3 files changed, 37 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/man/deb-src-control.5 b/man/deb-src-control.5
index d924985df..9b6d2ddc2 100644
--- a/man/deb-src-control.5
+++ b/man/deb-src-control.5
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 .\" You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 .\" along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 .
-.TH deb\-src\-control 5 "2013-04-02" "Debian Project" "Debian"
+.TH deb\-src\-control 5 "2013-09-17" "Debian Project" "Debian"
 .SH NAME
 deb\-src\-control \- Debian source packages' master control file format
 .
@@ -172,8 +172,9 @@ fields is a list of groups of alternative packages. Each group is a list
 of packages separated by vertical bar (or "pipe") symbols, "|". The
 groups are separated by commas. Commas are to be read as "AND", and pipes
 as "OR", with pipes binding more tightly. Each package name is
-optionally followed by a version number specification in parentheses and an
-architecture specification in square brackets.
+optionally followed by a version number specification in parentheses, an
+architecture specification in square brackets, and a profile specification
+in angle brackets.
 
 The syntax of the
 .BR Build\-Conflicts ,
@@ -183,7 +184,8 @@ and
 fields is a list of comma-separated package names, where the comma is read
 as an "AND". Specifying alternative packages using a "pipe" is not supported.
 Each package name is optionally followed by a version number specification in
-parentheses and an architecture specification in square brackets.
+parentheses, an architecture specification in square brackets, and a profile
+specification in angle brackets.
 
 A version number may start with a ">>", in which case any later version
 will match, and may specify or omit the Debian packaging revision (separated
@@ -195,6 +197,10 @@ A architecture specification consists of one or more architecture names,
 separated by whitespace. Exclamation marks may be prepended to each of the
 names, meaning "NOT".
 
+A profile specification consists of one or more profile names, prefixed
+with the "\fBprofile.\fP" namespace, separated by whitespace. Exclamation
+marks may be prepended to each of the names, meaning "NOT".
+
 Note that dependencies on packages in the
 .B build\-essential
 set can be omitted and that declaring build conflicts against them is
diff --git a/man/dpkg-buildpackage.1 b/man/dpkg-buildpackage.1
index bd54c1051..c31c5cd7e 100644
--- a/man/dpkg-buildpackage.1
+++ b/man/dpkg-buildpackage.1
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 .\" You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 .\" along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 .
-.TH dpkg\-buildpackage 1 "2013-08-31" "Debian Project" "dpkg utilities"
+.TH dpkg\-buildpackage 1 "2013-09-17" "Debian Project" "dpkg utilities"
 .SH NAME
 dpkg\-buildpackage \- build binary or source packages from sources
 .
@@ -131,6 +131,13 @@ Specify the GNU system type we build for. It can be used in place
 of \-a or as a complement to override the default GNU system type
 of the target Debian architecture.
 .TP
+.BR \-P \fIprofile\fP[ , ...]
+Specify the profile(s) we build, as a comma-separated list, without the
+"\fBprofile.\fP" namespace prefix. The default behavior is to build for
+no specific profile. Also adds them (as a space separated list) to the
+\fBDEB_BUILD_PROFILES\fP environment variable which allows, for example,
+\fBdebian/rules\fP files to use this information for conditional builds.
+.TP
 .BI \-j jobs
 Number of jobs allowed to be run simultaneously, equivalent to the
 .BR make (1)
@@ -247,6 +254,11 @@ Show the version and exit.
 .B DEB_SIGN_KEYID
 If set, it will be used to sign the \fB.changes\fP and \fB.dsc\fP files.
 Overridden by the \fB\-k\fP option.
+.TP
+.B DEB_BUILD_PROFILES
+If set, it will be used as the active build profile(s) for the package
+being built. It is a space separated list of profile names, without the
+"\fBprofile.\fP" namespace prefix. Overridden by the \fB\-P\fP option.
 
 .SS Reliance on exported environment flags
 Even if \fBdpkg\-buildpackage\fP exports some variables, \fBdebian/rules\fP
diff --git a/man/dpkg-checkbuilddeps.1 b/man/dpkg-checkbuilddeps.1
index 41862d697..6b41acce5 100644
--- a/man/dpkg-checkbuilddeps.1
+++ b/man/dpkg-checkbuilddeps.1
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 .\" You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 .\" along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 .
-.TH dpkg\-checkbuilddeps 1 "2012-05-22" "Debian Project" "dpkg utilities"
+.TH dpkg\-checkbuilddeps 1 "2013-09-17" "Debian Project" "dpkg utilities"
 .SH NAME
 dpkg\-checkbuilddeps \- check build dependencies and conflicts
 .
@@ -61,8 +61,21 @@ Check build dependencies/conflicts assuming that the package described in
 the control file is to be built for the given host architecture instead of
 the architecture of the current system.
 .TP
+.BR "\-P " \fIprofile\fP[ , ...]
+Check build dependencies/conflicts assuming that the package described
+in the control file is to be built for the given build profile(s). The
+argument is a comma-separated list of profile names, without the
+"\fBprofile.\fP" namespace prefix.
+.TP
 .BR \-? ", " \-\-help
 Show the usage message and exit.
 .TP
 .BR \-\-version
 Show the version and exit.
+.
+.SH ENVIRONMENT
+.TP
+.B DEB_BUILD_PROFILES
+If set, it will be used as the active build profile(s) for the package
+being built. It is a space separated list of profile names, without the
+"\fBprofile.\fP" namespace prefix. Overridden by the \fB\-P\fP option.