TAP2DEB

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Updated: July 2001
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NAME

tap2deb - create Debian packages which wrap .tap files

tap2deb [options]

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(1) 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.

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

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