fixes, and improvements

2 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/pbuilder-checkparams b/pbuilder-checkparams
index 95728bc..01fb9b9 100755
--- a/pbuilder-checkparams
+++ b/pbuilder-checkparams
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ while [ -n "$1" ]; do
 	--help)
 	    showhelp
 	    ;;
+	--) # this is an empty option, to no longer process.
+	    shift; 
+	    break;
+	    ;;
 	--*)
 	    echo "Error: Unknown option [$1] was specified " >&2 
 	    exit 1;
diff --git a/pdebuild.1 b/pdebuild.1
index 9b00fb7..a1abc22 100644
--- a/pdebuild.1
+++ b/pdebuild.1
@@ -15,14 +15,22 @@ invoked.
 .SH OPTIONS
 .TP
 .BI "--buildsourceroot [" "fakeroot" "]"
-The command to gain root privilege for 
+The command used to gain root privilege for 
 invoking dpkg-buildpackage
 
 .TP
 .BI "--pbuilderroot [" "sudo" "]"
-The command to gain root privilege for 
+The command used to gain root privilege for 
 invoking pbuilder.
 
+
+.TP
+.BI "-- [" "pbuilder options" "]"
+
+After the 
+.B "--"
+symbol, an arbitrary number of pbuilder options can be specified.
+
 .SH "FILES"
 .TP
 .I "/etc/pbuilderrc"