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NAME

pk4-replace - build sources and replace currently installed packages

SYNOPSIS

pk4-replace [options]

DESCRIPTION

pk4-replace builds the sources in the current directory using sbuild, then replaces the subset of currently installed binary packages with the newly built packages.

OPTIONS

-dry_run
Print the build command and exit

EXAMPLES

# Fetch the i3 source, apply a bugfix, rebuild and replace installed packages:
pk4 i3
patch -p1 < /tmp/myfix.patch
pk4-replace







CONFIGURATION FILE

The following attributes can be configured in ~/.config/pk4/pk4.deb822:


  
Build-Command strings

  
The command to use for building the sources in the current directory. Must
      write the path to the resulting .changes file to the pipe
      /proc/self/fd/3 when done.




Example (default):






Build-Command:
  sbuild
  --post-build-commands
  echo %SBUILD_CHANGES > /proc/self/fd/3
  -A
  --no-clean-source
  --dpkg-source-opt=--auto-commit







Example (illustrating how one line is one argv element):






Build-Command:
  sbuild
  --post-build-commands
  echo %SBUILD_CHANGES > /proc/self/fd/3
  -d
  stretch











SEE ALSO



  
pk4(1)

  
make available the Debian source package producing the specified
    package

  
sbuild(1)

  
build debian packages from source








AUTHOR

Michael Stapelberg <stapelberg at debian.org>






  

    OCTOBER 2017
    Linux