Merge branch 'master' into bug504880-rra

[debian/debian-policy.git] / policy.sgml

diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
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--- a/policy.sgml
+++ b/policy.sgml
@@ -2218,16 +2218,16 @@ endif
        <heading>Variable substitutions: <file>debian/substvars</file></heading>
 
        <p>
-         When <prgn>dpkg-gencontrol</prgn>,
-         <prgn>dpkg-genchanges</prgn> and <prgn>dpkg-source</prgn>
-         generate control files, they perform variable substitutions
-         on their output just before writing it.  Variable
+         When <prgn>dpkg-gencontrol</prgn>
+         generates <qref id="binarycontrolfiles">binary package control
+         files</qref> (<file>DEBIAN/control</file>), it performs variable
+         substitutions on its output just before writing it.  Variable
          substitutions have the form <tt>${<var>variable</var>}</tt>.
          The optional file <file>debian/substvars</file> contains
          variable substitutions to be used; variables can also be set
          directly from <file>debian/rules</file> using the <tt>-V</tt>
-         option to the source packaging commands, and certain
-         predefined variables are also available.
+         option to the source packaging commands, and certain predefined
+         variables are also available.
        </p>
 
        <p>