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| -rw-r--r-- | debhelper.pod | 10 |
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diff --git a/debhelper.pod b/debhelper.pod index 8c232d28..388453c3 100644 --- a/debhelper.pod +++ b/debhelper.pod @@ -491,14 +491,8 @@ 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. -Arguments are separated by whitespaces unless a whitespace is escaped -with a backslash character (\). Then the whitespace is treated literally. -Likewise, the backslash character is treated literally unless it is followed -by a single whitespace. If a backslash is followed by two or more spaces, -it will be considered as the last symbol of the argument. - -DH_OPTIONS is useful in some situations, for example, if you need to pass -p -to all debhelper commands that will be run. One good way to set DH_OPTIONS is +This is useful in some situations, for example, if you need to pass -p to +all debhelper commands that will be run. One 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. |