example

diff --git a/debhelper.pod b/debhelper.pod
index da5ddfe881a917b8b9b891aee4d5819617e34779..a7735b1f8f5edec920ae333e94369e1471874c4e 100644 (file)
--- a/debhelper.pod
+++ b/debhelper.pod
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ 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.
+any switches come after it. Ie, use "dh $@ --foo", not "dh --foo $@"
 
 =back
 

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 980afda6673f7143da43b346ce09ab545be3c9a1..fa5b4572269c1f185bf2ba11a36aed9c78cc934d 100644 (file)
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ debhelper (7.9.1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * dh_fixperms: Tighten globs used to find library .so files,
     avoiding incorrectly matching things like "foo.sources". Closes: #583328
   * In v8 mode, dh expects the sequence to run is always its first parameter.
+    (Ie, use "dh $@ --foo", not "dh --foo $@")
     This avoids ambiguities when parsing options to be passed on to debhelper
     commands. (See #570039)