A basic Perl program that makes Debian software packages (.deb files) without needing dpkg installed. It works as a drop-in replacement for dpkg-deb -b, with compatible flags.
dm.pl is included with and used by Theos, so if you’re using an up-to-date version of Theos you already have access to it! If you believe that you're using a legacy version of Theos, see here for how to update.
Otherwise, you can either install with npm:
npm install -g @theosdev/dm.pl…or clone a copy of this repo:
git clone https://github.com/theos/dm.pl.git…and immediately start using it.
This will work on any system with Perl and xz-utils installed. (If you’re not sure, they almost certainly are already installed by your OS.)
dm.pl [options] <directory> <package>
-b: This option exists solely for compatibility with dpkg-deb.-Z<compression>: Specify the package compression type. Valid values are gzip (default), bzip2, lzma, xz and cat (no compression).-z<compress-level>: Specify the package compression level. Valid values are between 0 and 9. Default is 9 for bzip2, 6 for others, and 0 is equivalent to cat. Refer to gzip(1), bzip2(1), xz(1) for explanations of what effect each compression level has.--help,-?: Print a brief help message and exit.--man: Print a manual page and exit.
Licensed under the MIT License. Refer to LICENSE.md.
