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.
AUTHOR¶
Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>.