Build-Tools
Tools for Software Packaging

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  • CI Workflows
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  • Some Software using the Build-Tools
  • Projects using the Build-Tools

📰 Latest News

• December 9, 2025

  New release: td-build-tools-0.3.1.

• December 8, 2025

  New release: td-build-tools-0.3.0.

💡 What are the Build-Tools?

The Build-Tools are a collection of scripts to help packaging open source software as:

• Debian Linux packages
• Ubuntu Linux packages
• Fedora Linux packages
• FreeBSD Ports packages
• Maintaining Continuous Integration (CI) workflows

Furthermore, the Build-Tools provide helpful tools for:

• Versioning packages
• Checking manpages
• Preparing shell completion files
• Maintaining Linux Software Map (LSM) entries
• Create Debian Intent to Package (ITP) and Request for Sponsorship (RFS) mails
• as well as some other features

😀 Software Packaging Example

WORK IN PROGRESS!

Example Template

Build-Tools Template: https://github.com/dreibh/build-tools-template

Build System

CMake …

Debian/Ubuntu Linux Packaging

TBD …

Fedora Linux Packaging

TBD …

FreeBSD Ports Packaging

TBD …

CI Workflows

TBD …

Other Tasks

TBD …

📦 Binary Package Installation

Please use the issue tracker at https://github.com/dreibh/build-tools/issues to report bugs and issues!

Ubuntu Linux

For ready-to-install Ubuntu Linux packages of Build-Tools, see Launchpad PPA for Thomas Dreibholz!

sudo apt-add-repository -sy ppa:dreibh/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install td-build-tools

Fedora Linux

For ready-to-install Fedora Linux packages of Build-Tools, see COPR PPA for Thomas Dreibholz!

sudo dnf copr enable -y dreibh/ppa
sudo dnf install td-build-tools

FreeBSD

WORK IN PROGRESS!

💾 Build from Sources

Build-Tools is released under the GNU General Public Licence (GPL).

Please use the issue tracker at https://github.com/dreibh/build-tools/issues to report bugs and issues!

Development Version

The Git repository of the Build-Tools sources can be found at https://github.com/dreibh/build-tools:

git clone https://github.com/dreibh/build-tools
cd build-tools
sudo ci/get-dependencies --install
cmake .
make

Note: The script ci/get-dependencies automatically installs the build dependencies under Debian/Ubuntu Linux, Fedora Linux, and FreeBSD. For manual handling of the build dependencies, see the packaging configuration in debian/control (Debian/Ubuntu Linux), build-tools.spec (Fedora Linux), and Makefile FreeBSD.

Contributions:

• Issue tracker: https://github.com/dreibh/build-tools/issues. Please submit bug reports, issues, questions, etc. in the issue tracker!

• Pull Requests for Build-Tools: https://github.com/dreibh/build-tools/pulls. Your contributions to Build-Tools are always welcome!

• CI build tests of Build-Tools: https://github.com/dreibh/build-tools/actions.

Current Stable Release

The tarball has been signed with my GnuPG key 21412672­518D8B2D­1862EFEF­5CD5D12A­A0877B49. Its authenticity and integrity can be verified by:

gpg --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 21412672518D8B2D1862EFEF5CD5D12AA0877B49
gpg --verify td-build-tools-<VERSION>.tar.xz.asc td-build-tools-<VERSION>.tar.xz

• td-build-tools-0.3.1.tar.xz (Tar/XZ file)
• td-build-tools-0.3.1.tar.xz.asc (Signature)

Old Stable Releases

The tarballs have been signed with my GnuPG key 21412672­518D8B2D­1862EFEF­5CD5D12A­A0877B49. Its authenticity and integrity can be verified by:

gpg --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 21412672518D8B2D1862EFEF5CD5D12AA0877B49
gpg --verify td-build-tools-<VERSION>.tar.xz.asc td-build-tools-<VERSION>.tar.xz

• td-build-tools-0.3.0.tar.xz (Tar/XZ file), td-build-tools-0.3.0.tar.xz.asc (Signature)
• td-build-tools-0.2.0.tar.xz (Tar/XZ file), td-build-tools-0.2.0.tar.xz.asc (Signature)
• td-build-tools-0.1.4.tar.xz (Tar/XZ file), td-build-tools-0.1.4.tar.xz.asc (Signature)
• td-build-tools-0.1.3.tar.xz (Tar/XZ file), td-build-tools-0.1.3.tar.xz.asc (Signature)
• td-build-tools-0.1.2.tar.xz (Tar/XZ file), td-build-tools-0.1.2.tar.xz.asc (Signature)
• td-build-tools-0.1.1.tar.xz (Tar/XZ file), td-build-tools-0.1.1.tar.xz.asc (Signature)
• td-build-tools-0.1.0.tar.xz (Tar/XZ file), td-build-tools-0.1.0.tar.xz.asc (Signature)
• td-build-tools-0.0.0.tar.xz (Tar/XZ file), td-build-tools-0.0.0.tar.xz.asc (Signature)

🔗 Useful Links

Some Software using the Build-Tools

• BibTeXConv – A BibTeX File Converter
• Dynamic Multi-Homing Setup (DynMHS)
• FractGen – An Extensible Fractal Generator Software
• HiPerConTracer – High-Performance Connectivity Tracer
• NetPerfMeter – A TCP/MPTCP/UDP/SCTP/DCCP Network Performance Meter Tool
• NEAT – A New, Evolutive API and Transport-Layer Architecture for the Internet
• RSPLIB RSerPool Implementation and RSerPool Demo Tool
• RTP Audio – An Audio Streaming System for Transport Protocol and QoS Research Purposes
• SCTPLIB User-Space SCTP Implementation and Socket-API for SCTPLIB
• SubNetCalc – An IPv4/IPv6 Subnet Calculator
• System-Tools – Tools for Basic System Management
• TSCTP – An SCTP Test Tool
• to be continued …

Projects using the Build-Tools

• NorNet – A Real-World, Large-Scale Multi-Homing Testbed
• GAIA – Cyber Sovereignty
• RAKSHA – 5G Security for Critical Communications
• 5G-VINNI – 5G Verticals Innovation Infrastructure
• HENCSAT – Highly Efficient Network Coding for Satellite Applications Test-bed
• SEARCH – Synthetic Healthcare Data Governance Hub
• MELODIC – Multi-Cloud Execution-Ware for Large-scale Optimised Data-Intensive Computing
• NEAT – A New, Evolutive API and Transport-Layer Architecture for the Internet
• RITE – Reducing Internet Transport Latency