--- a/demo.cfg	Fri Nov 20 20:19:51 2009 +0000
+++ b/demo.cfg	Fri Nov 20 20:22:34 2009 +0000
@@ -40,6 +40,22 @@
 deb_email: packager@example.com
 deb_fullname: Sample Packager
 
+# specify debian build options.  The value specified here will be passed
+# through to the build process in the environment variable
+# DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS.  You can override the value in the pkg_ sections.
+#
+# For example, you can use the following setting to indicate to the
+# build process that make should use two processes in parallel when
+# building the software:
+#
+#  deb_build_options: parallel=2
+#
+# Note: When using pbuilder via sudo (see root_cmd option) make sure
+# that sudo does not strip DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS and DEB_BUILD_PARALLEL from
+# the environment (the latter variable is needed for packages that use
+# cdbs, it's automatically set by the tree packager).
+#deb_build_options:
+
 # Template for the package revision.  The template should include the
 # specifier "%(pkg_revision)d" which will be replaced by the revision
 # number of the package (usually 1).  Note, that since the format used