NAME

       Dpkg::Control - parse and manipulate official control-like information

DESCRIPTION

       The Dpkg::Control object is a smart version of Dpkg::Control::Hash.  It associates a type
       to the control information. That type can be used to know what fields are allowed and in
       what order they must be output.

       The types are constants that are exported by default. Here's the full list:

       CTRL_UNKNOWN
           This type is the default type, it indicates that the type of control information is
           not yet known.

       CTRL_INFO_SRC
           Corresponds to the first block of information in a debian/control file in a Debian
           source package.

       CTRL_INFO_PKG
           Corresponds to subsequent blocks of information in a debian/control file in a Debian
           source package.

       CTRL_REPO_RELEASE
           Corresponds to a Release file in a repository.

       CTRL_INDEX_SRC
           Corresponds to an entry in a Sources file of a source package repository.

       CTRL_INDEX_PKG
           Corresponds to an entry in a Packages file of a binary package repository.

       CTRL_PKG_SRC
           Corresponds to a .dsc file of a Debian source package.

       CTRL_PKG_DEB
           Corresponds to the control file generated by dpkg-gencontrol (DEBIAN/control) and to
           the same file inside .deb packages.

       CTRL_FILE_BUILDINFO
           Corresponds to a .buildinfo file.

       CTRL_FILE_CHANGES
           Corresponds to a .changes file.

       CTRL_FILE_VENDOR
           Corresponds to a vendor file in $Dpkg::CONFDIR/origins/.

       CTRL_FILE_STATUS
           Corresponds to an entry in dpkg's status file ($Dpkg::ADMINDIR/status).

       CTRL_CHANGELOG
           Corresponds to the output of dpkg-parsechangelog.

       CTRL_COPYRIGHT_HEADER
           Corresponds to the header control block in a debian/copyright file in machine readable
           format.

       CTRL_COPYRIGHT_FILES
           Corresponds to a files control block in a debian/copyright file in machine readable
           format.

       CTRL_COPYRIGHT_LICENSE
           Corresponds to a license control block in a debian/copyright file in machine readable
           format.

       CTRL_TESTS
           Corresponds to a package tests control file in debian/tests/control.

METHODS

       All the methods of Dpkg::Control::Hash are available. Those listed below are either new or
       overridden with a different behaviour.

       $c = Dpkg::Control->new(%opts)
           If the "type" option is given, it's used to setup default values for other options.
           See set_options() for more details.

       $c->set_options(%opts)
           Changes the value of one or more options. If the "type" option is changed, it is used
           first to define default values for others options. The option "allow_pgp" is set to 1
           for CTRL_PKG_SRC, CTRL_FILE_CHANGES and CTRL_REPO_RELEASE and to 0 otherwise. The
           option "drop_empty" is set to 0 for CTRL_INFO_PKG and CTRL_INFO_SRC and to 1
           otherwise. The option "name" is set to a textual description of the type of control
           information.

           The output order is also set to match the ordered list returned by
           Dpkg::Control::Fields::field_ordered_list($type).

       $c->get_type()
           Returns the type of control information stored. See the type parameter set during
           new().

CHANGES

   Version 1.03 (dpkg 1.18.11)
       New type: CTRL_FILE_BUILDINFO.

   Version 1.02 (dpkg 1.18.8)
       New type: CTRL_TESTS.

   Version 1.01 (dpkg 1.18.5)
       New types: CTRL_REPO_RELEASE, CTRL_COPYRIGHT_HEADER, CTRL_COPYRIGHT_FILES,
       CTRL_COPYRIGHT_LICENSE.

   Version 1.00 (dpkg 1.15.6)
       Mark the module as public.