NAME
Dpkg::Changelog::Entry::Debian - represents a Debian changelog entry
DESCRIPTION
This object represents a Debian changelog entry. It implements the
generic interface Dpkg::Changelog::Entry. Only functions specific to
this implementation are described below.
VARIABLES
$regex_header, $regex_trailer are two regular expressions that can be
used to match a line and know whether it's a valid header/trailer line.
The matched content for $regex_header is the source package name ($1),
the version ($2), the target distributions ($3) and the options on the
rest of the line ($4). For $regex_trailer, it's the maintainer name
($1), its email ($2), some blanks ($3) and the timestamp ($4).
FUNCTIONS
my @items = $entry->get_change_items()
Return a list of change items. Each item contains at least one
line. A change line starting with an asterisk denotes the start of
a new item. Any change line like "[ Raphal Hertzog ]" is treated
like an item of its own even if it starts a set of items attributed
to this person (the following line necessarily starts a new item).
my @errors = $entry->check_header()
my @errors = $entry->check_trailer()
Return a list of errors. Each item in the list is an error message
describing the problem. If the empty list is returned, no errors
have been found.
$entry->normalize()
Normalize the content. Strip whitespaces at end of lines, use a
single empty line to separate each part.
UTILITY FUNCTIONS
my @closed_bugs = find_closes($changes)
Takes one string as argument and finds "Closes: #123456, #654321"
statements as supported by the Debian Archive software in it. Returns
all closed bug numbers in an array.
AUTHOR
Raphal Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>.