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Diffstat (limited to 'dh_auto_build')
| -rwxr-xr-x | dh_auto_build | 14 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/dh_auto_build b/dh_auto_build index 56b9b5f0..250c7d93 100755 --- a/dh_auto_build +++ b/dh_auto_build @@ -11,14 +11,15 @@ use Debian::Debhelper::Dh_Buildsystems; =head1 SYNOPSIS -B<dh_auto_build> [S<I<debhelper options>>] [S<B<--> I<params>>] +B<dh_auto_build> [S<I<build system options>>] [S<I<debhelper options>>] [S<B<--> I<params>>] =head1 DESCRIPTION -dh_auto_build is a debhelper program that tries to automatically -build a package. If a Makefile is found, this is done by running make (or -MAKE, if the environment variable is set). -If there's a setup.py, or Build.PL, it is run to build the package. +dh_auto_build is a debhelper program that tries to automatically build a +package. It does so by running the appropriate command for the build system +it detects the package uses. For example, if a Makefile is found, this is +done by running make (or MAKE, if the environment variable is set). If +there's a setup.py, or Build.PL, it is run to build the package. This is intended to work for about 90% of packages. If it doesn't work, you're encouraged to skip using dh_auto_build at all, and just run the @@ -26,6 +27,9 @@ build process manually. =head1 OPTIONS +See L<debhelper(7)/BUILD SYSTEM OPTIONS> for a list of common build +system selection and control options. + =over 4 =item B<--> I<params> |