In general, files named debian/*.debhelper are internal to debhelper, and
their existence or use should not be relied on by external programs such as
-the build process of a package.
+the build process of a package. These files will be deleted by dh_clean.
Debhelper programs should default to doing exactly what policy says to do.
-a, and -p. To help you make this work right, Dh_Lib.pm handles argument
processing. Just call init().
+You can add support for additional options to your command by passing an
+options hash to init(). The hash is then passed on the Getopt::Long to
+parse the command line options. For example, to add a --foo option, which
+sets $dh{FOO}:
+
+init(options => { foo => \$dh{FOO} });
+
After argument processing, some global variables are used to hold the
results; programs can use them later. These variables are elements of the
%dh hash.
packages
-n NOSCRIPTS if set, do not make any modifications to the
package's postinst, postrm, etc scripts.
+-o ONLYSCRIPTS if set, only make modifications to the
+ package's scripts, but don't look for or
+ install associated files.
-X EXCLUDE exclude a something from processing (you
decide what this means for your program)
(This is an array)
EXCLUDE_FIND same as DH_EXCLUDE, except all items are put
into a string in a way that they will make
find find them. (Use ! in front to negate
- that, of course)
+ that, of course) Note that this should
+ only be used inside complex_doit(), not in
+ doit().
-x INCLUDE_CONFFILES
include conffiles. It's -x for obscure
historical reasons.
--name NAME a name to use for installed files, instead of
the package name
--error-handler ERROR_HANDLER a function to call on error
+--language LANGUAGE specify what language a file is in
+--add-udeb SHLIBS_UDEB used by dh_makeshlibs
Any additional command line parameters that do not start with "-" will be
ignored, and you can access them later just as you normally would.
-If you need a new command line option, just ask me, and I will add it.
-
Global variables:
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(optional)
This command automatically adds shell script snippets to a debian
maintainer script (like the postinst or prerm).
+ Note that in v6 mode and up, the snippets are added in reverse
+ order for the removal scripts.
dirname($pathname)
Return directory part of pathname.
basename($pathname)
file.
udeb_filename($package)
Returns the filename of the udeb package.
+getpackages($type)
+ Returns a list of packages in the control file.
+ Must pass "arch" or "indep" or "same" to specify arch-dependent or
+ -independent or same arch packages. If nothing is specified, returns all
+ packages.
+ As a side effect, populates %package_arches and %package_types with
+ the types of all packages (not only those returned).
+inhibit_log()
+ Prevent logging the program's successful finish to
+ debian/*debhelper.log
-- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>