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Diffstat (limited to 'dh_install')
| -rwxr-xr-x | dh_install | 17 |
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
@@ -65,6 +65,18 @@ Note that if you list only a filename on a line by itself in a debian/package.install file, with no explicit destination, then dh_install will automatically guess the destination even if this flag is not set. +=item B<--sourcedir=dir> + +Makes all source files relative to "dir". If this is specified, it is akin +to all the source files having "dir" prepended to them. By default, "dir" +is '.'. + +To make dh_install behave like the old dh_movefiles, move your +package.files file to package.install and call dh_install with +"--sourcedir=debian/tmp" appended to the command. This will +approximate dh_movefiles behaviour, except it will copy files instead +of moving them. + =item I<file [...] dest> Lists files (or directories) to install and where to install them to. @@ -81,12 +93,15 @@ my $ret=0; foreach my $package (@{$dh{DOPACKAGES}}) { my $tmp=tmpdir($package); my $file=pkgfile($package,"install"); + my $srcdir = '.'; my @install; if ($file) { @install=filedoublearray($file); # no globbing yet } + $srcdir = $dh{SOURCEDIR} if defined $dh{SOURCEDIR}; + if (($package eq $dh{FIRSTPACKAGE} || $dh{PARAMS_ALL}) && @ARGV) { push @install, [@ARGV]; } @@ -114,6 +129,8 @@ foreach my $package (@{$dh{DOPACKAGES}}) { $dest=dirname($dest); } + $src = "$srcdir/$src"; # do this now, to avoid the parsing above + # Make sure the destination directory exists. if (! -e "$tmp/$dest") { doit("install","-d","$tmp/$dest"); |