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Diffstat (limited to 'dh')
| -rwxr-xr-x | dh | 25 |
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 6 deletions
@@ -62,12 +62,25 @@ the sequence addon interface. A B<Build-Depends> relation on the package B<dh-sequence->I<addon> implies a B<--with> I<addon>. This avoids the need for an explicit B<--with> in F<debian/rules> that only duplicates what is already -declared via the build dependencies in F<debian/control>. Note that -only relations in the B<Build-Depends> field are considered -(i.e. B<Build-Depends-Indep> and B<Build-Depends-Arch> are -deliberately unsupported). Please keep in mind that B<dh> insists on -"simple" relations (e.g. a relation like "B<dh-sequence->I<addon> | -B<some-other-pkg>" will I<not> imply B<--with> I<addon>). +declared via the build dependencies in F<debian/control>. The +relation can (since 12.5) be made optional via e.g. +build-profiles. This enables you to easily disable an addon that +is only useful with certain profiles (e.g. to facilitate +bootstraping). + +Since debhelper 12.5, addons can also be activated in B<indep>-only +mode (via B<Build-Depends-Indep>) or B<arch>-only mode (via +B<Build-Depends-Arch>). Such addons are only active in the particular +sequence (e.g. B<binary-indep>) which simplifies dependency +management for cross-builds. + +Please note that addons activated via B<Build-Depends-Indep> or +B<Build-Depends-Arch> are subject to additional limitations to +ensure the result is deterministic even when the addon is +unavailable (e.g. during clean). This implies that some addons +are incompatible with these restrictions and can only be used via +B<Build-Depends> (or manually via F<debian/rules>). Currently, +such addons can only add commands to sequences. =item B<--without> I<addon> |