+debhelper (2.0.02) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * If you're going to use v2, it's reccommended you call
+ "dh_testversion 2". Added a note about that to doc/v2.
+ * Dh_Lib.pm compat: if a version that is greater than the highest
+ supported compatability level is specified, abort with an error. Perhaps
+ there will be a debhelper v3 some day...
+
+ -- Joey Hess <joeyh@master.debian.org> Thu, 1 Jul 1999 14:08:14 -0700
+
debhelper (2.0.01) unstable; urgency=low
* Actually include doc/v2 this time round.
Package: debhelper
Architecture: all
-Depends: perl (>= 5.004), fileutils (>= 3.16-4), file
+Depends: perl (>= 5.004), fileutils (>= 3.16-4), file (>= 3.23-1)
Suggests: dh-make
Description: helper programs for debian/rules
A collection of programs that can be used in a debian/rules file to
# Note that I have to refer to debhelper programs with ./, to make sure
# I run the most current ones. That's also why there is a symlink to the
# current Dh_lib.pm and the current Dh_getopt.pm in this debian/ directory.
+#
+# This is _not_ a good example of a debhelper rules file.
# If any automatic script generation is done in building this package,
# be sure to use the new templates from this package.
this from breaking packages, debhelper will continue to operate in v1
compatability mode by default.
-To enable debhelper v2 features (do this with *caution*), set DH_COMPAT=2
+To enable debhelper v2 features (do this with *caution*), set DH_COMPAT=2 in
+your debian/rules. Also, it is a very good idea to add a call to your
+debian/rules like this:
+ dh_testversion 2
+To ensure that your package won't be built with some old version of
+debhelper that ignores the DH_COMPAT flag.
+
Here are the changes I'm planning to make to debhelper for v2, based on
prior discussion on debian-devel.