NAME

       Lintian::Profile - Profile parser for Lintian

SYNOPSIS

        my $profile = Lintian::Profile->new ('debian');

DESCRIPTION

       Lintian::Profile handles finding, parsing and implementation of Lintian Profiles as well
       as loading the relevant Lintian checks.

INSTANCE METHODS

       $prof->known_aliases()
           Returns a hash with old names that have new names.

       $prof->profile_list
           Returns a list ref of the (normalized) names of the profile and its parents.  The
           first element of the list is the name of the profile itself, the second is its parent
           and so on.

           Note: This list is a reference. The contents should not be modified.

       our_vendor
       $prof->name
           Returns the name of the profile, which may differ from the name used to create this
           instance of the profile (e.g. due to symlinks).

       load ([$profname[, $ipath[, $extra]]])
           Loads a new profile.  $profname is the name of the profile and $ipath is a list
           reference containing the path to one (or more) Lintian "roots".

           If $profname is "undef", the default vendor will be loaded based on
           Dpkg::Vendor::get_current_vendor.

           If $ipath is not given, a default one will be used.

       $prof->known_tags
       $prof->enabled_tags
       $prof->get_tag ($name)
           Returns the Lintian::Tag for $tag if known.  Otherwise it returns undef.

       get_current_name
       set_durable ($tag)
       $prof->is_durable ($tag)
           Returns a false value if the tag has been marked as "non-overridable".  Otherwise it
           returns a truth value.

       $prof->known_checks
       $prof->enabled_checks
       $prof->enable_tag ($name)
           Enables a tag.

       $prof->disable_tag ($name)
           Disable a tag.

       read_profile
       display_level_for_tag
       tag_is_enabled(TAG)
       display(OPERATION, RELATION, VISIBILITY)
           Configure which tags are displayed by visibility.  OPERATION is "+" to display the
           indicated tags, "-" to not display the indicated tags, or "=" to not display any tags
           except the indicated ones.  RELATION is one of "<", "<=", "=", ">=", or ">".  The
           OPERATION will be applied to all values of visibility that match the given RELATION on
           the VISIBILITY argument.  If either of those arguments are undefined, the action
           applies to any value for that variable.  For example:

               $tags->display('=', '>=', 'error');

           turns off display of all tags and then enables display of any tag of visibility error
           or higher.

               $tags->display('+', '>', 'warning');

           adds to the current configuration display of all tags with a visibility higher than
           warning.

               $tags->display('-', '=', 'info');

           turns off display of tags of visibility info.

           This method throws an exception on errors, such as an unknown visibility or an
           impossible constraint (like "> serious").

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AUTHOR

       Originally written by Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net> for Lintian.

SEE ALSO

       lintian(1)