         * 2014-8-10: **Version 0.8.1**. See the `download page
        
           <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/stdeb/0.8.1>`__. Due
        
           to bugs in 0.8.0, this release is the first announced from the 0.8
        
           series. Highlights since 0.7.1:
        
        
        
           - Full support for Python 3. This includes being run from Python 3
        
             and generating packages for Python 3. The default is to build
        
             Python 3 packages when run with Python 3 and to build Python 2
        
             packages when run from Python 2. Command line options can be used
        
             to build packages for the other Python interpreter, too.
        
        
        
           - Build .changes file for source package. While this still must be
        
             signed for upload to a PPA, for example, it should still be
        
             useful in some cases.
        
        
        
           - Switch to Debian source format 3.0 (quilt). Practically speaking,
        
             the .diff.gz file that used to come with a source package is now
        
             replaced by a .debian.tar.gz file.
        
        
        
           - Verify SSL certificates when talking to PyPI using
        
             Requests. (Verification requires Requests >= 0.8.8.)
        
        
        
           - Many bugfixes.
        
        
        
         * 2014-05-05: **Version 0.7.1**. See the `download page
        
           <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/stdeb/0.7.1>`__. Highlights for this
        
           release (you may also wish to consult the full `changelog
        
           <http://github.com/astraw/stdeb/blob/release-0.7.1/CHANGELOG.txt>`__). Due
        
           to bugs in 0.7.0, this release is the first announced from the 0.7
        
           series. Highlights since 0.6.0:
        
        
        
           - New commands: pypi-download and pypi-install to directly download
        
             and install packages from PyPI, respectively. py2dsc-deb directly
        
             creates a .deb file from a source tarball.
        
        
        
           - New distutils command: install_deb lets you directly install a
        
             python package as a standard system package.
        
        
        
           - Many bugfixes, including the new URL for PyPI.
        
        
        
           - Automated runs of test suite, thanks to Travis CI
        
        
        
           - Thanks to many, especially Piotr Ożarowski for help with stdeb.
        
        
        
         * 2010-06-18: **Version 0.6.0**. See the `download page
        
           <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/stdeb/0.6.0>`__. Highlights for this
        
           release (you may also wish to consult the full `changelog
        
           <http://github.com/astraw/stdeb/blob/release-0.6.0/CHANGELOG.txt>`__):
        
        
        
           - A new ``debianize`` command to build a ``debian/`` directory
        
             alongside your setup.py file.
        
        
        
           - Bugfixes.
        
        
        
         * 2010-01-09: **Version 0.5.1**. Bugfix release. See the `download
        
           page <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/stdeb/0.5.1>`__, the `changelog
        
           <http://github.com/astraw/stdeb/blob/release-0.5.1/CHANGELOG.txt>`__
        
           and `release notes
        
           <http://github.com/astraw/stdeb/blob/release-0.5.1/RELEASE_NOTES.txt>`__.
        
        
        
         * 2009-12-30: **Version 0.5.0**. See the `download page
        
           <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/stdeb/0.5.0>`__. Highlights for this
        
           release (you may also wish to consult the full `changelog
        
           <http://github.com/astraw/stdeb/blob/release-0.5.0/CHANGELOG.txt>`__):
        
        
        
           - A new ``pypi-install`` script will automatically download, make a
        
             .deb, and install packages from the `Python Package Index (PyPI)`_.
        
        
        
           - Removal of the setuptools dependency.
        
        
        
           - New option (`--guess-conflicts-provides-replaces`) to query
        
             original Debian packages for Conflicts/Provides/Replaces
        
             information.
        
        
        
           - As a result of these changes and to fix a couple bugs/warts, some
        
             minor backwards incompatible changes and deprecations were
        
             made. Please check the `release notes
        
             <http://github.com/astraw/stdeb/blob/release-0.5.0/RELEASE_NOTES.txt>`__.
        
        
        
         * 2009-12-28: Version 0.4.3 Released. See the `download page`__. See the
        
           `changelog`__ and `release notes`__.
        
