In v8 mode, dh expects the sequence to run is always its first parameter.

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diff --git a/debhelper.pod b/debhelper.pod
index 2f44e4d0908c4b4a400b7e4fc07a42161573b9ab..919151032df994f6952e3fb843a81f754b4542fc 100644 (file)
--- a/debhelper.pod
+++ b/debhelper.pod
@@ -526,6 +526,11 @@ Also, libraries in unusual locations that dpkg-gensymbols would not
 have processed before will be passed to it, a behavior change that 
 can cause some packages to fail to build.
 
+=item -
+
+dh requires the sequence to run be specified as the first parameter, and
+any switches come after it.
+
 =back
 
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