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authorjoey <joey>2001-01-25 02:04:03 +0000
committerjoey <joey>2001-01-25 02:04:03 +0000
commit8da1a397c64f933ae536be136aaab99f6105ab71 (patch)
tree6f571ebc1f37fce9e0040bd2c1394f48d78d3b2e /debhelper.1
parentf4f52f07ec3f5cebdd6d3bc6893f7025bad4d68f (diff)
r410: * Added the ability to make debhelper read a different file than
debian/control as the control file. This is very useful for various and sundry things, all Evil, most involving kernel packages.
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diff --git a/debhelper.1 b/debhelper.1
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@@ -250,6 +250,11 @@ run. If you use DH_OPTIONS, be sure to use "dh_testversion 1.1.17" - older
debhelpers will ignore it and do things you don't want them to. One very
good way to set DH_OPTIONS is by using "Target-specific Variable Values" in
your debian/rules file. See the make documentation for details on doing this.
+.TP
+.I DH_CONTROL
+Use the filename contained in this environment variable instead of
+debian/control, for everything debhelper does that involves
+debian/control. If you need this, you know who you are.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.TP
.BR /usr/share/doc/debhelper/examples/