Package: debnest (0.0.11)

Nested Build System of Debian Source Package

Debnest provides a build system to create debian binary packages such that original upstream sources include debian source packages, i.e. .dsc and other files such as .orig.tar.gz and diff.gz, or .tar.gz. In build-time, this system unpacks debian source packages by 'dpkg-source -x' and propagates policy-defined targets of debian/rules into the unpacked sources.

This allows you to:

 * Manage your own files under debian/ such as debian/rules
   debian/control, debian/changelog and so on separately away from
   their original packages.
 * Create your own tuned packages with your own pre-defined
   DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS, CC in your debian/rules from their
   original packages without specifying any environment
   variables in each build-time.
 * Create your own tuned packages with patches to their
   original sources as well as to debian/* files, separating
   them completely away from their original source packages.
 * Make it possible to redistribute your modified debian package
   based on another debian source package which restricts
   source-code from being distributed in modified form _only_ by
   the distribution of "patch files" with the source code for the
   purpose of modifying the program at build time.

Tags: Software Development: Build Tool, Debian, Application Suite: Debian