         * 2009-11-02: Version 0.4.2 Released. See the `download page`__. See the
        
           `changelog`__ and `release notes`__.
        
         * 2009-10-04: Version 0.4.1 Released. See the `download page`__. See the
        
           `changelog`__ and `release notes`__.
        
         * 2009-09-27: Version 0.4 Released. See the `download page`__. This
        
           version switches to debhelper 7. See the `Changelog for 0.4`__.
        
        
        
        __ http://pypi.python.org/pypi/stdeb/0.4.3
        
        __ http://github.com/astraw/stdeb/blob/release-0.4.3/CHANGELOG.txt
        
        __ http://github.com/astraw/stdeb/blob/release-0.4.3/RELEASE_NOTES.txt
        
        __ http://pypi.python.org/pypi/stdeb/0.4.2
        
        __ http://github.com/astraw/stdeb/blob/release-0.4.2/CHANGELOG.txt
        
        __ http://github.com/astraw/stdeb/blob/release-0.4.2/RELEASE_NOTES.txt
        
        __ http://pypi.python.org/pypi/stdeb/0.4.1
        
        __ http://github.com/astraw/stdeb/blob/release-0.4.1/CHANGELOG.txt
        
        __ http://github.com/astraw/stdeb/blob/release-0.4.1/RELEASE_NOTES.txt
        
        __ http://pypi.python.org/pypi/stdeb/0.4
        
        __ http://github.com/astraw/stdeb/blob/release-0.4/CHANGELOG.txt
        
        
        
        old-stable branch (0.3 and earlier)
        
        ```````````````````````````````````
        
        
        
        This branch is recommended if you are operating on older Debian/Ubuntu
        
        distributions. It is compatible with Ubuntu Hardy.
        
        
        
         * 2009-10-04: Version 0.3.2 Released. See the `download page`__. See the `Changelog for 0.3.2`__
        
         * 2009-09-27: Version 0.3.1 Released. See the `download page`__. See the `Changelog for 0.3.1`__
        
         * 2009-03-21: Version 0.3 Released. See the `download page`__. See the `Changelog for 0.3`__
        
         * 2009-02-17: Version 0.2.3 Released. See the `download page`__. See the `Changelog for 0.2.3`__
        
         * 2009-01-29: Version 0.2.2 Released. See the `download page`__. See the `Changelog for 0.2.2`__
        
         * 2008-04-26: Version 0.2.1 Released. See the `download page`__. See the `Changelog for 0.2.1`__
        
         * 2008-04-26: Version 0.2 Released. See the `download page`__. See the `Changelog for 0.2`__
        
         * 2007-04-02: Version 0.2.a1 Released. See the `old download page`_.
        
         * 2006-06-19: Version 0.1 Released. See the `old download page`_.
        
        
        
        __ http://pypi.python.org/pypi/stdeb/0.3.2
        
        __ http://github.com/astraw/stdeb/blob/release-0.3.2/CHANGELOG.txt
        
        __ http://pypi.python.org/pypi/stdeb/0.3.1
        
        __ http://github.com/astraw/stdeb/blob/release-0.3.1/CHANGELOG.txt
        
        __ http://pypi.python.org/pypi/stdeb/0.3
        
        __ http://github.com/astraw/stdeb/blob/release-0.3/CHANGELOG.txt
        
        __ http://pypi.python.org/pypi/stdeb/0.2.3
        
        __ http://github.com/astraw/stdeb/blob/release-0.2.3/CHANGELOG.txt
        
        __ http://pypi.python.org/pypi/stdeb/0.2.2
        
        __ http://github.com/astraw/stdeb/blob/release-0.2.2/CHANGELOG.txt
        
        __ http://pypi.python.org/pypi/stdeb/0.2.1
        
        __ http://github.com/astraw/stdeb/blob/release-0.2.1/CHANGELOG.txt
        
        __ http://pypi.python.org/pypi/stdeb/0.2
        
        __ http://github.com/astraw/stdeb/blob/release-0.2/CHANGELOG.txt
        
        
        
