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@@ -69,28 +69,27 @@ List of CPack DEB generator specific variables:
:Mandatory: Yes
:Default: ``<CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME>[-<component>].deb``
- This may be set to ``DEB-DEFAULT`` to allow the CPack DEB generator to generate
- package file name by itself in deb format::
+ This may be set to:
- <PackageName>_<VersionNumber>-<DebianRevisionNumber>_<DebianArchitecture>.deb
+ ``DEB-DEFAULT``
+ Tell CPack to automatically generate the package file name in deb format::
- Alternatively provided package file name must end
- with either ``.deb`` or ``.ipk`` suffix.
+ <PackageName>_<VersionNumber>-<DebianRevisionNumber>_<DebianArchitecture>.deb
- .. versionadded:: 3.10
- ``.ipk`` suffix used by OPKG packaging system.
-
- .. note::
+ This setting recommended as the preferred behavior, but for backward
+ compatibility with the CPack DEB generator in CMake prior to version 3.6,
+ this is not the default. Without this, duplicate names may occur.
+ Duplicate files get overwritten and it is up to the packager to set
+ the variables in a manner that will prevent such errors.
- Preferred setting of this variable is ``DEB-DEFAULT`` but for backward
- compatibility with the CPack DEB generator in CMake prior to version 3.6 this
- feature is disabled by default.
+ ``<file-name>.deb``
+ Use the given file name. The ``.deb`` suffix is required.
- .. note::
+ ``<file-name>.ipk``
+ .. versionadded:: 3.10
- By using non default filenames duplicate names may occur. Duplicate files
- get overwritten and it is up to the packager to set the variables in a
- manner that will prevent such errors.
+ Use the given file name.
+ The ``.ipk`` suffix is used by the OPKG packaging system.
.. variable:: CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_EPOCH