Build the Packages

Build the package

The lowest package in the dependency tree needs to be built and installed first. After that, you can move your way up the dependency tree. Don't forget to install both binary and -dev package before attempting to build the next package.

dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot

Check

The package can be checked using the following command:

dpkg -c ../package.deb

Install the package

The following will install the package without using apt. Dependencies will therefore not be resolved. Should the package have any unresolved dependencies it will simply fail.

dpkg -i ../package.deb
dpkg -i ../package-dev.deb