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diff --git a/debhelper.pod b/debhelper.pod index a896bb54..50f0e163 100644 --- a/debhelper.pod +++ b/debhelper.pod @@ -615,13 +615,10 @@ Set to B<1> to enable no-act mode. =item B<DH_OPTIONS> Anything in this variable will be prepended to the command line arguments -of all debhelper commands. Command-specific options will be ignored by -commands that do not support them. +of all debhelper commands. -This is useful in some situations, for example, if you need to pass B<-p> to -all debhelper commands that will be run. One good way to set B<DH_OPTIONS> is -by using "Target-specific Variable Values" in your F<debian/rules> file. See -the make documentation for details on doing this. +When using L<dh(1)>, it can be passed options that will be passed on to each +debhelper command, which is generally better than using DH_OPTIONS. =item B<DH_ALWAYS_EXCLUDE> |