r2003: * Add some checks for attempts to act on packages not defined in the control

[debhelper.git] / dh_testversion

diff --git a/dh_testversion b/dh_testversion
index 93832c1b9158f06afc8e8541d8befb56d7871918..a17f22e9ffe7f7add9a9f13be7c544bfc10af331 100755 (executable)
--- a/dh_testversion
+++ b/dh_testversion
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use Debian::Debhelper::Dh_Version; # contains the version number of debhelper.
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
-  dh_testversion [debhelper options] [operator] [version]
+B<dh_testversion> [S<I<debhelper options>>] [I<operator>] [I<version>]
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
@@ -63,14 +63,17 @@ elsif ($#ARGV eq 0) {
        $ver=shift;
 }
 
+warning("This program is deprecated, you should use build dependencies instead.");
+
 if (defined $compare and defined $ver) {
+       warning("Something like: \"Build-Depends: debhelper ($compare $ver)\"");
        system('dpkg','--compare-versions',$Debian::Debhelper::Dh_Version::version,$compare,$ver) == 0 ||
                error("debhelper version $Debian::Debhelper::Dh_Version::version is installed, but a version $compare $ver is needed to build this package.");
 }
 
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
-L<debhelper(1)>
+L<debhelper(7)>
 
 This program is a part of debhelper.