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Re: Source format 3.0 (quilt) and new debhelper dh syntax (maint-guide)



On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 03:31:41PM +0100, Tanguy Ortolo wrote:
> In fact, I am looking for a documentation that explains what dh $@ does
> for each call, and what the dh_auto_* do. The new maintainer guide gives
> some information, but, if it is complete, that means that there are
> common cases that cannot be managed that way (like interpreted web
> applications, that are completely arch-independent).

You can see the sequence dh will run with the --no-act switch:

   dh --no-act build

The individual sub-scripts have manual pages which usually explain their
function quite well. However, the dh_auto_* man pages leave a lot to be
desired.

-- 
Jonathan Wiltshire

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