Debpic lets you build Debian packages in an isolated Docker environment.
See the man page for an introduction and usage instructions.
The Debian wiki has a list of similar tools.
| Tasks | Steps |
|---|---|
| Build | debpic |
| Interactive mode | debpic --interactive |
| Open VSCode in container | debpic --vscode |
| Local Apt Repository | debpic --local-repository ~/mydebs |
| Private Apt Repository (Configure) | Write deb822 format sources to /etc/debpic/sources.list.d/MyServer |
| Private Apt Repository (Use) | debpic --sources MyServer |
| Use DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS | DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS="nocheck no_lto" debpic |
| Run Command in container | debpic "my command" |
| Install extra packages | debpic --extra-pkg gdb |
| Set destination directory | debpic --destination ~/my_built_packages |
| Pass args to dpkg-buildpackage | debpic -- -b |
| Hook script (Configure) | Write script to /etc/debpic/hooks/myscript |
| Hook script (Use) | debpic --hook myscript |
| Use golang tooling | debpic --hook gopath --interactive |
| Jenkins Integration | See Using With Jenkins. |
| User Experience | Info |
|---|---|
| Tab completion | Yes |
| Man page | Yes |
| Coloured Output | Yes |
| Caching | Container is cached. Ccache enabled by default. |
| Config file | ~/.config/debpic/debpic.conf |
| Built package location | ./built_packages/ |
| Include extra tools | Edit ./developer-packages.txt |
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Download debpic debian package
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Install debpic
sudo apt install ~/Downloads/debpic_1.0.0_all.deb
- Configure docker to run as non-root user. See official docker documentation for more details.
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
newgrp docker
- . Optionally - configure git to globally ignore generated built_packages directory
echo built_packages >> ~/.config/git/ignore