diff options
author | joey <joey> | 2005-11-02 19:33:18 +0000 |
---|---|---|
committer | joey <joey> | 2005-11-02 19:33:18 +0000 |
commit | 0b49e3bc664a3d10b3a54359b8aa4b8d5e505eb2 (patch) | |
tree | 4db01d38f7bbcc3033342dd3a12887698206e3cf /debhelper.pod | |
parent | 40f06c11f2b64f903d729715e1a4b10861c839f1 (diff) |
r1805: releasing version 5.0.0
Diffstat (limited to 'debhelper.pod')
-rw-r--r-- | debhelper.pod | 23 |
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/debhelper.pod b/debhelper.pod index 76ee5eb6..546528b0 100644 --- a/debhelper.pod +++ b/debhelper.pod @@ -245,9 +245,16 @@ introduced. You tell debhelper which compatibility level it should use, and it modifies its behavior in various ways. Tell debhelper what compatibility level to use by writing a number to -debian/compat. For example, to turn on V4 mode: +debian/compat. For example, to turn on V5 mode: - % echo 4 > debian/compat + % echo 5 > debian/compat + +Unless otherwise indicated, all debhelper documentation assumes that you +are using the most recent compatability level, and in most cases does not +indicate if the behavior is different in an earlier compatability level, so +if you are not using the most recent compatability level, you're advised to +read below for notes about what is different in earlier compatability +levels. These are the available compatibility levels: @@ -290,10 +297,11 @@ Every file in etc/ is automatically flagged as a conffile by dh_installdeb. =back +This mode is deprecated. + =item V4 -This is the recommended mode of operation. It does everything V3 does, -plus: +Changes from V3 are: =over 8 @@ -320,7 +328,8 @@ dh_link will correct existing links to conform with policy. =item V5 -This mode is still under development. Its changes from V4 are: +This is the recommended mode of operation. It does everything V4 does, +plus: =over 8 @@ -373,9 +382,9 @@ Once your package uses debhelper to build, be sure to add debhelper to your Build-Depends line in debian/control. You should build-depend on a version of debhelper equal to (or greater than) the debhelper compatibility level your package uses. So if your package used -compatibility level 4: +compatibility level 5: - Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 4) + Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 5) =head1 ENVIRONMENT |