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diff --git a/debhelper.pod b/debhelper.pod
index a896bb5..98da736 100644
--- a/debhelper.pod
+++ b/debhelper.pod
@@ -481,6 +481,11 @@ explicit binary target with explicit dependencies on the other targets.
 
 =item -
 
+B<dh_strip> compresses debugging symbol files to reduce the installed
+size of -dbg packages.
+
+=item -
+
 B<dh_auto_configure> does not include the source package name
 in --libexecdir when using autoconf.
 
@@ -494,6 +499,11 @@ All of the B<dh_auto_>I<*> debhelper programs and B<dh> set
 environment variables listed by B<dpkg-buildflags>, unless
 they are already set. They support DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS=noopt too.
 
+=item -
+
+B<dh_auto_configure> passes CFLAGS to perl F<Makefile.PL> and
+F<Build.PL>
+
 =back
 
 =back
@@ -615,13 +625,10 @@ Set to B<1> to enable no-act mode.
 =item B<DH_OPTIONS>
 
 Anything in this variable will be prepended to the command line arguments
-of all debhelper commands. Command-specific options will be ignored by 
-commands that do not support them. 
+of all debhelper commands.
 
-This is useful in some situations, for example, if you need to pass B<-p> to
-all debhelper commands that will be run. One good way to set B<DH_OPTIONS> is
-by using "Target-specific Variable Values" in your F<debian/rules> file. See
-the make documentation for details on doing this.
+When using L<dh(1)>, it can be passed options that will be passed on to each
+debhelper command, which is generally better than using DH_OPTIONS.
 
 =item B<DH_ALWAYS_EXCLUDE>