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authorLars Wirzenius <liw@liw.fi>2021-01-01 10:06:09 +0200
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To run the whole test suite, including testing all examples and
Subplot self tests, run `./check` at the root of the source tree.
+# Building Debian package
+
+To build a subplot.deb package, run the `build-deb` script, on a
+Debian machine with the necessary packages installed, in a git
+checkout of the source tree:
+
+~~~sh
+$ ./build-deb /tmp/where/built/package/should/go
+~~~
+
+You'll need the following packages installed:
+
+> build-essential
+> git
+
+Additionally, any packages reported by running the following command:
+
+~~~sh
+$ dpkg-checkbuilddeps
+~~~
+
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