---
name: "Debian::Upstream::Metadata::Perl"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libdebian-source-perl"
version: "0.128"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Debian::Upstream::Metadata::Perl"
---

# Debian::Upstream::Metadata::Perl(3pm)

## NAME

Debian::Upstream::Metadata::Perl -- debian/upstream/metadata for Perl modules

## SYNOPSIS

```
 use Debian::Upstream::Metadata::Perl;
 Debian::Upstream::Metadata::Perl->convert(
    CPAN::Meta->new('META.yaml'),
    'debian/upstream/metadata');
```

## DESCRIPTION

`"Debian::Upstream::Metadata::Perl"` is a helper module which can be used to convert the data in a CPAN::Meta object to a *debian/upstream/metadata* files, according to the UpstreamMetadata specification.

Please, note that upstream links will be switched to https URLs.

## METHODS

- convert (CPAN::Meta object, filename)

  Not exported function, cf. SYNOPSIS.

## SEE ALSO

- •

  CPAN::Meta::Spec

- •

  UpstreamMetadata \<https://wiki.debian.org/UpstreamMetadata\>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

- Copyright 2013-2021, gregor herrmann gregoa@debian.org

  - Copyright 2016, Alex Muntada alexm@alexm.org

  - Copyright 2022, Damyan Ivanov dmn@debian.org

  This program is free software and can be distributed under the same terms as Perl.