wiki:BuildingATestPackageOnAllPlatforms

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If the package you are working on interacts with the native OS in ways that might vary from platform to platform, you may want to do a test build for all platforms. You will need to do this on linux-build-10.mit.edu or another machine which has been set up with build schroots.

As above, run daconfiscate (if necessary) and then daorig. Then run "debuild -S" to create a source package. Now cd into the parent directory and identify the .dsc file created by debuild -S; it will have a name like debathena-just_9.4.0-0debathena2.dsc. Run "da sbuildhack filename.dsc" to perform the package builds. Each build will take place inside an ephemeral chroot based on a snapshot of a template for a particular Debian or Ubuntu version. If a build fails and it's not obvious from the build log why, you may need to create your own ephemeral chroot session with a command like "schroot -c gutsy-amd64-sbuild /bin/sh" and then run debuild from within the package sources.

If the build is successful, it will create a set of packages with names like debathena-just_9.4.0-0debathena2~ubuntu6.06_amd64.deb.