# dpkg-checkbuilddeps

## NAME



           dpkg-checkbuilddeps - check build dependencies and conflicts
    


## SYNOPSIS



           **dpkg-checkbuilddeps**[_option_...]  [_control-file_]
    


## DESCRIPTION



           This program checks the installed packages in the system against
           the build dependencies and build conflicts listed in the control
           file.  If any are not met, it displays them and exits with a
           nonzero return code.
    
           By default, **debian/control** is read, but an alternate control
           filename may be specified on the command line.
    


## OPTIONS



           **--admindir=**_dir_
               Change the location of the **dpkg** database (since dpkg 1.14.0).
               The default location is _/usr/local/var/lib/dpkg_.
    
           **-A** Ignore **Build-Depends-Arch** and **Build-Conflicts-Arch** lines
               (since dpkg 1.16.4).  Use when only arch-indep packages will
               be built, or combine with **-B** when only a source package is to
               be built.
    
           **-B** Ignore **Build-Depends-Indep** and **Build-Conflicts-Indep** lines.
               Use when only arch-dep packages will be built, or combine with
               **-A** when only a source package is to be built.
    
           **-I** Ignore built-in build depends and conflicts (since dpkg
               1.18.2).  These are implicit dependencies that are usually
               required on a specific distribution, the so called Build-
               Essential package set.
    
           **-d** _build-depends-string_
           **-c** _build-conflicts-string_
               Use the given build dependencies/conflicts instead of those
               contained in the _debian/control_ file (since dpkg 1.14.17).
    
           **-a** _arch_
               Check build dependencies/conflicts assuming that the package
               described in the control file is to be built for the given
               host architecture instead of the architecture of the current
               system (since dpkg 1.16.2).
    
           **-P** _profile_[**,**...]
               Check build dependencies/conflicts assuming that the package
               described in the control file is to be built for the given
               build profile(s) (since dpkg 1.17.2).  The argument is a
               comma-separated list of profile names.
    
           **-?** , **--help**
               Show the usage message and exit.
    
           **--version**
               Show the version and exit.
    


## ENVIRONMENT



           **DEB_HOST_ARCH**
               Sets the host architecture.  This affects the dependency
               resolution logic, which might then not match what the system
               dpkg considers satisfiable.
    
           **DEB_BUILD_PROFILES**
               If set, it will be used as the active build profile(s) for the
               package being built.  It is a space separated list of profile
               names.  Overridden by the **-P** option.
    
           **DPKG_COLORS**
               Sets the color mode (since dpkg 1.18.5).  The currently
               accepted values are: **auto**(default), **always** and **never**.
    
           **DPKG_NLS**
               If set, it will be used to decide whether to activate Native
               Language Support, also known as internationalization (or i18n)
               support (since dpkg 1.19.0).  The accepted values are: **0** and **1**
               (default).
    


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