---
name: "Parse::DebianChangelog::Entry"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libparse-debianchangelog-perl"
version: "1.2.0-13"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Parse::DebianChangelog::Entry"
---

# Parse::DebianChangelog::Entry(3pm)

represents one entry in a Debian changelog

## NAME

Parse::DebianChangelog::Entry - represents one entry in a Debian changelog

## SYNOPSIS

## DESCRIPTION

### Methods

*init*

Creates a new object, no options.

*new*

Alias for init.

*is\_empty*

Checks if the object is actually initialized with data. Due to limitations in Parse::DebianChangelog this currently simply checks if one of the fields Source, Version, Maintainer, Date, or Changes is initialized.

### Accessors

The following fields are available via accessor functions (all fields are string values unless otherwise noted):

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  Source

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  Version

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  Distribution

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  Urgency

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  ExtraFields (all fields except for urgency as hash)

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  Header (the whole header in verbatim form)

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  Changes (the actual content of the bug report, in verbatim form)

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  Trailer (the whole trailer in verbatim form)

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  Closes (Array of bug numbers)

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  Maintainer (name **and** email address)

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  Date

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  Timestamp (Date expressed in seconds since the epoche)

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  ERROR (last parse error related to this entry in the format described at Parse::DebianChangelog::get\_parse\_errors.

## SEE ALSO

Parse::DebianChangelog

## AUTHOR

Frank Lichtenheld, \<frank@lichtenheld.de\>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright (C) 2005 by Frank Lichtenheld

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA