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Dpkg::Changelog::Entry(3perl) libdpkg-perl Dpkg::Changelog::Entry(3perl)

📝 NAME

Dpkg::Changelog::Entry - represents a changelog entry

🚀 Quick Reference

Use Case	Command	Description
Create a new entry	$entry = Dpkg::Changelog::Entry->new()	Instantiate an empty changelog entry object
Output entry as string	$entry->output()	Get string representation of the entry
Get source package name	$entry->get_source()	Return the source package name
Get version	$entry->get_version()	Return the version associated with the entry
Get distributions	$entry->get_distributions()	Return list of target distributions
Check if empty	$entry->is_empty()	Returns 1 if entry contains no data
Normalize content	$entry->normalize()	Strip trailing whitespace, unify blank lines
Get urgency	$entry->get_urgency()	Return upload urgency
Get maintainer	$entry->get_maintainer()	Return the signer’s identity string
Get timestamp	$entry->get_timestamp()	Return the timestamp of the entry

📖 DESCRIPTION

This class represents a changelog entry. It is composed of a set of lines with specific purpose: a header line, changes lines, a trailer line. Blank lines can be between those kind of lines.

🔧 METHODS

• $entry = Dpkg::Changelog::Entry->new()

  Creates a new object. It doesn't represent a real changelog entry until one has been successfully parsed or built from scratch.

• $str = $entry->output()
  "$entry"

  Get a string representation of the changelog entry.

• $entry->output($fh)

  Print the string representation of the changelog entry to a filehandle.

• $entry->get_part($part)

  Return either a string (for a single line) or an array ref (for multiple lines) corresponding to the requested part. $part can be "header", "changes", "trailer", "blank_after_header", "blank_after_changes", "blank_after_trailer".

• $entry->set_part($part, $value)

  Set the value of the corresponding part. $value can be a string or an array ref.

• $entry->extend_part($part, $value)

  Concatenate $value at the end of the part. If the part is already a multi-line value, $value is added as a new line otherwise it's concatenated at the end of the current line.

• $is_empty = $entry->is_empty()

  Returns 1 if the changelog entry doesn't contain anything at all. Returns 0 as soon as it contains something in any of its non-blank parts.

• $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.

• $fields = $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.

• $str = $entry->get_dpkg_changes()

  Returns a string that is suitable for usage in a "Changes" field in the output format of "dpkg-parsechangelog".

📜 CHANGES

🔖 Version 1.01 (dpkg 1.18.8)

New method: $entry->get_timepiece().

🔖 Version 1.00 (dpkg 1.15.6)

Mark the module as public.

1.21.1 2025-09-09 Dpkg::Changelog::Entry(3perl)

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