Debendencies scans executables and shared libraries for their shared library dependencies, and outputs a list of Debian package names that provide those libraries. It fulfills the same role as dpkg-shlibdeps but can be used as a standalone tool instead of being tied to the official Debian package building process. This means that Debendencies can be used in combination with fpm or other packaging tools.
For a detailed description of what happens under the hood, see How it works.
gem install debendencies
Download a .deb file from the Releases page.
# Scan a single executable or library
debendencies PATH_TO_ELF_FILE
# Recursively scan all executables and libraries in a directory
debendencies PATH_TO_DIRECTORYExample:
$ debendencies /bin/tar
libacl1, libselinux1 (>= 1.32), libc6
You can also output as JSON:
$ debendencies /bin/tar --format json
[{"name":"libacl1"},{"name":"libselinux1","version_constraints":[{"operator":">=","version":"1.32"}]},{"name":"libc6"}]
See --help for more options.
NOTE: The API is only available when installing from RubyGems.
require "debendencies"
scanner = Debendencies.new
# Scan one or more files
scanner.scan('/bin/tar', '/bin/bash', ...)
# Scan one or more directories recursively
scanner.scan('/bin')
# Returns a list of Debendencies::PackageDependency
scanner.resolveSee lib/debendencies/package_dependency.rb for the definition of PackageDependency.
On error, #scan and #resolve raise Debendencies::Error.