        The commands
        
        ------------
        
        
        
        pypi-download, command-line command
        
        ```````````````````````````````````
        
        
        
        ``pypi-download`` takes a package name, queries PyPI for it and downloads
        
        it::
        
        
        
          pypi-download [options] mypackage
        
        
        
        pypi-install, command-line command
        
        ``````````````````````````````````
        
        
        
        ``pypi-install`` takes a package name, queries PyPI for it, downloads
        
        it, builds a Debian source package and then .deb from it, and this
        
        installs it::
        
        
        
          pypi-install [options] mypackage
        
        
        
        py2dsc, command-line command
        
        ````````````````````````````
        
        
        
        ``py2dsc`` takes a .tar.gz source package and build a Debian source
        
        package from it::
        
        
        
          py2dsc [options] mypackage-0.1.tar.gz # uses pre-built Python source package
        
        
        
        py2dsc-deb, command-line command
        
        ````````````````````````````````
        
        
        
        ``py2dsc-deb`` takes a .tar.gz source package and build a Debian source
        
        package and then a .deb file from it::
        
        
        
          py2dsc-deb [options] mypackage-0.1.tar.gz # uses pre-built Python source package
        
        
        
        sdist_dsc, distutils command
        
        ````````````````````````````
        
        All methods eventually result in a call to the ``sdist_dsc`` distutils
        
        command. You may prefer to do so directly::
        
        
        
          python setup.py --command-packages=stdeb.command sdist_dsc
        
        
        
        A Debian source package is produced from unmodified
        
        Python packages. The following files are produced in a newly created
        
        subdirectory ``deb_dist``:
        
        
        
         * ``packagename_versionname.orig.tar.gz``
        
         * ``packagename_versionname-debianversion.dsc``
        
         * ``packagename_versionname-debianversion.diff.gz``
        
        
        
        These can then be compiled into binary packages using the standard
        
        Debian machinery (e.g. dpkg-buildpackage).
        
        
        
        bdist_deb, distutils command
        
        ````````````````````````````
        
        A ``bdist_deb`` distutils command is installed. This calls the
        
        sdist_dsc command and then runs dpkg-buildpackage on the result::
        
        
        
          python setup.py --command-packages=stdeb.command bdist_deb
        
        
        
        install_deb, distutils command
        
        ``````````````````````````````
        
        
        
        The ``install_deb`` distutils command calls the bdist_deb command and
        
        then installs the result. You need to run this with superuser privilege::
        
        
        
          sudo python setup.py --command-packages=stdeb.command install_deb
        
        
        
        debianize, distutils command
        
        ````````````````````````````
        
        The ``debianize`` distutils command builds the same ``debian/``
        
        directory as used in the previous command, but the output is placed
        
        directly in the project's root folder (alongside setup.py). This is
        
        useful for customizing the Debian package directly (rather than using
        
        the various stdeb options to tune the generated package).
        
        
        
        ::
        
        
        
          python setup.py --command-packages=stdeb.command debianize
        
        
        
        A note about telling distutils to use the stdeb distutils commands
        
        ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````
        
        
        
        Distutils command packages can also be specified in distutils
        
        configuration files (rather than using the ``--command-packages``
        
        command line argument to ``setup.py``), as specified in the `distutils
        
        documentation
        
        <https://docs.python.org/2/distutils/extending.html>`_. Specifically,
        
        you could include this in your ``~/.pydistutils.cfg`` file::
        
        
        
          [global]
        
          command-packages: stdeb.command
        
        
        
        Examples
        
        --------
        
        
        
        These all assume you have stdeb installed in your system Python
        
        path. stdeb also works from a non-system Python path (e.g. a
        
        `virtualenv <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv>`_).
        
