apt-build software package provides frontend to apt to build, optimize and install packages, you can install in your Debian 7 (Wheezy) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install apt-build
apt-build is installed in your system.
Make ensure the apt-build package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep apt-build *
You will get with apt-build package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Debian 7 wheezy |
| Section | Development |
| Package | apt-build |
| Version | 0.12.44 |
| Description | frontend to apt to build, optimize and install packages |
| Sub Section | devel |