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Lintian::Processable::Binary::Copyright – collect copyright information Synopsis Lintian::Processable::Binary::Copyright::collect(undef, undef, undef);DescriptionLintian::Processable::Binary::Copyright collects copyright information. Instance Methodsadd_copyright AuthorOriginally written by Richard Braakman <dark [at] xs4all.nl> for Lintian. See Alsolintian(1)
Lintian::Processable::Binary::Class – Lintian interface to binary package data collection Synopsis my ($name, $type, $dir) = (‘foobar’, ‘binary’, ‘/path/to/lab-entry’); my $collect = Lintian::Processable::Binary::Class->new($name);DescriptionLintian::Processable::Binary::Class provides an interface to package data for binary packages. It implements data collection methods specific to binary packages. This module is in its infancy. Most of Lintian still reads all data from files…
Lintian::Processable::Binary::Changelog – collect changelog information Synopsis Lintian::Processable::Binary::Changelog::collect(undef, undef, undef);DescriptionLintian::Processable::Binary::Changelog collects changelog information. Instance Methodsadd_changelog AuthorOriginally written by Richard Braakman <dark [at] xs4all.nl> for Lintian. See Alsolintian(1)
Lintian::Processable::Binary — A deb installation package Lintian can process Synopsis use Lintian::Processable::Binary; my $processable = Lintian::Processable::Binary->new; $processable->init(‘path’);DescriptionThis class represents a ‘deb’ file that Lintian can process. Objects of this kind are often part of a Lintian::Group, which represents all the files in a changes or buildinfo file. Instance Methodsinit (FILE) Initializes a new object from…
Lintian::Processable — An (abstract) object that Lintian can process Synopsis use Lintian::Processable; # Instantiate via Lintian::Processable my $proc = Lintian::Processable->new; $proc->init_from_file(‘lintian_2.5.0_all.deb’); my $package = $proc->pkg_name; my $version = $proc->pkg_version; # etc.DescriptionInstances of this perl class are objects that Lintian can process (e.g. deb files). Multiple objects can then be combined into groups, which Lintian will…
Lintian::Pool — Pool of processables Synopsis use Lintian::Pool; my $pool = Lintian::Pool->new; $pool->add_file(‘foo.changes’); $pool->add_file(‘bar.dsc’); $pool->add_file(‘baz.deb’); $pool->add_file(‘qux.buildinfo’); foreach my $gname ($pool->get_group_names){ my $group = $pool->get_group($gname); process($gname, $group); }Methods$pool->groups Returns a hash reference to the list of processable groups that are currently in the pool. The key is a unique identifier based on name and version. "savedir"…
Lintian::Path::FSInfo – File System information for Lintian::Path Synopsis my $l_path; # A L::Path object my $fs_info; # A L::Path::FSInfo object if ($fs_info->has_anchored_root_dir) { # The "root" dir is anchored and paths starting with "/" can # trivially be resolved (as relative to the "root" dir). } else { # The "root" dir is undefined and…
Lintian::Path – Lintian representation of a path entry in a package Synopsis my ($name, $type, $dir) = (‘lintian’, ‘source’, ‘/path/to/entry’); my $info = Lintian::Collect->new ($name, $type, $dir); my $path = $info->index(‘bin/ls’); if ($path->is_file) { # is file (or hardlink) if ($path->is_hardlink) { } if ($path->is_regular_file) { } } elsif ($path->is_dir) { # is dir if…
Lintian::Output – Lintian messaging handling Synopsis # non-OO use Lintian::Output qw(:messages); $Lintian::Output::GLOBAL->verbosity_level(1); msg("Something interesting"); v_msg("Something less interesting"); debug_msg(3, "Something very specific"); # OO use Lintian::Output; my $out = Lintian::Output->new; $out->verbosity_level(-1); $out->msg("Something interesting"); $out->v_msg("Something less interesting"); $out->debug_msg(3, "Something very specific");DescriptionLintian::Output is used for all interaction between lintian and the user. It is designed to be easily…
Lintian::Maintainer — Lintian checks shared between multiple scripts Synopsis use Lintian::Maintainer qw(check_maintainer); my ($maintainer, $field) = (‘John Doe’, ‘uploader’); check_maintainer ($maintainer, $field);DescriptionThis module provides functions to do some Lintian checks that need to be done in multiple places. There are certain low-level checks, such as validating a maintainer name and e-mail address or checking spelling,…
