Mention in debhelper(7) that buildsystem options are typically passed to dh. Closes...

diff --git a/debhelper.pod b/debhelper.pod
index 15f7ec258f9f79c4f1afcd656314e2159217ecf1..a896bb54dda1553c21e9ad4a737113d6a637519b 100644 (file)
--- a/debhelper.pod
+++ b/debhelper.pod
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ The following command line options are supported by all of the B<dh_auto_>I<*>
 debhelper programs. These programs support a variety of build systems,
 and normally heuristically determine which to use, and how to use them.
 You can use these command line options to override the default behavior.
 debhelper programs. These programs support a variety of build systems,
 and normally heuristically determine which to use, and how to use them.
 You can use these command line options to override the default behavior.

+Typically these are passed to L<dh(1)>, which then passes them to all the 
+B<dh_auto_>I<*> programs.

 
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diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c7fb57daf4cfb72a29d50c91f30b8c4d251d92b4..1c4f2c94b6791a9c287fc3e15db825fbc2210e1f 100644 (file)
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ debhelper (8.9.8) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * dh: Avoid compat deprecation warning before option parsing.
     Closes: #641361
   * Clarify description of dh_auto_* -- params. Closes: #642786
   * dh: Avoid compat deprecation warning before option parsing.
     Closes: #641361
   * Clarify description of dh_auto_* -- params. Closes: #642786

+  * Mention in debhelper(7) that buildsystem options are typically passed
+    to dh. Closes: #643069

 
  -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:35:52 -0400
 
 
  -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:35:52 -0400