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diff --git a/debian/README.source b/debian/README.source index 3dd01d12c0..42dedfeacb 100644 --- a/debian/README.source +++ b/debian/README.source @@ -155,15 +155,27 @@ cannot be explicitly configured. Control file ============ -The master control file debian/control must be generated before -the package is uploaded. debian/rules contains the debian/control -target, which generates the control file by invoking the -debian/bin/gencontrol.py script, which combines the templates from -the templates directory and architecture-specific defines.toml file to -produce the debian/control file. Note that this target is intentionally -made to fail with a non-zero exit code to make sure that it is never -run during an automatic build. The following variables are substituted -into the templates: +The master control file debian/control must be generated before the package is +uploaded. debian/rules contains various targets to facilitate this task: + +debian/control Generates the control file by invoking the + debian/bin/gencontrol.py script, which combines the templates + from the templates directory and architecture-specific + defines.toml file to produce the debian/control file. Note that + this target is intentionally made to fail with a non-zero exit + code to make sure that it is never run during an automatic + build. + +orig Populate the current directory with all files from the unpacked + upstream tarball in ../orig/linux_${ver} and apply the Debian + quilt patch stack. + +clean-generated Clean up all auto-generated files inside the ./debian directory + +maintainerclean What clean-generated does and additionally also cleans up all + files other than the ./debian and ./.git directories. + +The following variables are substituted into the templates: @version@ Upstream kernel version, for example 2.6.11. @arch@ The Debian arch name, such as powerpc or i386. |