- automate common tasks. Programs are included to install various files into
- your package, compress files, fix file permissions, integrate your package
- with the debian menu system, etc.
+ automate common tasks related to building debian packages. Programs
+ are included to install various files into your package, compress
+ files, fix file permissions, integrate your package with the debian
+ menu system, debconf, doc-base, etc. Most debian packages use debhelper
+ as part of their build process.