---
name: "Path::IsDev::Heuristic::Changelog"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-path-isdev"
version: "1.001003-10"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Path::IsDev::Heuristic::Changelog"
---

# Path::IsDev::Heuristic::Changelog(3pm)

Determine if a path contains a Changelog (or similar)

## NAME

Path::IsDev::Heuristic::Changelog - Determine if a path contains a Changelog (or similar)

## VERSION

version 1.001003

## DESCRIPTION

This heuristic matches any case variation of `"Changes"` or `"Changelog"`, including any files of that name with a suffix.

e.g.:

```
    Changes
    CHANGES
    Changes.mkdn
```

etc.

## METHODS

### "basename\_regexp"

Indicators for this heuristic is the existence of a file such as:

```
    Changes             (i)
    Changes.anyext      (i)
    Changelog           (i)
    Changelog.anyext    (i)
```

### "matches"

Returns a match if any child of `"path"` exists matching the regexp `"basename_regexp"`

## AUTHOR

Kent Fredric \<kentnl@cpan.org\>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2017 by Kent Fredric \<kentfredric@gmail.com\>.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.