Dpkg::Chang...try::Debian(3perl) libdpkg-perl Dpkg::Chang...try::Debian(3perl)
NAME
Dpkg::Changelog::Entry::Debian - represents a Debian changelog entry
DESCRIPTION
This class represents a Debian changelog entry. It implements the
generic interface Dpkg::Changelog::Entry. Only functions specific to
this implementation are described below, the rest are inherited.
METHODS
@items = $entry->get_change_items()
Return a list of change items. Each item contains at least one
line. A change line starting with an asterisk denotes the start of
a new item. Any change line like ""[ Raphaël Hertzog ]"" is
treated like an item of its own even if it starts a set of items
attributed to this person (the following line necessarily starts a
new item).
@errors = $entry->parse_header()
@errors = $entry->parse_trailer()
Return a list of errors. Each item in the list is an error message
describing the problem. If the empty list is returned, no errors
have been found.
$entry->normalize()
Normalize the content. Strip whitespaces at end of lines, use a
single empty line to separate each part.
$src = $entry->get_source()
Return the name of the source package associated to the changelog
entry.
$ver = $entry->get_version()
Return the version associated to the changelog entry.
@dists = $entry->get_distributions()
Return a list of target distributions for this version.
$ctrl = $entry->get_optional_fields()
Return a set of optional fields exposed by the changelog entry. It
always returns a Dpkg::Control object (possibly empty though).
$urgency = $entry->get_urgency()
Return the urgency of the associated upload.
$maint = $entry->get_maintainer()
Return the string identifying the person who signed this changelog
entry.
$time = $entry->get_timestamp()
Return the timestamp of the changelog entry.
$time = $entry->get_timepiece()
Return the timestamp of the changelog entry as a Time::Piece
object.
This function might return undef if there was no timestamp.
UTILITY FUNCTIONS
$bool = match_header($line)
Checks if the line matches a valid changelog header line.
$bool = match_trailer($line)
Checks if the line matches a valid changelog trailing line.
@closed_bugs = find_closes($changes)
Takes one string as argument and finds "Closes: #123456, #654321"
statements as supported by the Debian Archive software in it.
Returns all closed bug numbers in an array.
CHANGES
Version 2.00 (dpkg 1.20.0)
Remove methods: $entry->check_header(), $entry->check_trailer().
Hide variables: $regex_header, $regex_trailer.
Version 1.03 (dpkg 1.18.8)
New methods: $entry->get_timepiece().
Version 1.02 (dpkg 1.18.5)
New methods: $entry->parse_header(), $entry->parse_trailer().
Deprecated methods: $entry->check_header(), $entry->check_trailer().
Version 1.01 (dpkg 1.17.2)
New functions: match_header(), match_trailer()
Deprecated variables: $regex_header, $regex_trailer
Version 1.00 (dpkg 1.15.6)
Mark the module as public.
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