dh_auto_build: New program, automates building the package by either running make or using setup.py. (Support for cmake and other build systems planned but not yet implemented.)

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+#!/usr/bin/perl -w
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+dh_auto_build - automatically builds a package
+
+=cut
+
+use strict;
+use Debian::Debhelper::Dh_Lib;
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+B<dh_auto_build> [S<I<debhelper options>>] [S<B<--> I<params>>]
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+dh_auto_build is a debhelper program that tries to automatically
+build a package. If a Makefile is found, this is done by running make.
+If there's a setup.py, it is run to build the package.
+
+This is intended to work for about 90% of packages. If it doesn't work,
+you're encoruaged to skip using dh_auto_build at all, and just run the
+build process manually.
+
+=head1 OPTIONS
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<--> I<params>
+
+Pass "params" to the program that is run. These can be used to suppliment
+or override the standard parameters that dh_auto_build passes.
+
+=back
+
+=cut
+
+init();
+
+if (-e "Makefile" || -e "makefile" || -e "GNUmakefile") {
+	doit($ENV{MAKE}, @{$dh{U_PARAMS}});
+}
+elsif (-e "setup.py") {
+	doit("python setup.py", "build", @{$dh{U_PARAMS}});
+}
+
+=head1 SEE ALSO
+
+L<debhelper(7)>
+
+This program is a part of debhelper.
+
+=head1 AUTHOR
+
+Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>
+
+=cut