DH_MIGRATIONS(1)

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version 0.3.9build2 · 3 versions
, in ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 DH_MIGRATIONS(1) 💖

okay bestie, we're in the debhelper section of the manual, and this one is called dh_migrations. pull up a chair, it's a short one and honestly kind of a vibe 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

dh_migrations — installs session migration files into your package build directories. that's it, that's the whole job. she's focused 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

dh_migrations [debhelper options] [-n]

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

so dh_migrations is a debhelper program, and what she does is she installs the session migration files that the session-migration helper uses into your package build directories. and then — this is the part that matters — she adds a dependency of your package on session-migration. no cap, she just does it for you 🫶

basically she slides session-migration into ${misc:Depends} as a dependency of the targeted package. you don't have to write it yourself. iconic behaviour, truly.

✨ quick note: if you're on debhelper 8 or newer, you want to use the --with migrations sequence. that's the way. iykyk.

🦋 FILES 🦋

  • debian/package.migrations — this is where you list the files and migration scripts to install into each package. 📝

the format is a set of lines, and every single line lists a script file to install into usr/share/session-migration/scripts in the package build directory.

and listen — the name of the files (or directories!) you want to install should be given relative to the current directory. don't go typing absolute paths, she will not be amused 💀

⭐ OPTIONS ⭐

ngl this section is serving absolutely nothing — the original page lists zero options here. the [-n] you saw up in the synopsis is all we got. so go forth, be free, there's nothing more to read here 🎀

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

👑 AUTHOR 👑

  • Didier Roche <didrocks@ubuntu.com> 💜
  • Copyright (C) 2012 Canonical Ltd., licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or later.

and that's the whole page, bestie!! 💖 this was DH_MIGRATIONS(1) from debhelper, version 0.3.9build2, dated 2025-12-01. slay, go install some migrations, ily 🧚✨

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