DH_TESTVERSION(N)           Debhelper           DH_TESTVERSION(N)



NAME
       dh_testversion - ensure that the correct version of deb-
       helper is installed

SYNOPSIS
       dh_testversion [debhelper options] [operator] [version]

DESCRIPTION
       Note: This program is deprecated. You should use build
       dependencies instead.

       dh_testversion compares the version of debhelper against
       the version you specify, and if the condition is not met,
       exits with an error message.

       You can use this in your debian/rules files if a new deb-
       helper feature is introduced, and your package requires
       that feature to build correctly. Use debhelper's changelog
       to figure out the version you need.

       Be sure not to overuse dh_testversion. If debhelper ver-
       sion 9.5 introduces a new dh_autofixbugs command, and your
       package uses it, then if someone tries to build it with
       debhelper 1.0, the build will fail anyway when dh_aut-
       ofixbugs cannot be found, so there is no need for you to
       use dh_testversion.

OPTIONS
       operator
           Optional comparison operator used in comparing the
           versions. If not specified, ">=" is used. For descrip-
           tions of the comparison operators, see dpkg --help.

       version
           Version number to compare against the current version
           of debhelper. If not specified, dh_testversion does
           nothing.

SEE ALSO
       debhelper(r)

       This program is a part of debhelper.

AUTHOR
       Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>



4.0.2                       2002-01-05          DH_TESTVERSION(N)