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

NAME

       Debian::Copyright - manage Debian copyright files

VERSION

       This document describes Debian::Copyright version 0.1 .

SYNOPSIS

	   my $c = Debian::Copyright->new();	   # construct a new
	   $c->read($file1);			   # parse debian copyright file
	   $c->read($file2);			   # parse a second
	   $c->write($ofile);			    # write to file

DESCRIPTION

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

FIELDS

   header
       An instance of Debian::Copyright::Stanza::Header class. Contains the the first stanza of the copyright file. If multiple files were parsed
       only the first will be retained.

   files
       A hash reference (actually Tie::IxHash instance) with keys being the values of the "Files" clause and values instances of
       Debian::Copyright::Stanza::Files class.

   licenses
       A hash reference (actually Tie::IxHash instance) with keys being the values of the "License" clause and values instances of
       Debian::Copyright::Stanza::License class.

CONSTRUCTOR

   new
       Constructs a new Debian::Copyright instance.

       The "header" field is initialised with an empty string.	The "files_block" and "license_block" fields are initialised with an empty
       instance of Tie::IxHash.

METHODS

   read file
       Parse "copyright" in debian and accessors.

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

   write file
       Writes a debian/copyright-like file in file with the contents defined in the accessor fields.

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

LIMITATIONS

       This module is written with one particular version of DEP-5
       <http://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/dep/web/deps/dep5.mdwn?view=markup&pathrev=135> in mind. When required it should be easy to add support
       for extra versions, but at the moment the supported version is the one generally used in the Debian Perl Group.
       Test coverage is not yet complete.

COPYRIGHT &; LICENSE
       Copyright (C) 2011 Nicholas Bamber nicholas@periapt.co.uk

       This module was adapted from Debian::Control.  Copyright (C) 2009 Damyan Ivanov dmn@debian.org [Portions]

       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 v5.12.4							    2011-08-27						    Debian::Copyright(3pm)