r522: * Set DH_ALWAYS_EXCLUDE=CVS and debhelper will exclude CVS directories

     from processing by any command that takes a -X option, and dh_builddeb
     will also go in and rm -rf any that still sneak into the build tree.
   * dh_install: A patch from Eric Dorland <eric@debian.org> adds support for
     --sourcedir, which allows debian/package.files files to be moved over to
     debian/package.install, and just work. Closes: #146847
   * dh_movefiles: don't do file tests in no-act mode. Closes: #144573
   * dh_installdebconf: pass --drop-old-templates to debconf-mergetemplate.
     Means debhelper has to depend on debconf-utils 1.1.1.

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diff --git a/debhelper.pod b/debhelper.pod
index d8efb529..67cfbe73 100644
--- a/debhelper.pod
+++ b/debhelper.pod
@@ -354,6 +354,19 @@ 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.
 
+=item DH_ALWAYS_EXCLUDE
+
+If set, this adds the value the variable is set to to the -X options of all
+commands that support the -X option. Moreover, dh_builddeb will rm -rf
+anything that matches the value in your package build tree.
+
+This can be useful if you are doing a build from a CVS source tree, in
+which case setting DH_ALWAYS_EXCLUDE=CVS will prevent any CVS directories
+from sneaking into the package you build. Or, if a package has a source
+tarball that (unwisely) includes CVS directories, you might want to export
+DH_ALWAYS_EXCLUDE=CVS in debian/rules, to make it take effect wherever
+your package is built.
+
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