        
        
        Quickstart 1: Install something from PyPI now, I don't care about anything else
        
        ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````
        
        
        
        Do this from the command line::
        
        
        
          pypi-install mypackage
        
        
        
        **Warning: Despite doing its best, there is absolutely no way stdeb
        
        can guarantee all the Debian package dependencies will be properly
        
        fulfilled without manual intervention. Using pypi-install bypasses
        
        your ability to customize stdeb's behavior. Read the rest of this
        
        document to understand how to make better packages.**
        
        
        
        Quickstart 2: Just tell me the fastest way to make a .deb
        
        `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````
        
        
        
        (First, install stdeb as you normally install Python packages.)
        
        
        
        Do this from the directory with your `setup.py` file::
        
        
        
          python setup.py --command-packages=stdeb.command bdist_deb
        
        
        
        This will make a Debian source package (.dsc, .orig.tar.gz and
        
        .diff.gz files) and then compile it to a Debian binary package (.deb)
        
        for your current system. The result will be in ``deb_dist``.
        
        
        
        **Warning: installing the .deb file on other versions of Ubuntu or
        
        Debian than the one on which it was compiled will result in undefined
        
        behavior. If you have extension modules, they will probably
        
        break. Even in the absence of extension modules, bad stuff will likely
        
        happen.**
        
        
        
        For this reason, it is much better to build the Debian source package
        
        and then compile that (e.g. using `Ubuntu's PPA`__) for each target
        
        version of Debian or Ubuntu.
        
        
        
        __ https://help.launchpad.net/Packaging/PPA
        
        
        
        Quickstart 3: I read the warning, so show me how to make a source package, then compile it
        
        ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````
        
        
        
        This generates a source package::
        
        
        
          wget http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/R/Reindent/Reindent-0.1.0.tar.gz
        
          py2dsc Reindent-0.1.0.tar.gz
        
        
        
        This turns it into a .deb using the standard Debian tools. (Do *this*
        
        on the same source package for each target distribution)::
        
        
        
          cd deb_dist/reindent-0.1.0/
        
          dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -uc -us
        
        
        
        This installs it::
        
        
        
          cd ..
        
          sudo dpkg -i python-reindent_0.1.0-1_all.deb
        
        
        
        Quickstart 4: Install from a Python package direct to a debian system package
        
        `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````
        
        
        
        (First, install stdeb as you normally install Python packages.)
        
        
        
        Do this from the directory with your `setup.py` file::
        
        
        
          python setup.py --command-packages=stdeb.command install_deb
        
        
        
        This will make a Debian source package (.dsc, .orig.tar.gz and
        
        .diff.gz files), compile it to a Debian binary package (.deb) for your
        
        current system and then install it using ``dpkg``.
        
        
        
        
        
        Another example, with more explanation
        
        ``````````````````````````````````````
        
        
        
        This example is more useful if you don't have a Python source package
        
        (.tar.gz file generated by ``python setup.py sdist``). For the sake of
        
        illustration, we do download such a tarball, but immediately unpack it
        
        (alternatively, use a version control system to grab the unpacked
        
        source of a package)::
        
        
        
          wget http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/R/Reindent/Reindent-0.1.0.tar.gz
        
          tar xzf Reindent-0.1.0.tar.gz
        
          cd Reindent-0.1.0
        
        
        
        The following will generate a directory ``deb_dist`` containing the
        
        files ``reindent_0.1.0-1.dsc``, ``reindent_0.1.0.orig.tar.gz`` and
        
        ``reindent_0.1.0-1.diff.gz``, which, together, are a debian source
        
        package::
        
        
        
          python setup.py --command-packages=stdeb.command sdist_dsc
        
        
        
        The source generated in the above way is also extracted (using
        
        ``dpkg-source -x``) and placed in the ``deb_dist`` subdirectory. To
        
        continue the example above::
        
        
        
          cd deb_dist/reindent-0.1.0
        
          dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -uc -us
        
        
        
        Finally, the generated package can be installed::
        
        
        
          cd ..
        
          sudo dpkg -i python-reindent_0.1.0-1_all.deb
        
        
        
        For yet another example of use, with still more explanation, see
        
        `allmydata-tahoe ticket 251`_.
        
