+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+B<dh_installmanpages> [S<I<debhelper options>>] [S<I<file> ...>]
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+B<dh_installmanpages> is a debhelper program that is responsible for
+automatically installing man pages into F<usr/share/man/>
+in package build directories.
+
+This is a DWIM-style program, with an interface unlike the rest of
+debhelper. It is deprecated, and you are encouraged to use
+L<dh_installman(1)> instead.
+
+B<dh_installmanpages> scans the current directory and all subdirectories for
+filenames that look like man pages. (Note that only real files are looked
+at; symlinks are ignored.) It uses L<file(1)> to verify that the files are
+in the correct format. Then, based on the files' extensions, it installs
+them into the correct man directory.
+
+All filenames specified as parameters will be skipped by B<dh_installmanpages>.
+This is useful if by default it installs some man pages that you do not
+want to be installed.
+
+After the man page installation step, B<dh_installmanpages> will check to see
+if any of the man pages are F<.so> links. If so, it changes them to symlinks.
+
+=head1 OPTIONS
+
+=over 4
+
+=item I<file> ...
+
+Do not install these files as man pages, even if they look like valid man
+pages.
+
+=back
+
+=head1 BUGS
+
+B<dh_installmanpages> will install the man pages it finds into B<all> packages
+you tell it to act on, since it can't tell what package the man
+pages belong in. This is almost never what you really want (use B<-p> to work
+around this, or use the much better L<dh_installman(1)> program instead).
+
+Files ending in F<.man> will be ignored.
+
+Files specified as parameters that contain spaces in their filenames will
+not be processed properly.
+
+=cut
+
+warning("This program is deprecated, switch to dh_installman.");
+