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Debian::Control(3pm)					User Contributed Perl Documentation				      Debian::Control(3pm)

NAME

       Debian::Control - manage Debian source package control files

SYNOPSIS

	   my $c = Debian::Control->new();	   # construct a new
	   $c->read($file);			   # parse debian/control file
	   $c->write($file);			   # write to file
	   print $c->source->Source;
	   print $c->source->Build_Depends;	   # Debian::Dependencies object
	   $c->binary->{'libfoo-perl'}->Description(
	       "Foo Perl module
" .
	       " Foo makes this and that"
	   );

DESCRIPTION

       Debian::Control can be used for representation and manipulation of Debian source package control files in an object-oriented way. It
       provides easy reading and writing of the debian/control file found in Debian source packages.

FIELDS

       source
	   An instance of Debian::Control::Stanza::Source class. Contains the source stanza of the Debian source package control file.

       binary
	   A hash reference (actually Tie::IxHash instance) with keys being binary package names and values instances of
	   Debian::Control::Stanza::Binary class.  Contains the information of the binary package stanzas of Debian source package control file.

CONSTRUCTOR

       new Constructs a new Debian::Control instance.

	   The "source" field is initialized with an empty instance of Debian::Control::Stanza::Source and "binary" field is initialized with an
	   empty instance of Tie::IxHash.

METHODS

       read file
	   Parse "control" in debian and populate "source" and "binary" accessors.

	   file can be either a file name, an opened file handle or a string scalar reference.

       write file
	   Writes a debian/control-like file in file with the contents defined in the "source" and "binary" fields.

	   file can be either a file name, an opened file handle or a string scalar reference.

	   All dependency lists are sorted before writing.

       is_arch_dep
	   Returns true if the package is architecture-dependent. This is determined by the "Architecture" field of the first binary package. If
	   it equals to "all", then the package is architecture-independent; otherwise it is architecture-dependent.

	   Returns undef if it is not possible to determine whether the package is architecture-dependent or not. This is the case when there are
	   no binary package stanzas present or the first has no "Archiitecture" field.

SEE ALSO

       Debian::Control::Stanza::Source, Debian::Control::Stanza::Binary, Debian::Control::FromCPAN

COPYRIGHT &; LICENSE
       Copyright (C) 2009 Damyan Ivanov dmn@debian.org

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
       published by the Free Software Foundation.

       This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
       MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

perl v5.14.2							    2012-01-15						      Debian::Control(3pm)

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Dpkg::Control(3)						   libdpkg-perl 						  Dpkg::Control(3)

NAME

       Dpkg::Control - parse and manipulate official control-like information

DESCRIPTION

       The Dpkg::Control object is a smart version of Dpkg::Control::Hash.  It associates a type to the control information. That type can be used
       to know what fields are allowed and in what order they must be output.

       The types are constants that are exported by default. Here's the full list:

       CTRL_UNKNOWN
	   This type is the default type, it indicates that the type of control information is not yet known.

       CTRL_INFO_SRC
	   Corresponds to the first block of information in a debian/control file in a Debian source package.

       CTRL_INFO_PKG
	   Corresponds to subsequent blocks of information in a debian/control file in a Debian source package.

       CTRL_INDEX_SRC
	   Corresponds to an entry in a Sources file of an APT source package repository.

       CTRL_INDEX_PKG
	   Corresponds to an entry in a Packages file of an APT binary package repository.

       CTRL_PKG_SRC
	   Corresponds to a .dsc file of a Debian source package.

       CTRL_PKG_DEB
	   Corresponds to the control file generated by dpkg-gencontrol (DEBIAN/control) and to the same file inside .deb packages.

       CTRL_FILE_CHANGES
	   Corresponds to a .changes file.

       CTRL_FILE_VENDOR
	   Corresponds to a vendor file in /etc/dpkg/origins/.

       CTRL_FILE_STATUS
	   Corresponds to an entry in dpkg's status file (/var/lib/dpkg/status).

       CTRL_CHANGELOG
	   Corresponds to the output of dpkg-parsechangelog.

FUNCTIONS

       All the methods of Dpkg::Control::Hash are available. Those listed below are either new or overridden with a different behaviour.

       my $c = Dpkg::Control->new(%opts)
	   If the "type" option is given, it's used to setup default values for other options. See set_options() for more details.

       $c->set_options(%opts)
	   Changes the value of one or more options. If the "type" option is changed, it is used first to define default values for others
	   options. The option "allow_pgp" is set to 1 for CTRL_PKG_SRC and CTRL_FILE_CHANGES and to 0 otherwise. The option "drop_empty" is set
	   to 0 for CTRL_INFO_PKG and CTRL_INFO_SRC and to 1 otherwise. The option "name" is set to a textual description of the type of control
	   information.

	   The output order is also set to match the ordered list returned by Dpkg::Control::Fields::field_ordered_list($type).

       $c->get_type()
	   Returns the type of control information stored. See the type parameter set during new().

AUTHOR

       Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>.

1.16.0.3							    2012-04-17							  Dpkg::Control(3)

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