1Alien::Package::Deb(3)User Contributed Perl DocumentationAlien::Package::Deb(3)
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NAME

6       Alien::Package::Deb - an object that represents a deb package
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DESCRIPTION

9       This is an object class that represents a deb package. It is derived
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FIELDS

13       have_dpkg_deb
14           Set to a true value if dpkg-deb is available.
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16       deb_member_list
17           Set to the list of member names in the deb package.
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19       dirtrans
20           After the build stage, set to a hash reference of the directories
21           we moved files from and to, so these moves can be reverted in the
22           cleantree stage.
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24       fixperms
25           If this is set to true, the generated debian/rules will run
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METHODS

29       init
30           Sets have_dpkg_deb if dpkg-deb is in the path. I prefer to use
31           dpkg-deb, if it is available since it is a lot more future-proof.
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33       checkfile
34           Detect deb files by their extension.
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36       install
37           Install a deb with dpkg. Pass in the filename of the deb to
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40       test
41           Test a deb with lintian. Pass in the filename of the deb to test.
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43       get_deb_member_list
44           Helper method. Pass it the name of the deb and it will return the
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47       getcontrolfile
48           Helper method. Pass it the name of a control file, and it will pull
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51       get_datamember_cmd
52           Helper method. Pass it the name of the deb and it will return the
53           raw command needed to extract the data.tar member.
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55       scan
56           Implement the scan method to read a deb file.
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58       unpack
59           Implement the unpack method to unpack a deb file.
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62           This method tries to find a patch file to use in the prep stage. If
63           it finds one, it returns it. Pass in a list of directories to
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67           Adds a populated debian directory the unpacked package tree, making
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77       package
78           Set/get package name.
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80           Always returns the package name in lowercase with all invalid
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83       version
84           Set/get package version.
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86           When the version is set, it will be stripped of any epoch. If there
87           is a release, the release will be stripped away and used to set the
88           release field as a side effect. Otherwise, the release will be set
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91           More sanitization of the version is done when the field is
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95           Set/get package release.
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97           Always returns a sanitized release version. The release is however,
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101           Set/get description
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103           Although the description is stored internally unchanged, this will
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107       date
108           Returns the date, in rfc822 format.
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110       email
111           Returns an email address for the current user.
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114           Returns the user name of the real uid.
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117           Saves script to debian directory.
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119       gen_postinst
120           Modifies or creates a postinst. This may include generated shell
121           code to set owners and groups from the owninfo field, and update
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AUTHOR

125       Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>
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