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Diffstat (limited to 'dh_auto_configure')
| -rwxr-xr-x | dh_auto_configure | 43 |
1 files changed, 29 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/dh_auto_configure b/dh_auto_configure index 34d6298a..3f326cef 100755 --- a/dh_auto_configure +++ b/dh_auto_configure @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ =head1 NAME -dh_auto_configure - automatically configure a package prior to building +dh_auto_configure - configure and prepare package sources for building =cut @@ -11,19 +11,25 @@ use Debian::Debhelper::Dh_Buildsystems; =head1 SYNOPSIS -B<dh_auto_configure> [S<I<debhelper options>>] [S<B<--> I<params>>] +B<dh_auto_configure> [S<I<debhelper options>>] [S<I<dh_auto options>>] [S<B<--> I<params>>] =head1 DESCRIPTION -dh_auto_configure is a debhelper program that tries to automatically -configure a package prior to building. It looks for and runs a ./configure -script, Makefile.PL, Build.PL, or cmake. A standard set of parameters is -determined and passed to the program that is run. If no program to run is -found, dh_auto_configure will exit without doing anything. +dh_auto_configure is a debhelper program that is responsible for the +I<configure> step of the L<dh_auto(7)> building process. Since I<configure> is +the first step, typically it is the point when build configuration options +are set, system settings are detected and various build system specific +temporary files are pre-generated in the build directory. Some simpler build +systems do not need this step. In such a case, dh_auto_configure silently +succeeds without doing anything. -This is intended to work for about 90% of packages. If it doesn't work, -you're encouraged to skip using dh_auto_configure at all, and just run -./configure or its equivalent manually. +dh_auto_configure usually pre-configures the source build system with a set of +standard options which most Debian packages need to set anyway. Custom options +can be passed as I<params>. If dh_auto_configure does not meet your needs or +does not work, it is safe to skip/override it entirely and just run a configure +script or its equivalent manually. + +#DH_AUTO SHARED OPTIONS# =head1 OPTIONS @@ -31,7 +37,7 @@ you're encouraged to skip using dh_auto_configure at all, and just run =item B<--> I<params> -Pass "params" to the program that is run, after the standard +Pass I<params> to the command that is run, after the standard parameters that dh_auto_configure passes. This can be used to supplement or override those parameters. For example: @@ -39,6 +45,11 @@ or override those parameters. For example: =back +=head1 SUPPORTED BUILD SYSTEMS + +#SUPPORTED BUILD SYSTEMS INTRO# +#SUPPORTED BUILD SYSTEMS LIST# + =cut buildsystems_init(); @@ -46,12 +57,16 @@ buildsystems_do(); =head1 SEE ALSO +L<dh_auto(7)> + L<debhelper(7)> -This program is a part of debhelper. +This program is a part of debhelper and its dh_auto package source building +suite. -=head1 AUTHOR +=head1 AUTHORS -Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org> + Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org> + Modestas Vainius <modestas@vainius.eu> =cut |