dpkg-testdeb.8

.TH dpkg-testdeb 8 "Release 1.0" "LLNL" "dpkg-testdeb"
.SH NAME
dpkg-testdeb \- Install and test deb packages standalone
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B dpkg-testdeb
.I [OPTIONS]
.I "package [package]..."
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B dpkg-testdeb
is part of dpkg-scripts, a collection of utilities for building
/usr/local-based deb packages.
.LP
.B dpkg-testdeb
allows verification of a single deb package by installing it and
its dependencies inside a temporary /usr/local. 
\fBdpkg-runtests\fR(8) is then invoked on the installed package for 
a simple method to verify that the package works, and has properly 
listed all run-time dependencies. \fBdpkg-verify\fR(8) may also be
optionally run on the installed pacakge, though its use is debatable 
on a freshly installed package.

.SH "OPTIONS"
.TP
.BI "-h, --help"
Display a summary of command-line options.
.TP
.BI "-v, --verbose"
Run \fBdpkg-testdeb\fR in verbose mode.
.TP
.BI "-V, --verify"
Run \fBdpkg-verify\fR(8) in addition to \fBdpkg-runtests\fR(8).

.SH EXAMPLES
.nf
 > dpkg-testdeb ifort-10.1.011_3_linux-amd64.deb

 dpkg-testdeb: Installing ifort-10.1.011 in temporary /usr/local...
 dpkg-testdeb: Fixing up dependencies...
 dpkg-testdeb: Running dpkg-runtests on installed packages...
 dpkg-runtests: ifort-10.1.011                           ok
 dpkg-runtests: Summary: all tests passed
 dpkg-testdeb: Success
.fi

.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR dpkg-runtests (8), 
.BR	dpkg-verify (8),
.BR dpkg-tmplocal (8)