tap2deb (1) Linux Manual Page

tap2deb – create Debian packages which wrap .tap files

Synopsis

tap2deb [options]

Description

Create a ready to upload Debian package in ".build"

-u, –unsigned

do not sign the Debian package

-t, –tapfile <tapfile>

Build the application around the given .tap (default twistd.tap)

-y, –type <type>

The configuration has the given type . Allowable types are tap, source, xml and python. The first three types are mktap output formats, while the last one is a manual building of application (see twistd(1), the -y option).

-p, –protocol <protocol>

The name of the protocol this will be used to serve. This is intended as a part of the description. Default is the name of the tapfile, minus any extensions.

-d, –debfile <debfile>

The name of the debian package. Default is ‘twisted-‘+protocol.

-V, –set-version <version>

The version of the Debian package. The default is 1.0

-e, –description <description>

The one-line description. Default is uninteresting.

-l, –long_description <long_description>

A multi-line description. Default is explanation about this being an automatic package created from tap2deb.

-m, –maintainer <maintainer>

The maintainer, as "Name Lastname <email address>". This will go in the meta-files, as well as be used as the id to sign the package.

–version

Output version information and exit.

Author

Written by Moshe Zadka, based on twistd’s help messages

Reporting Bugs

To report a bug, visit http://twistedmatrix.com/bugs/

Copyright

Copyright © 2000-2008 Twisted Matrix Laboratories.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.