NAME¶

Lintian::Collect::Changes - Lintian interface to .changes file data collection

SYNOPSIS¶

    my ($name, $type) = ('foobar_1.2_i386.changes', 'changes');
    my $collect = Lintian::Collect->new($name, $type);
    my $files = $collect->files;
    foreach my $file (keys %{$files}) {
        my $size = $files->{$file}{size};
        print "File $file has size $size\n";
    }

DESCRIPTION¶

Lintian::Collect::Changes provides an interface to data for .changes files. It implements data collection methods specific to .changes files.

CLASS METHODS¶

new (PACKAGE)

Creates a new Lintian::Collect::Changes object. Currently, PACKAGE is ignored. Normally, this method should not be called directly, only via the Lintian::Collect constructor.

INSTANCE METHODS¶

In addition to the instance methods listed below, all instance methods documented in the Lintian::Collect module are also available.

files

Returns a reference to a hash containing information about files listed in the .changes file. Each hash may have the following keys:

repacked

Returns true if the source package referenced in this changes file has been "repacked" and false otherwise. This is determined from the version name containing "dfsg" or similar.

Needs-Info requirements for using repacked: Same as field

AUTHOR¶

Originally written by Adam D. Barratt <adsb@debian.org> for Lintian.

SEE ALSO¶

lintian(1), Lintian::Collect