dh_auto_configure: In v9, does not include the source package name in --libexecdir...

[debhelper.git] / debhelper.pod

diff --git a/debhelper.pod b/debhelper.pod
index 1a6e6cd0594517e6dc149e1abafe169a5386e79a..d61cc84da057334d4982c9a40c4cfc5e1f762679 100644 (file)
--- a/debhelper.pod
+++ b/debhelper.pod
@@ -528,12 +528,35 @@ can cause some packages to fail to build.
 B<dh> requires the sequence to run be specified as the first parameter, and
 any switches come after it. Ie, use "B<dh $@ --foo>", not "B<dh --foo $@>".
 
-=item
+=item -
 
 B<dh_auto_>I<*> prefer to use Perl's B<Module::Build> in preference to F<Makefile.PL>.
 
 =back
 
+=item v9
+
+This compatability level is still open for development; use with caution.
+
+Changes from v8 are:
+
+=over 8
+
+=item - 
+
+Multiarch support. In particular, B<dh_auto_configure> passes
+multiarch directories to autoconf in --libdir and --libexecdir,
+while B<dh_makeshlibs> detects packages containing multiarch
+directories and sets a Pre-Dependency on multiarch-support in
+${misc:Pre-Depends}
+
+=item -
+
+B<dh_auto_configure> does not include the source package name
+in --libexecdir when using autoconf.
+
+=back
+
 =back
 
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