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.IX Title "Test::Lintian::Helper 3"
.TH Test::Lintian::Helper 3 2024-02-05 "Lintian v2.117.0" "Debian Package Checker"
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.SH NAME
Test::Lintian::Helper \-\- Helper functions for various testing parts
.SH SYNOPSIS
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\&  use Test::Lintian::Helper qw(get_latest_policy);
\&  my $policy_version = get_latest_policy();
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.SH DESCRIPTION
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
Helper functions for preparing and running Lintian tests.
.SH FUNCTIONS
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.IP \fBcache_dpkg_architecture_values()\fR 4
.IX Item "cache_dpkg_architecture_values()"
Ensures that the output from dpkg-architecture has been cached.
.IP \fBget_latest_policy()\fR 4
.IX Item "get_latest_policy()"
Returns a list with two elements. The first is the most recent version
of the Debian policy. The second is its effective date.
.IP \fBget_recommended_debhelper_version()\fR 4
.IX Item "get_recommended_debhelper_version()"
Returns the version of debhelper recommended in 'debhelper/compat\-level'
via Lintian::Data, relative to the established LINTIAN_BASE.
.IP "copy_dir_contents(SRC_DIR, TARGET_DIR)" 4
.IX Item "copy_dir_contents(SRC_DIR, TARGET_DIR)"
Populates TARGET_DIR with files/dirs from SRC_DIR, preserving all attributes but
dereferencing links. For an empty directory, no dummy file is required.
.IP rfc822date(EPOCH) 4
.IX Item "rfc822date(EPOCH)"
Returns a string with the date and time described by EPOCH, formatted
according to RFC822.