        
        
        .. _allmydata-tahoe ticket 251: http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/ticket/251
        
        
        
        Download
        
        --------
        
        
        
        Files are available at the `download page`_ (for ancient releases, see
        
        the `old download page`_).
        
        
        
        .. _download page: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/stdeb
        
        .. _old download page: http://stdeb.python-hosting.com/wiki/Download
        
        
        
        The git repository is available at
        
        http://github.com/astraw/stdeb
        
        
        
        Install (or, using stdeb to create an stdeb installer)
        
        ------------------------------------------------------
        
        
        
        For a bit of fun, here's how to install stdeb using stdeb. Note that
        
        stdeb is also in Debian and Ubuntu, so this recipe is only necessary
        
        to install a more recent stdeb.
        
        
        
        ::
        
        
        
          STDEB_VERSION="0.7.1"
        
        
        
          # Download stdeb
        
          wget http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/s/stdeb/stdeb-$STDEB_VERSION.tar.gz
        
        
        
          # Extract it
        
          tar xzf stdeb-$STDEB_VERSION.tar.gz
        
        
        
          # Enter extracted source package
        
          cd stdeb-$STDEB_VERSION
        
        
        
          # Build .deb (making use of stdeb package directory in sys.path).
        
          python setup.py --command-packages=stdeb.command bdist_deb
        
        
        
          # Install it
        
          sudo dpkg -i deb_dist/python-stdeb_$STDEB_VERSION-1_all.deb
        
        
        
        Background
        
        ----------
        
        
        
        For the average Python package, its source distribution
        
        (python_package.tar.gz created with ``python setup.py sdist``)
        
        contains nearly everything necessary to make a Debian source
        
        package. This near-equivalence encouraged me to write this distutils
        
        extension, which executes the setup.py file to extract relevant
        
        information. `setuptools
        
        <http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/setuptools>`_ may optionally
        
        be used.
        
        
        
        I wrote this initially to Debianize several Python packages of my own,
        
        but I have the feeling it could be generally useful. It appears
        
        similar, at least in theory, to easydeb_, `Logilab's Devtools`_,
        
        bdist_dpkg_, bdist_deb_, pkgme_ and `dh-virtualenv
        
        <https://github.com/spotify/dh-virtualenv>`__.
        
        
        
        .. _easydeb: http://easy-deb.sourceforge.net/
        
        .. _Logilab's DevTools: http://www.logilab.org/projects/devtools
        
        .. _bdist_dpkg: http://svn.python.org/view/sandbox/trunk/Lib/bdist_dpkg.py
        
        .. _bdist_deb: http://bugs.python.org/issue1054967
        
        .. _pkgme: https://launchpad.net/pkgme
        
        
        
        Features
        
        --------
        
        
        
        * Create a package for all Python versions supported by
        
          python-support. (Limiting this range is possible with the
        
          ``XS-Python-Version:`` config option.)
        
        
        
        * Automatic conversion of Python package names into valid Debian
        
          package names.
        
        
        
        * Attempt to automatically convert version numbers such that ordering
        
          is maintained. See also the config option
        
          ``Forced-Upstream-Version``.
        
        
        
        * Fine grained control of version numbers. (``Debian-Version``,
        
          ``Forced-Upstream-Version``, ``Upstream-Version-Prefix``,
        
          ``Upstream-Version-Suffix`` config options.)
        
        
        
        * Install .desktop files. (``MIME-Desktop-Files`` config option.)
        
        
        
        * Install .mime and .sharedmimeinfo files. (``MIME-File`` and
        
          ``Shared-MIME-File`` config options.)
        
        
        
        * Install copyright files. (``Copyright-File`` config option.)
        
        
        
        * Apply patches to upstream sources. (``Stdeb-Patch-File`` config
        
          option.)
        
        
        
        * Pass environment variables to setup.py script. (``Setup-Env-Vars``
        
          config option.)
        