Lintian::Lab::ManifestDiff — Difference representation between two Manifests Synopsis use Lintian::Lab::Manifest; my $olist = Lintian::Lab::Manifest->new (‘binary’); my $nlist = Lintian::Lab::Manifest->new (‘binary’); $olist->read_list (‘old/binary-packages’); $nlist->read_list (‘new/binary-packages’); my $diff = $olist->diff($nlist); foreach my $added (@{ $diff->added }) { my $entry = $nlist->get (@$added); # do something } foreach my $removed (@{ $diff->removed }) { my $entry = $olist->get…
Lintian::Lab::Manifest — Lintian Lab manifest Synopsis use Lintian::Lab::Manifest; my $plist = Lintian::Lab::Manifest->new (‘binary’); # Read the file $plist->read_list(‘info/binary-packages’); # fetch the entry for lintian (if any) my $entry = $plist->get(‘lintian’, ‘2.5.2’, ‘all’); if ( $entry && exits $entry->{‘version’} ) { print "Lintian has version $entry->{‘version’}\n"; } # delete all lintian entries $plist->delete(‘lintian’); # Write to…
Lintian::Lab::Entry – A package inside the Lab Synopsis use Lintian::Lab; my $lab = Lintian::Lab->new ("dir"); my $lpkg = $lab->get_package ("name", "type", "version", "arch"); # create the entry $lpkg->create; # obtain a Lintian::Collect object. my $info = $lpkg->info; $lpkg->clear_cache; # Remove package from lab. $lpkg->remove;DescriptionThis module provides basic access and manipulation about an entry (i.e. processable)…
Lintian::Lab — Interface to the Lintian Lab Synopsis use Lintian::Lab; # Static lab my $lab = Lintian::Lab->new (‘/var/lib/lintian/static-lab’); if (!$lab->exists) { $lab->create; } $lab->open; # Fetch a package from the lab my $lpkg = $lab->get_package (‘lintian’, ‘binary’, ‘2.5.4’, ‘all’); my $visitor = sub { my ($lpkg, $pkg_name, $pkg_ver, $pkg_arch) = @_; # do stuff with…
Lintian::Inspect::Changelog::Version — Parse a literal version string into its constituents Synopsis use Lintian::Inspect::Changelog::Version; my $version = Lintian::Inspect::Changelog::Version->new; $version->set(‘1.2.3-4’, undef);DescriptionA class for parsing literal version strings Class Methodsnew () Creates a new Lintian::Inspect::Changelog::Version object.Instance Methodsset (LITERAL, NATIVE) Set the various members in the Lintian::Inspect::Changelog::Version object using the LITERAL version string and the NATIVE boolean selector. literal…
Lintian::Inspect::Changelog::Entry – represents one entry in a Debian changelog SynopsisDescriptionMethodsinit Creates a new object, no options. new Alias for init. is_empty Checks if the object is actually initialized with data. Due to limitations in Parse::DebianChangelog this currently simply checks if one of the fields Source, Version, Maintainer, Date, or Changes is initialized. AccessorsThe following fields…
Lintian::Inspect::Changelog — Parse a literal version string into its constituents Synopsis use Lintian::Inspect::Changelog; my $version = Lintian::Inspect::Changelog->new; $version->set(‘1.2.3-4’, undef);DescriptionA class for parsing literal version strings Class Methodsnew () Creates a new Lintian::Inspect::Changelog object. find_closes Takes one string as argument and finds “Closes: #123456, #654321” statements as supported by the Debian Archive software in it. Returns…
Lintian::Index::Strings – strings in binary files. Synopsis use Lintian::Processable; my $processable = Lintian::Processable::Binary->new;DescriptionLintian::Index::Strings strings in binary files. Instance Methodsadd_strings AuthorOriginally written by Felix Lechner <felix.lechner [at] lease-up.com> for Lintian. See Alsolintian(1)
Lintian::Index::Scripts – information about scripts. Synopsis use Lintian::Processable; my $processable = Lintian::Processable::Binary->new;DescriptionLintian::Index::Scripts information about scripts. Instance Methodsadd_scripts AuthorOriginally written by Felix Lechner <felix.lechner [at] lease-up.com> for Lintian. See Alsolintian(1)
Lintian::Index::Patched — An index of a patched file set Synopsis use Lintian::Index::Patched; # Instantiate via Lintian::Index::Patched my $orig = Lintian::Index::Patched->new;DescriptionInstances of this perl class are objects that hold file indices of patched file sets. The origins of this class can be found in part in the collections scripts used previously. Instance Methodscollect unpack AuthorOriginally written…