dh: The --before --after --until and --remaining options are deprecated. Use override targets instead.

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/dh b/dh
index bf9685d7..474cba88 100755
--- a/dh
+++ b/dh
@@ -56,18 +56,22 @@ List all available addons.
 =item B<--until> I<cmd>
 
 Run commands in the sequence until and including I<cmd>, then stop.
+(Deprecated)
 
 =item B<--before> I<cmd>
 
 Run commands in the sequence before I<cmd>, then stop.
+(Deprecated)
 
 =item B<--after> I<cmd>
 
 Run commands in the sequence that come after I<cmd>.
+(Deprecated)
 
 =item B<--remaining>
 
 Run all commands in the sequence that have yet to be run.
+(Deprecated)
 
 =item B<--no-act>
 
@@ -322,6 +326,7 @@ init(options => {
 );
 inhibit_log();
 set_buildflags();
+warn_deprecated();
 
 # If make is using a jobserver, but it is not available
 # to this process, clean out MAKEFLAGS. This avoids
@@ -853,6 +858,14 @@ sub rules_explicit_target {
 
 }
 
+sub warn_deprecated {
+	foreach my $deprecated ('until', 'after', 'before', 'remaining') {
+		if (defined $dh{uc $deprecated}) {
+			warning("The --$deprecated option is deprecated. Use override targets instead.");
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
 L<debhelper(7)>