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Listing files which will be installed by .deb

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How can i list all the files (and their future locations) which will be installed by invoking 'dpkg -i' on a .deb file? Which makefile target of the source package determines those (is it the default 'install' target?)

(The second part of the question concerns the package creation process. I want the list of files installed by 'make install' and the list of files installed by the .deb package to be the same)

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answered 2 Years ago defendle · Accepted Answer

You can list the contents of a deb file by running

dpkg-deb --contents package.deb

dpkg-deb can show a whole lot of information about a deb package. You can see the other options by running dpkg-deb --help.

Unfortunately, you can't determine what files a Makefile will install. However, you can install to a temporary directory by setting the DESTDIR variable. Note that this works well mainly on Makefiles generated by autotools ie. the ./configure script. For example:

cd sourcecode-1.2

./configure --prefix=/usr           #Just the usual compiling stuff

make

mkdir /tmp/installedfiles           #Create a temporary directory for the files

make DESTDIR=/tmp/installedfiles install

That last make line will install the files in /tmp/installedfiles. You can then see the files that would be created, although those files and directories will all be relative to the prefix specified in the configure script. In other words, /tmp/installedfiles/bin/mainprogram would be installed as /usr/bin/mainprogram.

I hope I answered your question :)