=head1 SYNOPSIS
- dh_gencontrol [debhelper options] [-uparams] [-- params]
+B<dh_gencontrol> [S<I<debhelper options>>] [S<B<--> I<params>>]
=head1 DESCRIPTION
control files, and installing them into the DEBIAN directory with the
proper permissions.
-This program is merely a wrapper around L<dpkg-gencontrol(1)>.
+This program is merely a wrapper around L<dpkg-gencontrol(1)>, which calls
+it once for each package being acted on, and passes in some additional
+useful flags.
=head1 OPTIONS
=over 4
-=item B<-u>I<params>, B<--dpkg-gencontrol-params>I<params>
+=item B<-u>I<params>, B<--dpkg-gencontrol-params>=I<params>
+
=item B<--> I<params>
Pass "params" to L<dpkg-gencontrol(1)>.
=cut
-init();
+init(options => {
+ "dpkg-gencontrol-params=s", => \$dh{U_PARAMS},
+});
foreach my $package (@{$dh{DOPACKAGES}}) {
my $tmp=tmpdir($package);
my $ext=pkgext($package);
+
+ my $substvars="debian/${ext}substvars";
my $changelog=pkgfile($package,'changelog');
if (! $changelog) {
doit("install","-o",0,"-g",0,"-d","$tmp/DEBIAN");
}
+ # avoid gratuitous warning
+ if (! -e $substvars || system("grep -q '^misc:Depends=' $substvars") != 0) {
+ complex_doit("echo misc:Depends= >> $substvars");
+ }
+
# Generate and install control file.
- doit("dpkg-gencontrol","-l$changelog","-isp","-p$package",
- "-Tdebian/${ext}substvars","-P$tmp",@{$dh{U_PARAMS}});
+ my @command="dpkg-gencontrol";
+ if (getpackages() > 1) {
+ push @command, "-p$package";
+ }
+ doit(@command, "-l$changelog", "-T$substvars",
+ "-P$tmp",@{$dh{U_PARAMS}});
- # This chmod is only necessary if the user sets the umask to something odd.
+ # This chmod is only necessary if the user sets the umask to
+ # something odd.
doit("chmod","644","$tmp/DEBIAN/control");
- doit("chown","0.0","$tmp/DEBIAN/control");
+ doit("chown","0:0","$tmp/DEBIAN/control");
}
=head1 SEE ALSO
-L<debhelper(1)>
+L<debhelper(7)>
This program is a part of debhelper.