---
name: "packages"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "yada"
version: "0.55"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://carta.tech/man/packages/7"
---

# packages(7)

package specifications for yada

## NAME

packages - package specifications for yada

## SYNOPSIS

**debian/packages**

## DESCRIPTION

The file *debian/packages* is used by **yada** to control the processes of building and cleaning Debian packages. It contains information about the source package, and about each binary package which the source package can generate.

This man page is not yet written; please refer to */usr/share/doc/yada-doc/yada.txt.gz* for more information.

## FILES

- *debian/packages*

  contains package-specific information used in building both binary and source packages

- *debian/changelog*

  contains version-specific information about the package

- *debian/control*, *debian/rules*, *debian/templates*

  generated automatically

- *debian/yada*

  the script which controls building of the **rules** and **control** files, and which is used by the **rules** file

## SEE ALSO

[**yada**(1)](/man/yada/1.md)

## AUTHORS

(c) 1999 Charles Briscoe-Smith \<cpbs@debian.org\>.

(c) 1999-2003 Piotr Roszatycki \<dexter@debian.org\>.