        
        
        Customizing the produced Debian source package (config options)
        
        ---------------------------------------------------------------
        
        
        
        stdeb will attempt to provide reasonable defaults, but these are only
        
        guesses.
        
        
        
        There are two ways to customize the Debian source package produced by
        
        stdeb. First, you may provide options to the distutils
        
        commands. Second, you may provide an ``stdeb.cfg`` file.
        
        
        
        stdeb distutils command options
        
        ```````````````````````````````
        
        
        
        The sdist_dsc command takes command-line options to the distutils
        
        command. For example::
        
        
        
          python setup.py --command-packages=stdeb.command sdist_dsc --debian-version 0MyName1
        
        
        
        This creates a Debian package with the Debian version set to
        
        "0MyName1".
        
        
        
        These options can also be set via distutils configuration
        
        files. (These are the ``setup.cfg`` file alongside ``setup.py`` and
        
        the ~/.pydistutils.cfg file.) In that case, put the arguments in the
        
        ``[sdist_dsc]`` section. For example, a project's ``~/.setup.cfg``
        
        file might have this::
        
        
        
          [sdist_dsc]
        
          debian-version: 0MyName1
        
        
        
        To pass these commands to sdist_dsc when calling bdist_deb, do this::
        
        
        
          python setup.py sdist_dsc --debian-version 0MyName1 bdist_deb
        
        
        
        ====================================== =========================================
        
                Command line option                      Effect
        
        ====================================== =========================================
        
          --with-python2                       build Python 2 package (default=True)
        
          --with-python3                       build Python 3 package (default=False)
        
          --no-python2-scripts                 disable installation of Python 2 scripts (default=False)
        
          --no-python3-scripts                 disable installation of Python 3 scripts (default=False)
        
          --dist-dir (-d)                      directory to put final built
        
                                               distributions in (default='deb_dist')
        
          --patch-already-applied (-a)         patch was already applied (used when
        
                                               py2dsc calls sdist_dsc)
        
          --default-distribution               deprecated (see --suite)
        
          --suite (-z)                         distribution name to use if not
        
                                               specified in .cfg (default='unstable')
        
          --default-maintainer                 deprecated (see --maintainer)
        
          --maintainer (-m)                    maintainer name and email to use if not
        
                                               specified in .cfg (default from
        
                                               setup.py)
        
          --extra-cfg-file (-x)                additional .cfg file (in addition to
        
                                               stdeb.cfg if present)
        
          --patch-file (-p)                    patch file applied before setup.py
        
                                               called (incompatible with file
        
                                               specified in .cfg)
        
          --patch-level (-l)                   patch file applied before setup.py
        
                                               called (incompatible with file
        
                                               specified in .cfg)
        
          --patch-posix (-q)                   apply the patch with --posix mode
        
          --remove-expanded-source-dir (-r)    remove the expanded source directory
        
          --ignore-install-requires (-i)       ignore the requirements from
        
                                               requires.txt in the egg-info directory
        
          --no-backwards-compatibility         This option has no effect, is here for
        
                                               backwards compatibility, and may be
        
                                               removed someday.
        
          --guess-conflicts-provides-replaces  If True, attempt to guess
        
                                               Conflicts/Provides/Replaces in
        
                                               debian/control based on apt-cache
        
                                               output. (Default=False).
        
          --use-premade-distfile (-P)          use .zip or .tar.gz file already made
        
                                               by sdist command
        
          --source                             debian/control Source: (Default:
        
                                               <source-debianized-setup-name>)
        
          --package                            debian/control Package: (Default:
        
                                               python-<debianized-setup-name>)
        
          --suite                              suite (e.g. stable, lucid) in changelog
        
                                               (Default: unstable)
        
          --maintainer                         debian/control Maintainer: (Default:
        
                                               <setup-maintainer-or-author>)
        
          --debian-version                     debian version (Default: 1)
        
          --section                            debian/control Section: (Default:
        
