---
name: "Lintian::Pool"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "lintian"
version: "2.122.0"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Lintian::Pool"
---

# Lintian::Pool(3)

## NAME

Lintian::Pool -- Pool of processables

## SYNOPSIS

```
 use Lintian::Pool;

 my $pool = Lintian::Pool->new;
 $pool->add_file('foo.changes');
 $pool->add_file('bar.dsc');
 $pool->add_file('baz.deb');
 $pool->add_file('qux.buildinfo');
 foreach my $gname ($pool->get_group_names){
    my $group = $pool->get_group($gname);
    process($gname, $group);
 }
```

## METHODS

- $pool-\>groups

  Returns a hash reference to the list of processable groups that are currently in the pool. The key is a unique identifier based on name and version.

- "savedir"

  - $pool-\>basedir

  Returns the base directory for the pool. Most likely it's a temporary directory.

- $pool-\>add\_group($group)

  Adds a group to the pool.

- $pool-\>process

  Process the pool.

- quantity

  - $pool-\>get\_group\_names

  Returns the name of all the groups in this pool.

  Do not modify the list nor its contents.

- $pool-\>get\_group($name)

  Returns the group called `$name` or `"undef"` if there is no group called `$name`.

- $pool-\>empty

  Returns true if the pool is empty.

## AUTHOR

Originally written by Niels Thykier \<niels@thykier.net\> for Lintian.

## SEE ALSO

[**lintian**(1)](/lintian/1.md)

Lintian::Processable

Lintian::Group