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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.