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author | Joey Hess <joey@gnu.kitenet.net> | 2009-09-04 16:53:41 -0400 |
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committer | Joey Hess <joey@gnu.kitenet.net> | 2009-09-04 16:53:41 -0400 |
commit | 018fc626a2089e7f257f7ddae75eeeb44ae1d916 (patch) | |
tree | 1281cbdb02ddc4c130f2ccce3b7e542000e0be34 /dh_prep | |
parent | a243946176b92b5fafd84f43d5a455551cf27210 (diff) | |
download | debhelper-018fc626a2089e7f257f7ddae75eeeb44ae1d916.tar.gz |
dh_prep(1): Clarify when it should be called. Closes: #544969
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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ B<dh_prep> [S<I<debhelper options>>] [B<-X>I<item>] =head1 DESCRIPTION dh_prep is a debhelper program that performs some file cleanups in -preparation for building a package. (This is what dh_clean -k used to do.) -It removes the package build directories, debian/tmp, and some temp files -that are generated during the build. Putting this at the start of the build -process makes the build process idempotent. +preparation for building a binary package. (This is what dh_clean -k +used to do.) It removes the package build directories, debian/tmp, +and some temp files that are generated when building a binary package. + +It is typically run at the top of the binary-arch and binary-indep targets, +or at the top of a target such as install that they depend on. =head1 OPTIONS |