dpkg::changelog::debian(3)
NAME
Dpkg::Changelog::Debian - parse Debian changelogs
DESCRIPTION
Dpkg::Changelog::Debian parses Debian changelogs as described in the
Debian policy (version 3.6.2.1 at the time of this writing). See
section "SEE ALSO" for locations where to find this definition.
- The parser tries to ignore most cruft like # or /* */ style comments,
CVS comments, vim variables, emacs local variables and stuff from older changelogs with other formats at the end of the file. NOTE: most of
these are ignored silently currently, there is no parser error issued
for them. This should become configurable in the future. - METHODS
- $c->parse($fh, $description)
- Read the filehandle and parse a Debian changelog in it. Returns the
number of changelog entries that have been parsed with success.
SEE ALSO
Dpkg::Changelog
Description of the Debian changelog format in the Debian policy:
<http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-source.html#s-dpkgchangelog>.
AUTHORS
- Frank Lichtenheld, <frank@lichtenheld.de> Raphal Hertzog,
<hertzog@debian.org>