r1661: * dh_shlibdeps: Turn on for udebs. It's often wrong (and ignored by d-i),

[debhelper.git] / debhelper.pod

diff --git a/debhelper.pod b/debhelper.pod
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--- 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
@@ -361,13 +370,11 @@ Set to 1 to enable no-act mode.
 
 =item DH_OPTIONS
 
-Anything in this variable will be prepended to the command line
-arguments of all debhelper commands. This is useful in some situations,
-for example, if you need to pass -p to all debhelper commands that will be
-run. If you use DH_OPTIONS, be sure to build depend on "debhelper >= 1.1.17" --
-older debhelpers will ignore it and do things you don't want them to. One very
-good way to set DH_OPTIONS is by using "Target-specific Variable Values" in
-your debian/rules file. See the make documentation for details on doing this.
+Anything in this variable will be prepended to the command line arguments
+of all debhelper commands. This is useful in some situations, for example,
+if you need to pass -p to all debhelper commands that will be run. One good
+way to set DH_OPTIONS is by using "Target-specific Variable Values" in your
+debian/rules file. See the make documentation for details on doing this.
 
 =item DH_ALWAYS_EXCLUDE