NAME
Lintian::Tag - Lintian interface to tag metadata
SYNOPSIS
my $tag = Lintian::Tag->new;
DESCRIPTION
This module provides an interface to tag metadata as gleaned from the *.desc files describing the checks. It can be used to retrieve specific metadata elements or to format the tag description.
INSTANCE METHODS
- name
- visibility
- check
- name_spaced
- show_always
- experimental
- explanation
- see_also
- renamed_from
- profile
- load(PATH)
-
Loads a tag description from PATH.
- code()
-
Returns the one-letter code for the tag. This will be a letter chosen from
"E","W","I", or"P", based on the tag visibility, and other attributes (such as whether experimental is set). This code will never be"O"or"X"; overrides and experimental tags are handled separately.
AUTHOR
Originally written by Russ Allbery <[email protected]> for Lintian.