Dpkg::Control(3perl)             libdpkg-perl             Dpkg::Control(3perl)


NAME
       Dpkg::Control - parse and manipulate official control-like information

DESCRIPTION
       The Dpkg::Control object is a smart version of Dpkg::Control::Hash.  It
       associates a type to the control information. That type can be used to
       know what fields are allowed and in what order they must be output.

       The types are constants that are exported by default. Here's the full
       list:

       CTRL_UNKNOWN
           This type is the default type, it indicates that the type of
           control information is not yet known.

       CTRL_TMPL_SRC
           Corresponds to the first source package stanza in a debian/control
           file in a Debian source package.

       CTRL_TMPL_PKG
           Corresponds to subsequent binary package stanza in a debian/control
           file in a Debian source package.

       CTRL_REPO_RELEASE
           Corresponds to a Release file in a repository.

       CTRL_REPO_SRC
           Corresponds to a stanza in a Sources file of a source package
           repository.

       CTRL_REPO_PKG
           Corresponds to a stanza in a Packages file of a binary package
           repository.

       CTRL_DSC
           Corresponds to a .dsc file of a Debian source package.

       CTRL_DEB
           Corresponds to the control file generated by dpkg-gencontrol
           (DEBIAN/control) and to the same file inside .deb packages.

       CTRL_FILE_BUILDINFO
           Corresponds to a .buildinfo file.

       CTRL_FILE_CHANGES
           Corresponds to a .changes file.

       CTRL_FILE_VENDOR
           Corresponds to a vendor file in $Dpkg::CONFDIR/origins/.

       CTRL_FILE_STATUS
           Corresponds to a stanza in dpkg's status file
           ($Dpkg::ADMINDIR/status).

       CTRL_CHANGELOG
           Corresponds to the output of dpkg-parsechangelog.

       CTRL_COPYRIGHT_HEADER
           Corresponds to the header stanza in a debian/copyright file in
           machine readable format.

       CTRL_COPYRIGHT_FILES
           Corresponds to a files stanza in a debian/copyright file in machine
           readable format.

       CTRL_COPYRIGHT_LICENSE
           Corresponds to a license stanza in a debian/copyright file in
           machine readable format.

       CTRL_TESTS
           Corresponds to a source package tests control file in
           debian/tests/control.

       CTRL_INFO_SRC
           Alias for CTRL_TMPL_SRC.

       CTRL_INFO_PKG
           Alias for CTRL_TMPL_PKG.

       CTRL_PKG_SRC
           Alias for CTRL_DSC.

       CTRL_PKG_DEB
           Alias for CTRL_DEB.

       CTRL_INDEX_SRC
           Alias for CTRL_REPO_SRC.

       CTRL_INDEX_PKG
           Alias for CTRL_REPO_PKG.

METHODS
       All the methods of Dpkg::Control::Hash are available. Those listed
       below are either new or overridden with a different behavior.

       $c = Dpkg::Control->new(%opts)
           If the "type" option is given, it's used to setup default values
           for other options. See set_options() for more details.

       $c->set_options(%opts)
           Changes the value of one or more options. If the "type" option is
           changed, it is used first to define default values for others
           options. The option "allow_pgp" is set to 1 for CTRL_DSC,
           CTRL_FILE_CHANGES and CTRL_REPO_RELEASE and to 0 otherwise. The
           option "drop_empty" is set to 0 for CTRL_TMPL_SRC and CTRL_TMPL_PKG
           and to 1 otherwise. The option "name" is set to a textual
           description of the type of control information.

           The output order is also set to match the ordered list returned by
           Dpkg::Control::Fields::field_ordered_list($type).

       $c->get_type()
           Returns the type of control information stored. See the type
           parameter set during new().

CHANGES
   Version 1.04 (dpkg 1.22.2)
       New types: CTRL_TMPL_SRC, CTRL_TMPL_PKG, CTRL_REPO_SRC, CTRL_REPO_PKG,
       CTRL_DSC, CTRL_DEB.

   Version 1.03 (dpkg 1.18.11)
       New type: CTRL_FILE_BUILDINFO.

   Version 1.02 (dpkg 1.18.8)
       New type: CTRL_TESTS.

   Version 1.01 (dpkg 1.18.5)
       New types: CTRL_REPO_RELEASE, CTRL_COPYRIGHT_HEADER,
       CTRL_COPYRIGHT_FILES, CTRL_COPYRIGHT_LICENSE.

   Version 1.00 (dpkg 1.15.6)
       Mark the module as public.

1.22.6                            2024-03-10              Dpkg::Control(3perl)