                                               python)
        
          --epoch                              version epoch
        
          --forced-upstream-version            forced upstream version
        
          --upstream-version-prefix            upstream version prefix
        
          --upstream-version-suffix            upstream version suffix
        
          --uploaders                          uploaders
        
          --copyright-file                     copyright file
        
          --build-depends                      debian/control Build-Depends:
        
          --build-conflicts                    debian/control Build-Conflicts:
        
          --stdeb-patch-file                   file containing patches for stdeb to
        
                                               apply
        
          --stdeb-patch-level                  patch level provided to patch command
        
          --depends                            debian/control Depends:
        
          --suggests                           debian/control Suggests:
        
          --recommends                         debian/control Recommends:
        
          --xs-python-version                  debian/control XS-Python-Version:
        
          --dpkg-shlibdeps-params              parameters passed to dpkg-shlibdeps
        
          --conflicts                          debian/control Conflicts:
        
          --provides                           debian/control Provides:
        
          --replaces                           debian/control Replaces:
        
          --mime-desktop-files                 MIME desktop files
        
          --mime-file                          MIME file
        
          --shared-mime-file                   shared MIME file
        
          --setup-env-vars                     environment variables passed to
        
                                               setup.py
        
          --udev-rules                         file with rules to install to udev
        
        
        
        ====================================== =========================================
        
        
        
        
        
        You may also pass any arguments described below for the stdeb.cfg file
        
        via distutils options. Passing the arguments this way (either on the
        
        command line, or in the ``[sdist_dsc]`` section of a distutils .cfg
        
        file) will take precedence. The option name should be given in lower
        
        case.
        
        
        
        stdeb.cfg configuration file
        
        ````````````````````````````
        
        
        
        You may write config files of the format understood by `ConfigParser
        
        <http://docs.python.org/lib/module-ConfigParser.html>`_. When building
        
        each package, stdeb looks for the existance of a ``stdeb.cfg`` in the
        
        directory with ``setup.py``. You may specify an additional config file
        
        with the command-line option --extra-cfg-file. The section should
        
        should either be [DEFAULT] or [package_name], which package_name is
        
        specified as the name argument to the setup() command. An example
        
        stdeb.cfg file is::
        
        
        
          [DEFAULT]
        
          Depends: python-numpy
        
          XS-Python-Version: >= 2.6
        
        
        
        All available options:
        
        
        
        ====================================== =========================================
        
          Config file option                     Effect
        
        ====================================== =========================================
        
          Source                               debian/control Source: (Default:
        
                                               <source-debianized-setup-name>)
        
          Package                              debian/control Package: (Default:
        
                                               python-<debianized-setup-name>)
        
          Suite                                suite (e.g. stable, lucid) in changelog
        
                                               (Default: unstable)
        
          Maintainer                           debian/control Maintainer: (Default:
        
                                               <setup-maintainer-or-author>)
        
          Debian-Version                       debian version (Default: 1)
        
          Section                              debian/control Section: (Default:
        
                                               python)
        
          Epoch                                version epoch
        
          Forced-Upstream-Version              forced upstream version
        
          Upstream-Version-Prefix              upstream version prefix
        
          Upstream-Version-Suffix              upstream version suffix
        
          Uploaders                            uploaders
        
          Copyright-File                       copyright file
        
          Build-Depends                        debian/control Build-Depends:
        
          Build-Conflicts                      debian/control Build-Conflicts:
        
          Stdeb-Patch-File                     file containing patches for stdeb to
        
                                               apply
        
          Stdeb-Patch-Level                    patch level provided to patch command
        
          Depends                              debian/control Depends:
        
          Suggests                             debian/control Suggests:
        
          Recommends                           debian/control Recommends:
        
          XS-Python-Version                    debian/control XS-Python-Version:
        
          Dpkg-Shlibdeps-Params                parameters passed to dpkg-shlibdeps
        
          Conflicts                            debian/control Conflicts:
        
          Provides                             debian/control Provides:
        
          Replaces                             debian/control Replaces:
        
          MIME-Desktop-Files                   MIME desktop files
        
          MIME-File                            MIME file
        
          Shared-MIME-File                     shared MIME file
        
          Setup-Env-Vars                       environment variables passed to
        
                                               setup.py
        
          Udev-Rules                           file with rules to install to udev
        
        ====================================== =========================================
        
        
        
        The option names in stdeb.cfg files are not case sensitive.
        
