NAME

       Lintian::Processable::Binary::Class - Lintian interface to binary package data collection

SYNOPSIS

           my ($name, $type, $dir) = ('foobar', 'binary', '/path/to/lab-entry');
           my $collect = Lintian::Processable::Binary::Class->new($name);

DESCRIPTION

       Lintian::Processable::Binary::Class provides an interface to package data for binary
       packages.  It implements data collection methods specific to binary packages.

       This module is in its infancy.  Most of Lintian still reads all data from files in the
       laboratory whenever that data is needed and generates that data via collect scripts.  The
       goal is to eventually access all data about binary packages via this module so that the
       module can cache data where appropriate and possibly retire collect scripts in favor of
       caching that data in memory.

       Native heuristics are only available in source packages.

INSTANCE METHODS

       is_pkg_class ([TYPE])
           Returns a truth value if the package is the given TYPE of special package.  TYPE can
           be one of "transitional", "debug" or "any-meta".  If omitted it defaults to "any-
           meta".  The semantics for these values are:

           transitional
               The package is (probably) a transitional package (e.g. it is probably empty, just
               depend on stuff will eventually disappear.)

               Guessed from package description.

           any-meta
               This package is (probably) some kind of meta or task package.  A meta package is
               usually empty and just depend on stuff.  It will also return a truth value for
               "tasks" (i.e. tasksel "tasks").

               A transitional package will also match this.

               Guessed from package description, section or package name.

           debug
               The package is (probably) a package containing debug symbols.

               Guessed from the package name.

           auto-generated
               The package is (probably) a package generated automatically (e.g. a dbgsym
               package)

               Guessed from the "Auto-Built-Package" field.

AUTHOR

       Originally written by Frank Lichtenheld <djpig@debian.org> for Lintian.  Amended by Felix
       Lechner <felix.lechner@lease-up.com> for Lintian.

SEE ALSO

       lintian(1)