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Dpkg::Changelog::Debian(3)					   libdpkg-perl 					Dpkg::Changelog::Debian(3)

NAME
Dpkg::Changelog::Debian - parse Debian changelogs DESCRIPTION
Dpkg::Changelog::Debian parses Debian changelogs as described in the Debian policy (version 3.6.2.1 at the time of this writing). See section "SEE ALSO" for locations where to find this definition. The parser tries to ignore most cruft like # or /* */ style comments, CVS comments, vim variables, emacs local variables and stuff from older changelogs with other formats at the end of the file. NOTE: most of these are ignored silently currently, there is no parser error issued for them. This should become configurable in the future. METHODS $c->parse($fh, $description) Read the filehandle and parse a Debian changelog in it. Returns the number of changelog entries that have been parsed with success. SEE ALSO
Dpkg::Changelog Description of the Debian changelog format in the Debian policy: http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-source.html#s-dpkgchangelog <http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-source.html#s-dpkgchangelog>. AUTHORS
Frank Lichtenheld, <frank@lichtenheld.de> Raphael Hertzog, <hertzog@debian.org> 1.16.0.3 2012-04-17 Dpkg::Changelog::Debian(3)

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Dpkg::Changelog::Entry(3)					   libdpkg-perl 					 Dpkg::Changelog::Entry(3)

NAME
Dpkg::Changelog::Entry - represents a changelog entry DESCRIPTION
This object represents a changelog entry. It is composed of a set of lines with specific purpose: an header line, changes lines, a trailer line. Blank lines can be between those kind of lines. FUNCTIONS
my $entry = Dpkg::Changelog::Entry->new() Creates a new object. It doesn't represent a real changelog entry until one has been successfully parsed or built from scratch. my $str = $entry->output() "$entry" Get a string representation of the changelog entry. $entry->output($fh) Print the string representation of the changelog entry to a filehandle. $entry->get_part($part) Return either a string (for a single line) or an array ref (for multiple lines) corresponding to the requested part. $part can be "header, "changes", "trailer", "blank_after_header", "blank_after_changes", "blank_after_trailer". $entry->set_part($part, $value) Set the value of the corresponding part. $value can be a string or an array ref. $entry->extend_part($part, $value) Concatenate $value at the end of the part. If the part is already a multi-line value, $value is added as a new line otherwise it's concatenated at the end of the current line. $is_empty = $entry->is_empty() Returns 1 if the changelog entry doesn't contain anything at all. Returns 0 as soon as it contains something in any of its non-blank parts. $entry->normalize() Normalize the content. Strip whitespaces at end of lines, use a single empty line to separate each part. my $src = $entry->get_source() Return the name of the source package associated to the changelog entry. my $ver = $entry->get_version() Return the version associated to the changelog entry. my @dists = $entry->get_distributions() Return a list of target distributions for this version. $fields = $entry->get_optional_fields() Return a set of optional fields exposed by the changelog entry. It always returns a Dpkg::Control object (possibly empty though). $urgency = $entry->get_urgency() Return the urgency of the associated upload. my $maint = $entry->get_maintainer() Return the string identifying the person who signed this changelog entry. my $time = $entry->get_timestamp() Return the timestamp of the changelog entry. my $str = $entry->get_dpkg_changes() Returns a string that is suitable for usage in a "Changes" field in the output format of "dpkg-parsechangelog". AUTHOR
Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>. 1.16.0.3 2012-04-17 Dpkg::Changelog::Entry(3)
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