        
        
        Prerequisites
        
        -------------
        
        
        
         * Python 2.5 or higher
        
         * Standard Debian utilities such as ``date``, ``dpkg-source`` and
        
           Debhelper 7 (use stdeb 0.3.x if you need to support older
        
           distributions without dh7)
        
         * If your setup.py uses the setuptools features ``setup_requires`` or
        
           ``install_requires``, you must run ``apt-file update`` prior to
        
           running any stdeb command.
        
        
        
        TODO
        
        ----
        
        
        
        * Make output meet `Debian Python Policy`_ specifications or the `new
        
          python policy`_. This will include several things, among which are:
        
        
        
          - the ability to make custom changelogs
        
          - the ability to include project-supplied documentation as a -doc package
        
          - include license information in debian/copyright
        
          - the ability to include project-supplied examples, tests, and data
        
            as a separate package
        
          - much more not listed
        
        
        
        * Create (better) documentation
        
        
        
        * Log output using standard distutils mechanisms
        
        
        
        * Refactor the source code to have a simpler, more sane design
        
        
        
        .. _debian python policy: http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/python-policy/
        
        .. _new python policy: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianPython/NewPolicy
        
        
        
        Call for volunteers
        
        -------------------
        
        
        
        I don't have a lot of time for this. This project stands a very real
        
        chance of being only a shadow of its potential self unless people step
        
        up and contribute. There are numerous ways in which people could
        
        help. In particular, I'd be interested in finding a co-maintainer or
        
        maintainer if the project generates any interest. Secondarily, I would
        
        appreciate advice from Debian developers or Ubuntu MOTUs about the
        
        arcane details of Python packaging.
        
        
        
        Mailing list
        
        ------------
        
        
        
        Please address all questions to the distutils-SIG_
        
        
        
        .. _distutils-SIG: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
        
        
        
        License
        
        -------
        
        
        
        MIT-style license. Copyright (c) 2006-2014 stdeb authors.
        
        
        
        See the LICENSE.txt file provided with the source distribution for
        
        full details.
        
        
        
        Authors
        
        -------
        
        
        
        * Andrew Straw <strawman@astraw.com>
        
        * Pedro Algarvio, aka, s0undt3ch <ufs@ufsoft.org>
        
        * Gerry Reno (initial bdist_deb implementation)
        
        
        
        Additional Credits
        
        ------------------
        
        
        
        * Zooko O'Whielacronx for the autofind-depends patch.
        
        * Brett (last name unknown) for the --ignore-install-requires patch.
        
        * Ximin Luo for a bug fix.
        
        * Alexander D. Sedov for bug fixes and suggestions.
        
        * Michele Mattioni for bug fix.
        
        * Alexander V. Nikolaev for the debhelper buildsystem specification.
        
        * Roland Sommer for the description field bugfix.
        
        * Barry Warsaw for suggesting the debianize command.
        
        * Asheesh Laroia for updating the PyPI URL.
        
        * Piotr Ożarowski for implementing dh_python2 support.
        
        * GitHub_ for hosting services.
        
        * WebFaction_ (aka `python-hosting`_) for previous hosting services.
        
        * TravisCI_ for continuous integration
        
        
        
        .. _GitHub: http://github.com/
        
        .. _WebFaction: http://webfaction.com/
        
        .. _python-hosting: http://python-hosting.com/
        
        ..  _TravisCI: http://travis-ci.org/
        
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Classifier: Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
Classifier: Intended Audience :: System Administrators
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
Classifier: Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
