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diff --git a/debhelper.pod b/debhelper.pod index 216360b2..ca22cc41 100644 --- a/debhelper.pod +++ b/debhelper.pod @@ -566,7 +566,16 @@ To facilitate this, as well as give you more control over which packages are acted on by debhelper programs, all debhelper programs accept the B<-a>, B<-i>, B<-p>, and B<-s> parameters. These parameters are cumulative. If none are given, debhelper programs default to acting on all packages listed -in the control file. +in the control file, with the exceptions below. + +First, any package whose B<Architecture> field in B<debian/control> does not +match the build architecture will be excluded +(L<Debian Policy, section 5.6.8>). + +Also, some additional packages may be excluded based on the contents of the +B<DEB_BUILD_PROFILES> environment variable and B<Build-Profiles> fields in +binary package stanzas in B<debian/control>, according to the draft policy at +L<https://wiki.debian.org/BuildProfileSpec>. =head2 Automatic generation of Debian install scripts |