=head1 NAME
-dh_auto_install - install built files into the temporary directory under debian/
+dh_auto_install - automatically runs make install or similar
=cut
=head1 SYNOPSIS
-B<dh_auto_install> [S<I<debhelper options>>] [S<I<dh_auto options>>] [S<B<--> I<params>>]
+B<dh_auto_install> [S<I<build system options>>] [S<I<debhelper options>>] [S<B<--> I<params>>]
=head1 DESCRIPTION
-dh_auto_install is a debhelper program that is responsible for the I<install>
-step of the L<dh_auto(7)> building process. dh_auto_install tries to run
-original package installation routine to install built files into the proper
-places of the file system hierarchy recreated under the (temporary) directory
-in debian/.
+dh_auto_install is a debhelper program that tries to automatically install
+built files. It does so by running the appropriate command for the build
+system it detects the package uses. For example, if there's a Makefile and
+it contains a "install" target, then this is done by running make (or MAKE,
+if the environment variable is set). If there is a setup.py or Build.PL,
+it is used.
The files are installed into debian/<package>/ if there is only one binary
package. In the multiple binary package case, the files are instead
appropriate package build directory using L<dh_install(1)> or
L<dh_movefiles(1)>.
-If dh_auto_install does not meet your needs or does not work, it is safe to
-skip/override it entirely and just run C<make install> or the like manually.
+DESTDIR is used to tell make where to install the files.
+If the Makefile was generated by MakeMaker from a Makefile.PL, it will
+automatically set PREFIX=/usr too, since such Makefiles need that.
-#DH_AUTO SHARED OPTIONS#
+This is intended to work for about 90% of packages. If it doesn't work, or
+tries to use the wrong install target, you're encouraged to skip using
+dh_auto_install at all, and just run make install manually.
=head1 OPTIONS
=over 4
+See L<debhelper(7)/BUILD SYSTEM OPTIONS> for a list of common build
+system selection and control options.
+
=item B<--> I<params>
Pass "params" to the program that is run. These can be used to supplement
=back
-=head1 SUPPORTED BUILD SYSTEMS
-
-#SUPPORTED BUILD SYSTEMS INTRO#
-#SUPPORTED BUILD SYSTEMS LIST#
-
=cut
buildsystems_init();
=head1 SEE ALSO
-L<dh_auto(7)>
-
L<debhelper(7)>
-This program is a part of debhelper and its dh_auto package source building
-suite.
+This program is a part of debhelper.
-=head1 AUTHORS
+=head1 AUTHOR
- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>
- Modestas Vainius <modestas@vainius.eu>
+Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>
=cut