DH_AUTO_CONFIGURE
Section: Debhelper (1)
Updated: 2021-02-15
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NAME
dh_auto_configure - automatically configure a package prior to building
SYNOPSIS
dh_auto_configure [
build system options] [
debhelper options] [
-- params]
DESCRIPTION
dh_auto_configure is a debhelper program that tries to automatically
configure a package prior to building. It does so by running the
appropriate command for the build system it detects the package uses.
For example, it looks for and runs a
./configure script,
Makefile.PL,
Build.PL, or
cmake. A standard set of parameters is determined and passed
to the program that is run. Some build systems, such as make, do not
need a configure step; for these
dh_auto_configure will exit without
doing anything.
This is intended to work for about 90% of packages. If it doesn't work,
you're encouraged to skip using dh_auto_configure at all, and just run
./configure or its equivalent manually.
OPTIONS
See "
BUILD SYSTEM OPTIONS" in
debhelper(7) for a list of common build
system selection and control options.
- -- params
-
Pass params to the program that is run, after the parameters that
dh_auto_configure usually passes. For example:
dh_auto_configure -- --with-foo --enable-bar
SEE ALSO
debhelper(7)
This program is a part of debhelper.
AUTHOR
Joey Hess <
joeyh@debian.org>