DH_PYSUPPORT(1) 		python-support		       DH_PYSUPPORT(1)



NAME
       dh_pysupport - use the python-support framework to handle Python mod
       ules

SYNOPSIS
       dh_pysupport [debhelper options] [-V X.Y] [-X item [...]] [-n] [mod
       ule dirs ...]

DESCRIPTION
       dh_pysupport is a debhelper program that will scan your package, detect
       public modules in /usr/share/python-support and generate appropriate
       postinst/prerm scripts to byte-compile modules installed there for all
       available python versions.

       It will also look for private Python modules and will byte-compile them
       with the current Python version. You may have to list the directories
       containing private Python modules.

       If a file named debian/pyversions exists, it is installed in
       /usr/share/python-support/$PACKAGE/.version.

       Appropriate dependencies on python-support, python and pythonX.Y are
       put in ${python:Depends}.  The ${python:Versions} and ${python:Pro
       vides} optional substitution variables are made available as well.

OPTIONS
       module dirs
	   If your package installs private python modules in non-standard
	   directories, you can make dh_pysupport check those directories by
	   passing their names on the command line. By default, it will check
	   /usr/lib/$PACKAGE, /usr/share/$PACKAGE, /usr/lib/games/$PACKAGE and
	   /usr/share/games/$PACKAGE

       -n, --noscripts
	   Do not modify postinst/postrm scripts.

       -d  This option is deprecated.

       -V X.Y
	   Force private modules to be bytecompiled with the specific X.Y
	   python version, regardless of the default python version on the
	   system.

       -X item, --exclude=item
	   Exclude files that contain "item" anywhere in their filename from
	   being taken into account to generate the python dependency. You may
	   use this option multiple times to build up a list of things to
	   exclude.

CONFORMS TO
       Python policy as of 2006-08-10

SEE ALSO
       debhelper(7)

       This program is a part of python-support but is made to work with deb
       helper.

AUTHORS
       Josselin Mouette , Raphael Hertzog 



0.5.6				  2006-11-23		       DH_PYSUPPORT(1)