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Diffstat (limited to 'dh_auto_clean')
| -rwxr-xr-x | dh_auto_clean | 14 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/dh_auto_clean b/dh_auto_clean index 1b7d46cd..8603b111 100755 --- a/dh_auto_clean +++ b/dh_auto_clean @@ -11,15 +11,16 @@ use Debian::Debhelper::Dh_Buildsystems; =head1 SYNOPSIS -B<dh_auto_clean> [S<I<debhelper options>>] [S<B<--> I<params>>] +B<dh_auto_clean> [S<I<build system options>>] [S<I<debhelper options>>] [S<B<--> I<params>>] =head1 DESCRIPTION dh_auto_clean is a debhelper program that tries to automatically clean up -after a package build. If there's a Makefile and it contains a "distclean", -"realclean", or "clean" target, then this is done by running make (or MAKE, -if the environment variable is set). If there is a setup.py or Build.PL, it -is run to clean the package. +after a package build. It does so by running the appropriate command for +the build system it detects the package uses. For example, if there's a +Makefile and it contains a "distclean", "realclean", or "clean" target, +then this is done by running make (or MAKE, if the environment variable is +set). If there is a setup.py or Build.PL, it is run to clean the package. This is intended to work for about 90% of packages. If it doesn't work, or tries to use the wrong clean target, you're encouraged to skip using @@ -27,6 +28,9 @@ dh_auto_clean at all, and just run make clean 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> |