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

# Lintian::Relation::Predicate(3)

Lintian type for relationship predicates

## NAME

Lintian::Relation::Predicate - Lintian type for relationship predicates

## SYNOPSIS

```
    use Lintian::Relation::Predicate;
```

## DESCRIPTION

This module provides functions for parsing and evaluating package relationships such as Depends and Recommends for binary packages and Build-Depends for source packages.  It parses a relationship into an internal format and can then answer questions such as "does this dependency require that a given package be installed" or "is this relationship a superset of another relationship."

## INSTANCE METHODS

- literal

  - "parsable"

  - name

  - multiarch\_qualifier

  - version\_operator

  - reference\_version

  - build\_architecture

  - build\_profile

  - parse

  - satisfies

  - satisfies\_inverse

  - to\_string

  ## AUTHOR

Originally written by Russ Allbery \<rra@debian.org\> for Lintian.

## SEE ALSO

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