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Diffstat (limited to 'dh_auto_install')
| -rwxr-xr-x | dh_auto_install | 13 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/dh_auto_install b/dh_auto_install index db2c6e90..44647027 100755 --- a/dh_auto_install +++ b/dh_auto_install @@ -13,14 +13,16 @@ use Cwd; =head1 SYNOPSIS -B<dh_auto_install> [S<I<debhelper options>>] [S<B<--> I<params>>] +B<dh_auto_install> [S<I<build system options>>] [S<I<debhelper options>>] [S<B<--> I<params>>] =head1 DESCRIPTION dh_auto_install is a debhelper program that tries to automatically install -built files. 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, it is used. +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, +it is used. The files are installed into debian/<package>/ if there is only one binary package. In the multiple binary package case, the files are instead @@ -40,6 +42,9 @@ dh_auto_install at all, and just run make install manually. =over 4 +See L<debhelper(7)/BUILD SYSTEM OPTIONS> for a list of common build +system selection and control options. + =item B<--> I<params> Pass "params" to the program that is run. These can be used to supplement |