https://github.com/kikoucalou/darktable-debian-builder

📦 Automated Debian/Ubuntu .deb builder for darktable (master branch)
https://github.com/kikoucalou/darktable-debian-builder

build-script darktable debian linux-mint packaging photo-editing raw-photography ubuntu

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📦 Automated Debian/Ubuntu .deb builder for darktable (master branch)

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/kikoucalou/darktable-debian-builder
• Owner: kikoucalou
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2025-08-25T17:59:59.000Z (about 1 month ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-09-02T07:11:13.000Z (about 1 month ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-09-02T09:12:53.790Z (about 1 month ago)
• Topics: build-script, darktable, debian, linux-mint, packaging, photo-editing, raw-photography, ubuntu
• Language: Shell
• Homepage: https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable
• Size: 20.5 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 0
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# 🖼️ Build Darktable — Debian/Ubuntu Build & Packaging Script

[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-GPL%203.0+-brightgreen)](https://www.darktable.org/license/)

This script automates the compilation of `darktable` from the `master` branch and generates a **fully functional, lintian-compliant `.deb` package**, including an optional debug symbols package (`darktable-dbgsym`).

Designed for reproducibility and compliance, it handles common packaging issues: permissions, ownership, man pages, copyright, and more — all without requiring `sudo` at the end.

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## ✨ Features

- ✅ Compiles `darktable` from `master` using **CMake + Ninja**

- ✅ Generates a clean, installable `.deb` package

- ✅ Includes debug symbols in a separate `darktable-dbgsym` package

- ✅ Fixes file ownership and permissions using `fakeroot`

- ✅ Compresses man pages (`.1` → `.1.gz`)

- ✅ Uses DEP-5 format for the `copyright` file

- ✅ No `sudo` required at the end (builds in `/tmp`)

- ✅ Outputs the `.deb` in the current directory

- ✅ Verbose logging for debugging

- ✅ Compatible with non-POSIX filesystems (e.g. external drives)

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## ⚙️ Prerequisites

Install the required tools:

```bash

sudo apt install git cmake ninja-build dpkg-dev fakeroot