dh_link - create symlinks in package build directories
dh_link [
debhelper options] [
-A]
[
-Xitem] [
source destination ...]
dh_link is a debhelper program that creates symlinks in package build
directories.
dh_link accepts a list of pairs of source and destination files. The
source files are the already existing files that will be symlinked from
(called
target by
ln(1)). The destination files are the symlinks
that will be created (called
link name by
ln(1)). There
must be an equal number of source and destination files specified.
Be sure you
do specify the absolute path to both the source and
destination files (unlike you would do if you were using something like
ln(1)). Please note that the leading slash is optional.
dh_link will generate symlinks that comply with Debian policy - absolute
when policy says they should be absolute, and relative links with as short a
path as possible. It will also create any subdirectories it needs to put the
symlinks in.
Any pre-existing destination files will be replaced with symlinks.
dh_link also scans the package build tree for existing symlinks which do
not conform to Debian policy, and corrects them (v4 or later).
- debian/package.links
- Lists pairs of source and destination files to be
symlinked. Each pair should be put on its own line, with the source and
destination separated by whitespace.
In each pair the source file (called target by ln(1)) comes
first and is followed by the destination file (called link name by
ln(1)). Thus the pairs of source and destination files in each line
are given in the same order as they would be given to ln(1).
In contrast to ln(1), source and destination paths must be absolute
(the leading slash is optional).
Supports substitution variables in compat 13 and later as documented in
debhelper(7).
-
-A, --all
- Create any links specified by command line parameters in
ALL packages acted on, not just the first.
-
-Xitem, --exclude=item
- Exclude symlinks that contain item anywhere in their
filename from being corrected to comply with Debian policy.
-
source destination ...
- Create a file named destination as a link to a file
named source. Do this in the package build directory of the first
package acted on. (Or in all packages if -A is specified.)
dh_link usr/share/man/man1/foo.1 usr/share/man/man1/bar.1
Make
bar.1 be a symlink to
foo.1
dh_link var/lib/foo usr/lib/foo \
usr/share/man/man1/foo.1 usr/share/man/man1/bar.1
Make
/usr/lib/foo/ be a link to
/var/lib/foo/, and
bar.1 be
a symlink to the
foo.1
var/lib/foo usr/lib/foo
usr/share/man/man1/foo.1 usr/share/man/man1/bar.1
Same as above but as content for a debian/
package.links file.
debhelper(7)
This program is a part of debhelper.
Joey Hess <
[email protected]>