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Diffstat (limited to 'dh_auto_install')
| -rwxr-xr-x | dh_auto_install | 32 |
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/dh_auto_install b/dh_auto_install index a5d483b1..ccb1143f 100755 --- a/dh_auto_install +++ b/dh_auto_install @@ -18,31 +18,31 @@ B<dh_auto_install> [S<I<build system options>>] [S<I<debhelper options>>] [S<B<- =head1 DESCRIPTION -dh_auto_install is a debhelper program that tries to automatically install +B<dh_auto_install> is a debhelper program that tries to automatically install built files. 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 "install" 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, +system it detects the package uses. For example, if there's a F<Makefile> and +it contains a B<install> target, then this is done by running B<make> (or B<MAKE>, +if the environment variable is set). If there is a F<setup.py> or F<Build.PL>, it is used. Note that the Ant build system does not support installation, -so dh_auto_install will not install files built using Ant. +so B<dh_auto_install> will not install files built using Ant. -Unless --destdir option is specified, the files are installed into -debian/<package>/ if there is only one binary package. In the multiple binary -package case, the files are instead installed into debian/tmp/, and should be +Unless B<--destdir> option is specified, the files are installed into +debian/I<package>/ if there is only one binary package. In the multiple binary +package case, the files are instead installed into F<debian/tmp/>, and should be moved from there to the appropriate package build directory using L<dh_install(1)>. -DESTDIR is used to tell make where to install the files. -If the Makefile was generated by MakeMaker from a Makefile.PL, it will -automatically set PREFIX=/usr too, since such Makefiles need that. +B<DESTDIR> is used to tell make where to install the files. +If the Makefile was generated by MakeMaker from a F<Makefile.PL>, it will +automatically set B<PREFIX=/usr> too, since such Makefiles need that. This is intended to work for about 90% of packages. If it doesn't work, or tries to use the wrong install target, you're encouraged to skip using -dh_auto_install at all, and just run make install manually. +B<dh_auto_install> at all, and just run make install manually. =head1 OPTIONS -See L<debhelper(7)/BUILD SYSTEM OPTIONS> for a list of common build +See L<debhelper(7)/B<BUILD SYSTEM OPTIONS>> for a list of common build system selection and control options. =over 4 @@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ system selection and control options. Install files into the specified I<directory>. If this option is not specified, destination directory is determined automatically as described in the -L</DESCRIPTION> section. +L</B<DESCRIPTION>> section. =item B<--> I<params> -Pass "params" to the program that is run. These can be used to supplement -or override the any standard parameters that dh_auto_install passes. +Pass I<params> to the program that is run. These can be used to supplement +or override the any standard parameters that B<dh_auto_install> passes. =back |