Dpkg::Build...DebianRules(3perl)

🌸 NAME 🌸

Bestie, this is Dpkg::BuildDriver::DebianRules — build a Debian package using debian/rules 💅.

It’s the Dpkg::Build...DebianRules(3perl) page from libdpkg-perl, and yes, the title is giving very long Perl module energy 🫶.

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Okay so this class is used by dpkg-buildpackage to drive the build of a Debian package, using debian/rules ✨.

🚨 Note: this is a private module, so its API can change at any time. Not me being dramatic, that’s literally the rule 💀.

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💅 METHODS 💅

• $bd = Dpkg::BuildDriver::DebianRules->new(%opts) — creates a new Dpkg::BuildDriver::DebianRules object, slay 🎀. It supports or requires the same Dpkg::BuildDriver->new() options.
• $bd->pre_check() — performs build-driver-specific checks, before anything else. This checks whether the debian/rules file is executable, and if not, then makes it so 🫶.
• $bool = $bd->need_build_task($build_task, $binary_task) — returns whether we need to use the build task 👑.

🚨 Note: this method is needed as long as we support building as root-like. Once that is not needed, this method will be deprecated.

• $bd->run_build_task($build_task, $binary_task) — executes the build task for the build 🔥.

🚨 Note: this method is needed as long as we support building as root-like. Once that is not needed, this method will be deprecated.

• $bd->run_task($task) — executes the given task for the build ⭐.

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🎀 CHANGES 🎀

🌈 Version 0.xx 🌈

This is a private module. 🔒

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💖 Sign-off cuteness: this page comes from libdpkg-perl, version 1.23.11-dirty, dated 2026-09-09, and the manual name is Dpkg::Build...DebianRules(3perl). Bye bestie, go build something iconic 🦋✨.