Lintian::Collect::Buildinfo(3)

NAME

Lintian::Collect::Buildinfo - Lintian interface to .buildinfo file data collection

SYNOPSIS

    my ($name, $type) = ('foobar_1.2_i386.buildinfo', 'changes');
    my $collect = Lintian::Collect->new($name, $type);
    my $files = $collect->files;
    foreach my $file (keys %{$files}) {
        my $size = $files->{$file}{size};
        print "File $file has size $size\n";
    }

DESCRIPTION

Lintian::Collect::Buildinfo provides an interface to data for .buildinfo files. It implements data collection methods specific to .buildinfo files.

CLASS METHODS

new (PACKAGE): Creates a new Lintian::Collect::Buildinfo object. Currently, PACKAGE is ignored. Normally, this method should not be called directly, only via the Lintian::Collect constructor.

INSTANCE METHODS

In addition to the instance methods listed below, all instance methods documented in the Lintian::Collect module are also available.

files

Returns a reference to a hash containing information about files listed in the .buildinfo file. Each hash may have the following keys:

name: Name of the file.

size: The size of the file in bytes.

section: The archive section to which the file belongs.

priority: The priority of the file.

checksums

A hash with the keys being checksum algorithms and the values themselves being hashes containing

sum: The result of applying the given algorithm to the file.

filesize: The size of the file as given in the .buildinfo section relating to the given checksum.

Needs-Info requirements for using files: "field ([FIELD[, DEFAULT]])" in Lintian::Collect

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