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.IX Title "Lintian::Debian::Control 3"
.TH Lintian::Debian::Control 3 2024-02-05 "Lintian v2.117.0" "Debian Package Checker"
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.SH NAME
Lintian::Debian::Control \- Lintian interface to d/control fields
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
.Vb 1
\&    use Lintian::Debian::Control;
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.SH DESCRIPTION
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
Lintian::Debian::Control provides access to fields in d/control.
.SH "INSTANCE METHODS"
.IX Header "INSTANCE METHODS"
.IP "item =item source_fields =item installable_fields_by_name" 4
.IX Item "item =item source_fields =item installable_fields_by_name"
.PD 0
.IP load 4
.IX Item "load"
.IP installables 4
.IX Item "installables"
.PD
Returns a list of the binary and udeb packages listed in the
\&\fIdebian/control\fR.
.IP "installable_package_type (NAME)" 4
.IX Item "installable_package_type (NAME)"
Returns package type based on value of the Package-Type (or if absent,
X\-Package-Type) field.  If the field is omitted, the default value
"deb" is used.
.Sp
If NAME is not an installable listed in the source packages
\&\fIdebian/control\fR file, this method return \f(CW\*(C`undef\*(C'\fR.
.IP "installable_fields (PACKAGE)" 4
.IX Item "installable_fields (PACKAGE)"
Returns the Deb822::Section object for the installable. Returns an
empty object if the installable does not exist.
.SH AUTHOR
.IX Header "AUTHOR"
Originally written by Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> for Lintian.
Amended by Felix Lechner <felix.lechner@lease\-up.com> for Lintian.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
\&\fBlintian\fR\|(1)