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dh_shlibdeps \- calculate shared library dependancies
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B dh_shlibdeps
-.I "[debhelper options] [-ldirectory] [-uparams] [-- params]"
+.I "[debhelper options] [-ldirectory] [-uparams] [-Xitem] [-- params]"
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
dh_shlibdeps is a debhelper program that is responsible for calculating
shared library dependancies for all executables found in the package build
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ directory.
.P
This program is merely a wrapper around
.BR dpkg-shlibdeps (1)
-that calls it once for each package listed in the control file.
+that calls it once for each package listed in the control file, passing it
+a list of ELF executables it has found.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B debhelper options
@@ -25,6 +26,11 @@ for a list of options common to all debhelper commands.
Pass "params" to
.BR dpkg-shlibdeps (1)
.TP
+.B \-Xitem, \--exclude=item
+Exclude files that contain "item" anywhere in their filename from being
+passed to dpkg-shlibdeps. This will make their dependancies be ignored.
+This may be useful in some situations, but use it with caution.
+.TP
.B \-ldirectory
Before
.BR dpkg-shlibdeps (1)