Hi, On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 04:31:58PM +0000, Jonathan Wiltshire wrote: > On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 03:31:41PM +0100, Tanguy Ortolo wrote: > > In fact, I am looking for a documentation that explains what dh $@ does > > for each call, and what the dh_auto_* do. The new maintainer guide gives > > some information, but, if it is complete, that means that there are > > common cases that cannot be managed that way (like interpreted web > > applications, that are completely arch-independent). > > You can see the sequence dh will run with the --no-act switch: > > dh --no-act build > > The individual sub-scripts have manual pages which usually explain their > function quite well. However, the dh_auto_* man pages leave a lot to be > desired.
That was why I updated maint-guide to document it enough for people to get used to. Next web page build should have an improved description. http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/ch-dreq.en.html#s-rules I made small package to test what exactly was doing for normal Makefile + configure :-) (Also new package uploaded too.) Osamu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100325161410.ga24...@osamu.debian.net
