From 63236db51d15d0e104c06f334e00c461d81dcbd9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Hess Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:36:50 -0400 Subject: Correct docs about dh_install and debian/tmp in v7 mode * Correct docs about dh_install and debian/tmp in v7 mode. It first looks in the current directory, or whatever is configured with --srcdir. Then it always falls back to looking in debian/tmp. * Medium urgency to get this doc fix into testing. --- dh_install | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'dh_install') diff --git a/dh_install b/dh_install index 7a6046ba..cb30d4d7 100755 --- a/dh_install +++ b/dh_install @@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ package that builds multiple binary packages. You can use the upstream Makefile to install it all into debian/tmp, and then use dh_install to copy directories and files from there into the proper package build directories. -From debhelper compatibility level 7 on, if --sourcedir is not specified, -dh_install will install files from debian/tmp if the directory contains the -files. Otherwise, it will install files from the current directory. +From debhelper compatibility level 7 on, dh_install will fall back to +looking in debian/tmp for files, if it doesn't find them in the current +directory (or whereever you've told it to look using --srcdir). =head1 OPTIONS -- cgit v1.2.3