From 018fc626a2089e7f257f7ddae75eeeb44ae1d916 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Hess Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 16:53:41 -0400 Subject: dh_prep(1): Clarify when it should be called. Closes: #544969 --- dh_prep | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'dh_prep') diff --git a/dh_prep b/dh_prep index d9e4bf8e..bee9658e 100755 --- a/dh_prep +++ b/dh_prep @@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ B [S>] [B<-X>I] =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 -- cgit v1.2.3