Dpkg::Control - phpMan

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_INFO_SRC
        Corresponds to the first block of information in a debian/control
        file in a Debian source package.

    CTRL_INFO_PKG
        Corresponds to subsequent blocks of information in a debian/control
        file in a Debian source package.

    CTRL_REPO_RELEASE
        Corresponds to a Release file in a repository.

    CTRL_INDEX_SRC
        Corresponds to an entry in a Sources file of a source package
        repository.

    CTRL_INDEX_PKG
        Corresponds to an entry in a Packages file of a binary package
        repository.

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

    CTRL_PKG_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 an entry in dpkg's status file
        ($Dpkg::ADMINDIR/status).

    CTRL_CHANGELOG
        Corresponds to the output of dpkg-parsechangelog.

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

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

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

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

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

    $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_PKG_SRC,
        CTRL_FILE_CHANGES and CTRL_REPO_RELEASE and to 0 otherwise. The
        option "drop_empty" is set to 0 for CTRL_INFO_PKG and CTRL_INFO_SRC
        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 1.03 (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.