Clarify description of dh_auto_* -- params. Closes: #642786

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index acfb34bf6f8f784a9db020228156e14a3abf469c..c7fb57daf4cfb72a29d50c91f30b8c4d251d92b4 100644 (file)
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ debhelper (8.9.8) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     multiarch dirs. Closes: #641279
   * dh: Avoid compat deprecation warning before option parsing.
     Closes: #641361
+  * Clarify description of dh_auto_* -- params. Closes: #642786
 
  -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:35:52 -0400
 

diff --git a/dh_auto_build b/dh_auto_build
index dccd04a0436a48cd6713ad19a2b0db9d573daf23..bbb5e851f93f79490ef821a5343545ce2a737fea 100755 (executable)
--- a/dh_auto_build
+++ b/dh_auto_build
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ system selection and control options.
 
 =item B<--> I<params>
 
-Pass I<params> to the program that is run. These can be used to supplement
-or override any standard parameters that B<dh_auto_build> passes.
+Pass I<params> to the program that is run, after the parameters that
+B<dh_auto_build> usually passes.
 
 =back
 

diff --git a/dh_auto_clean b/dh_auto_clean
index ddf78699daaba2ad80c235b29631b39423cbc387..3abb5f3e31a507b7e126d7e144089b7000042298 100755 (executable)
--- a/dh_auto_clean
+++ b/dh_auto_clean
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ system selection and control options.
 
 =item B<--> I<params>
 
-Pass I<params> to the program that is run. These can be used to supplement
-or override the any standard parameters that B<dh_auto_clean> passes.
+Pass I<params> to the program that is run, after the parameters that
+B<dh_auto_clean> usually passes.
 
 =back
 

diff --git a/dh_auto_configure b/dh_auto_configure
index daf5ed047af223fbf8a61544d0ef4a4b20acf851..e1ca7af25b41a1cfcfea733672663e81457ef43a 100755 (executable)
--- a/dh_auto_configure
+++ b/dh_auto_configure
@@ -37,9 +37,8 @@ system selection and control options.
 
 =item B<--> I<params>
 
-Pass I<params> to the program that is run, after the standard
-parameters that B<dh_auto_configure> passes. This can be used to supplement
-or override those parameters. For example:
+Pass I<params> to the program that is run, after the parameters that
+B<dh_auto_configure> usually passes. For example:
 
   dh_auto_configure -- --with-foo --enable-bar
 

diff --git a/dh_auto_install b/dh_auto_install
index ccb1143fefd094576e985bbdc9a138c251590b06..d513f2e223095ac99e4f1ccf5caf54e13f34752c 100755 (executable)
--- a/dh_auto_install
+++ b/dh_auto_install
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ L</B<DESCRIPTION>> section.
 
 =item B<--> I<params>
 
-Pass I<params> to the program that is run. These can be used to supplement
-or override the any standard parameters that B<dh_auto_install> passes.
+Pass I<params> to the program that is run, after the parameters that
+B<dh_auto_install> usually passes.
 
 =back
 

diff --git a/dh_auto_test b/dh_auto_test
index 85eaf48a7a7d65af21eb2809d24cde2c3d2c63a7..9d3fd93c56e738a0ba4ecc98e67322f8aae63d80 100755 (executable)
--- a/dh_auto_test
+++ b/dh_auto_test
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ system selection and control options.
 
 =item B<--> I<params>
 
-Pass I<params> to the program that is run. These can be used to supplement
-or override the any standard parameters that B<dh_auto_test> passes.
+Pass I<params> to the program that is run, after the parameters that
+B<dh_auto_test> usually passes.
 
 =back