r1655: * Added udeb support, as pioneered by di-packages-build. Understands

[debhelper.git] / debhelper.pod

diff --git a/debhelper.pod b/debhelper.pod
index 8b26ca610198d9f01971b23b72210edec1181d43..83e67830c1db77472c42601d22b5cebd39e7b928 100644 (file)
--- a/debhelper.pod
+++ b/debhelper.pod
@@ -325,6 +325,15 @@ files into the package, and use dh_link to set up the symlink (or do it by
 hand), and debhelper should do the right thing: notice it is a dangling
 symlink and not try to install a copyright file or changelog.
 
+=head2 udebs
+
+Debhelper includes support for udebs. To create a udeb with debhelper,
+add "XC-Package-Type: udeb" to the package's stanza in debian/control, and
+build-depend on debhelper (>= 4.2). Debhelper will try to create udebs that
+comply with debian-installer policy, by making the generated package files
+end in ".udeb", not installing any documentation into a udeb, skipping over
+preinst, postrm, prerm, and config scripts, etc.
+
 =head2 Other notes
 
 In general, if any debhelper program needs a directory to exist under