CPackDeb
: The builtin (binary) CPack Deb generator (Unix only)CPackDeb may be used to create Deb package using CPack. CPackDeb is a CPack generator thus it uses the CPACK_XXX variables used by CPack : http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake:CPackConfiguration. CPackDeb generator should work on any linux host but it will produce better deb package when Debian specific tools 'dpkg-xxx' are usable on the build system.
CPackDeb has specific features which are controlled by the specifics CPACK_DEBIAN_XXX variables.You'll find a detailed usage on the wiki:
http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake:CPackPackageGenerators#DEB_.28UNIX_only.29
However as a handy reminder here comes the list of specific variables:
CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_NAME
Mandatory : YES
Default : CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME (lower case)
The debian package summary
CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_VERSION
Mandatory : YES
Default : CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION
The debian package version
CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_ARCHITECTURE
Mandatory : YES
Default : Output of dpkg --print-architecture (or i386 if dpkg is not found)
The debian package architecture
CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS
Mandatory : NO
Default : -
May be used to set deb dependencies.
CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_MAINTAINER
Mandatory : YES
Default : CPACK_PACKAGE_CONTACT
The debian package maintainer
CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION
Mandatory : YES
Default : CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY
The debian package description
CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_SECTION
Mandatory : YES
Default : 'devel'
The debian package section
CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_PRIORITY
Mandatory : YES
Default : 'optional'
The debian package priority
CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_HOMEPAGE
Mandatory : NO
Default : -
The URL of the web site for this package
CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_SHLIBDEPS
Mandatory : NO
Default : OFF
May be set to ON in order to use dpkg-shlibdeps to generate
better package dependency list.
You may need set CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH toi appropriate value
if you use this feature, because if you don't dpkg-shlibdeps
may fail to find your own shared libs.
See http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_RPATH_handling.
CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEBUG
Mandatory : NO
Default : -
May be set when invoking cpack in order to trace debug information
during CPackDeb run.
CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_PREDEPENDS
Mandatory : NO
Default : -
see http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-relationships.html#s-binarydeps
This field is like Depends, except that it also forces dpkg to complete installation of
the packages named before even starting the installation of the package which declares
the pre-dependency.
CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_ENHANCES
Mandatory : NO
Default : -
see http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-relationships.html#s-binarydeps
This field is similar to Suggests but works in the opposite direction.
It is used to declare that a package can enhance the functionality of another package.
CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_BREAKS
Mandatory : NO
Default : -
see http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-relationships.html#s-binarydeps
When one binary package declares that it breaks another, dpkg will refuse to allow the
package which declares Breaks be installed unless the broken package is deconfigured first,
and it will refuse to allow the broken package to be reconfigured.
CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_CONFLICTS
Mandatory : NO
Default : -
see http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-relationships.html#s-binarydeps
When one binary package declares a conflict with another using a Conflicts field,
dpkg will refuse to allow them to be installed on the system at the same time.
CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_PROVIDES
Mandatory : NO
Default : -
see http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-relationships.html#s-binarydeps
A virtual package is one which appears in the Provides control field of another package.
CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_REPLACES
Mandatory : NO
Default : -
see http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-relationships.html#s-binarydeps
Packages can declare in their control file that they should overwrite
files in certain other packages, or completely replace other packages.