Changeset 140

Timestamp:

02/28/08 12:49:33 (17 years ago)

Author:

kdeugau

Message:

/trunk

POD tweak, copyright update

File:

• trunk/debbuild (modified) (3 diffs)

trunk/debbuild

@@ -10 +10 @@
 # Last update by $Author$
 ###
-# Copyright 2005-2007 Kris Deugau <kdeugau@deepnet.cx>
+# Copyright 2005-2008 Kris Deugau <kdeugau@deepnet.cx>
 #
 #    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -1688 +1688 @@
 =head1 NAME
 
-debbuild - Build Debian-compatible packages from RPM spec files
+debbuild - Build Debian-compatible .deb packages from RPM .spec files
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
@@ -1702 +1702 @@
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
-This script attempts to build Debian-friendly semi-native packages from RPM spec files, 
+debbuild attempts to build Debian-friendly semi-native packages from RPM spec files, 
 RPM-friendly tarballs, and RPM source packages (.src.rpm files).  It accepts I<most> of the 
 options rpmbuild does, and should be able to interpret most spec files usefully.  Perl 
-modules should be handled via CPAN+dh-make-perl instead;  Debian's conventions for such 
-things do not lend themselves to automated conversion.
+modules should be handled via CPAN+dh-make-perl instead as it's simpler than even tweaking
+a .spec template.
 
 As far as possible, the command-line options are identical to those from rpmbuild, although