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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/PROGRAMMING b/doc/PROGRAMMING index 9fa79d1e..239f53e7 100644 --- a/doc/PROGRAMMING +++ b/doc/PROGRAMMING @@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ checked for config information for the first binary package in debian/control. Also, debhelper commands should accept the same sort of information that appears in the config files, on their command lines, if possible, and apply that information to the first package they act on. +The config file format should be as simple as possible, generally just a +list of files to act on. Debhelper programs should never modify the debian/postinst, debian/prerm, etc scripts. Instead, they can add lines to debian/postinst.debhelper, etc. @@ -237,4 +239,3 @@ excludefile($filename) to be excluded. -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org> - |