NAME

       Test::Lintian::Helper -- Helper functions for various testing parts

SYNOPSIS

         use Test::Lintian::Helper qw(get_latest_policy);
         my $policy_version = get_latest_policy();

DESCRIPTION

       Helper functions for preparing and running Lintian tests.

FUNCTIONS

       cache_dpkg_architecture_values()
           Ensures that the output from dpkg-architecture has been cached.

       get_latest_policy()
           Returns a list with two elements. The first is the most recent version of the Debian
           policy. The second is its effective date.

       get_recommended_debhelper_version()
           Returns the version of debhelper recommended in 'debhelper/compat-level' via
           Lintian::Data, relative to the established LINTIAN_BASE.

       copy_dir_contents(SRC_DIR, TARGET_DIR)
           Populates TARGET_DIR with files/dirs from SRC_DIR, preserving all attributes but
           dereferencing links. For an empty directory, no dummy file is required.

       rfc822date(EPOCH)
           Returns a string with the date and time described by EPOCH, formatted according to
           RFC822.