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authorjoey <joey>2000-08-21 02:04:06 +0000
committerjoey <joey>2000-08-21 02:04:06 +0000
commite3534180b30e6f5e546078105bedfd5341664118 (patch)
tree60a635600b9df4b5854e3745f0d3e73c9fb98f51 /dh_installdeb.1
parenta4664178e1e455907c0ae2c9caf089ee6b8d0cc2 (diff)
r367: * debian/package.filename.arch is now checked for first, before
debian/package.filename. Closes: #69453 * Added a section to debhelper(1) about files in debian/ used by debhelper, which documents this. Removed scattered references to debian/filename from all over the man pages.
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diff --git a/dh_installdeb.1 b/dh_installdeb.1
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--- a/dh_installdeb.1
+++ b/dh_installdeb.1
@@ -11,25 +11,20 @@ correct permissions.
.P
dh_installdeb automatically installs the following files from debian/ into
the DEBIAN directory:
- postinst
- preinst
- postrm
- prerm
- shlibs
- conffiles
+ package.postinst
+ package.preinst
+ package.postrm
+ package.prerm
+ package.shlibs
+ package.conffiles
.P
-(For packages other than the first binary package listed in debian/control,
-you must prefix these filenames with then name of the "package.", for example,
-"foo.postinst". You can also prefix the filenames the same way for the first
-binary package, for consitency.)
-.P
-The files postinst, preinst, postrm, and prerm are handled specially: If a
-corresponding file named debian/script.debhelper exists, the contents of that
-file are merged into the script as follows: If the script exists, then
+The postinst, preinst, postrm, and prerm are handled specially: If a
+corresponding file named debian/script.debhelper exists, the contents of that
+file are merged into the script as follows: If the script exists, then
anywhere in it that "#DEBHELPER#" appears, the text of the .debhelper file is
-inserted. If the script does not exist, then a script is generated from
-the .debhelper file. The .debhelper files are created by other debhelper
-programs, such as
+inserted. If the script does not exist, then a script is generated from
+the .debhelper file. The .debhelper files are created by other debhelper
+programs, such as
.BR dh_installmenu (1)
, and are shell script fragments.
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