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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/PROGRAMMING')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/PROGRAMMING | 26 |
1 files changed, 20 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/PROGRAMMING b/doc/PROGRAMMING index 9963181e..4e7ea463 100644 --- a/doc/PROGRAMMING +++ b/doc/PROGRAMMING @@ -120,8 +120,6 @@ switch variable description those processed here), will apply to all binary packages the program acts on, not just the first ---sourcedir SOURCEDIR will be set to a string ---destdir DESTDIR will be set to a string --priority PRIORITY will be set to a number --mainpackage MAINPACKAGE controls which package is treated as the main package to act on @@ -250,13 +248,13 @@ write_log($cmd, $package ...) Writes the log files for the specified package(s), adding the cmd to the end. -Sequence Addons +Sequence Addons: --------------- The dh(1) command has a --with <addon> parameter that ca be used to load -a sequence addon named Debian::Debhelper::Sequence::<addon>. -These addons can add/remove commands to the dh command sequences, by calling -some functions from Dh_Lib: +a sequence addon module named Debian::Debhelper::Sequence::<addon>. +These modules can add/remove commands to the dh command sequences, by +calling some functions from Dh_Lib: insert_before($existing_command, $new_command) Insert $new_command in sequences before $existing_command @@ -267,4 +265,20 @@ insert_after($existing_command, $new_command) remove_command($existing_command) Remove $existing_command from the list of commands to run. +Buildsystem Classes: +------------------- + +The dh_auto_* commands are frontends that use debhelper buildsystem +classes. These classes have names like Debian::Debhelper::Buildsystem::foo, +and are derived from Debian::Debhelper::Buildsystem, or other, related +classes. + +A buildsystem class needs to inherit or define these methods: DESCRIPTION, +check_auto_buildable, configure, build, test, install, clean. See the comments +inside Debian::Debhelper::Buildsystem for details. Note that this interface +is still subject to change. + +Note that third-party buildsystems will not automatically be used by default, +but can be forced to be used via the --buildsystem parameter. + -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org> |