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This class is used by dpkg-buildpackage to drive the build of a Debian package.

Note: This is a private module, its API can change at any time.

$bd = Dpkg::BuildDriver->new(%opts)

Create a new Dpkg::BuildDriver object. It will load a build driver module as requested in the Build-Drivers field in the $opts{ctrl} Dpkg::Control::Info object or if not present, it will fall back to load the default debian-rules driver.

Supported or required options are:

ctrl (required)

A Dpkg::Control::Info object.

root_cmd

A string with the gain-root-command to use when needing to execute a command with root-like rights. If needed and unset, it will default to fakeroot if it is available or the module will error out.

as_root

A boolean to force debian/rules target calls as root-like, even if they would normally not require to be executed as root-like. This option is applied to all targets globally.

Note: This option is only relevant for drivers that use debian/rules.

debian_rules

An array containing the command to execute the debian/rules file and any additional arguments. It defaults to debian/rules.

Note: This option is only relevant for drivers that use debian/rules.

rrr_override

A string that overrides the Rules-Requires-Root field value.

Note: This option is only relevant for drivers that use debian/rules.

$bd->pre_check()

Perform build driver specific checks, before anything else.

This will run after the init hook, and before dpkg-source --before-build.

Note: This is an optional method that can be omitted from the driver implementation.

$bool = $bd->need_build_task($build_task, binary_task)

Returns whether we need to use the build task.

Note: This method is needed as long as we support building as root-like. Once that is not needed this method will be deprecated.

$bd->run_build_task($build_task, $binary_task)

Executes the build task for the build.

Note: This is an optional method needed as long as we support building as root-like. Once that is not needed this method will be deprecated.

$bd->run_task($task)

Executes the given task for the build.