NAME¶
Dpkg::Control::Info - parse files like debian/control
DESCRIPTION¶
It provides an object to access data of files that follow the same syntax as
debian/control.
FUNCTIONS¶
- $c = Dpkg::Control::Info->new($file)
- Create a new Dpkg::Control::Info object for $file. If $file is omitted, it
loads debian/control. If file is "-", it parses the
standard input.
- $c->reset()
- Resets what got read.
- $c->load($file)
- Load the content of $file. Exits in case of errors. If file is
"-", it loads from the standard input.
- $c->parse($fh, $description)
- Parse a control file from the given filehandle. Exits in case of errors.
$description is used to describe the filehandle, ideally it's a filename
or a description of where the data comes from. It's used in error
messages.
- $c->[0]
- $c->get_source()
- Returns a Dpkg::Control object containing the fields concerning the source
package.
- $c->get_pkg_by_idx($idx)
- Returns a Dpkg::Control object containing the fields concerning the binary
package numbered $idx (starting at 1).
- $c->get_pkg_by_name($name)
- Returns a Dpkg::Control object containing the fields concerning the binary
package named $name.
- $c->get_packages()
- Returns a list containing the Dpkg::Control objects for all binary
packages.
- $c->output($filehandle)
- Dump the content into a filehandle.
- "$c"
- Return a string representation of the content.
- @{$c}
- Return a list of Dpkg::Control objects, the first one is corresponding to
source information and the following ones are the binary packages
information.
CHANGES¶
Version 1.00¶
Mark the module as public.
AUTHOR¶
Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>.