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
Deprecated alias for CTRL_TMPL_SRC.
CTRL_INFO_PKG
Deprecated alias for CTRL_TMPL_PKG.
CTRL_PKG_SRC
Deprecated alias for CTRL_DSC.
CTRL_PKG_DEB
Deprecated alias for CTRL_DEB.
CTRL_INDEX_SRC
Deprecated alias for CTRL_REPO_SRC.
CTRL_INDEX_PKG
Deprecated 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)
Create a new deb822 control object.
Options:
type
Set the deb822 control type, used to setup default values for
other options.
See set_options() for more details.
$c->set_options(%opts)
Changes the value of one or more options.
Options:
type
Sets the deb822 control object type, used to define default
values for others options.
The output order is also set to match the ordered list returned
by Dpkg::Control::Fields::field_ordered_list($type).
name
Sets a textual description of the type of control information.
allow_pgp
Sets whether the parser accepts OpenPGP signatures around the
deb822 control information.
By default it is set to 1 for CTRL_DSC, CTRL_FILE_CHANGES and
CTRL_REPO_RELEASE and to 0 otherwise.
allow_duplicate
Sets whether the parser allows duplicate fields in deb822
control information.
keep_duplicate
Sets whether the parser will keep values for duplicate fields
found in deb822 control information (when allow_duplicate is
enabled), as array references.
drop_empty
Sets whether empty fields are dropped during output.
By default it is set to 0 for CTRL_TMPL_SRC and CTRL_TMPL_PKG
and to 1 otherwise.
$c->get_type()
Returns the type of control information stored. See the type
parameter set during new().
CHANGES
Version 1.05 (dpkg 1.22.12)
Deprecate types: CTRL_INFO_SRC, CTRL_INFO_PKG, CTRL_PKG_SRC,
CTRL_PKG_DEB, CTRL_INDEX_SRC, CTRL_INDEX_PKG.
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.
1.22.21 2025-06-30 Dpkg::Control(3perl)
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