[debhelper-devel] [debhelper] 05/05: d/changelog: Document X-DH-Build-For-Type

[Niels Thykier]

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commit bb73623fcf1775b6c5f9de0838e4f33f8caa18c5
Author: Niels Thykier <niels at thykier.net>
Date:   Sat Nov 11 08:00:24 2017 +0000

    d/changelog: Document X-DH-Build-For-Type
    
    Signed-off-by: Niels Thykier <niels at thykier.net>
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 debian/changelog | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 1dbe728..6fd9adf 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ debhelper (10.10.6) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     package as long as another on being acted on ships it.
   * dh_installsystemd: Optimize the search for files installed in the
     tmpfiles.d directories to only look in the tmpfiles.d directories.
+  * Add experimental support for building some packages for "TARGET"
+    rather than "HOST" via the X-DH-Build-For-Type field.  The field
+    is subject to removal and changes without notice.  The field is
+    not considered by dpkg tooling and therefore you will still have
+    to manually work around tools like dpkg-gencontrol (even when
+    called via dh_gencontrol).
 
   [ Felipe Sateler ]
   * dh_installsystemd: Fix a bug where dh_installsystemd would generate

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