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NAME
Dpkg::Deps - parse and manipulate dependencies of Debian packages
DESCRIPTION
The Dpkg::Deps module provides classes implementing various types of dependencies.
The most important function is deps_parse(), it turns a dependency line in a set of
Dpkg::Deps::{Simple,AND,OR,Union} objects depending on the case.
FUNCTIONS
All the deps_* functions are exported by default.
deps_eval_implication($rel_p, $v_p, $rel_q, $v_q)
($rel_p, $v_p) and ($rel_q, $v_q) express two dependencies as (relation, version). The relation
variable can have the following values that are exported by Dpkg::Version: REL_EQ, REL_LT, REL_LE,
REL_GT, REL_GT.
This functions returns 1 if the "p" dependency implies the "q" dependency. It returns 0 if the "p"
dependency implies that "q" is not satisfied. It returns undef when there's no implication.
The $v_p and $v_q parameter should be Dpkg::Version objects.
$dep = deps_concat(@dep_list)
This function concatenates multiple dependency lines into a single line, joining them with ", " if
appropriate, and always returning a valid string.
$dep = deps_parse($line, %options)
This function parses the dependency line and returns an object, either a Dpkg::Deps::AND or a
Dpkg::Deps::Union. Various options can alter the behavior of that function.
use_arch (defaults to 1)
Take into account the architecture restriction part of the dependencies. Set to 0 to completely
ignore that information.
host_arch (defaults to the current architecture)
Define the host architecture. By default it uses Dpkg::Arch::get_host_arch() to identify the
proper architecture.
build_arch (defaults to the current architecture)
Define the build architecture. By default it uses Dpkg::Arch::get_build_arch() to identify the
proper architecture.
reduce_arch (defaults to 0)
If set to 1, ignore dependencies that do not concern the current host architecture. This
implicitly strips off the architecture restriction list so that the resulting dependencies are
directly applicable to the current architecture.
use_profiles (defaults to 1)
Take into account the profile restriction part of the dependencies. Set to 0 to completely ignore
that information.
build_profiles (defaults to no profile)
Define the active build profiles. By default no profile is defined.
reduce_profiles (defaults to 0)
If set to 1, ignore dependencies that do not concern the current build profile. This implicitly
strips off the profile restriction formula so that the resulting dependencies are directly
applicable to the current profiles.
reduce_restrictions (defaults to 0)
If set to 1, ignore dependencies that do not concern the current set of restrictions. This
implicitly strips off any architecture restriction list or restriction formula so that the
resulting dependencies are directly applicable to the current restriction. This currently
implies "reduce_arch" and "reduce_profiles", and overrides them if set.
union (defaults to 0)
If set to 1, returns a Dpkg::Deps::Union instead of a Dpkg::Deps::AND. Use this when parsing
non-dependency fields like Conflicts.
virtual (defaults to 0)
If set to 1, allow only virtual package version relations, that is none, or "=". This should be
set whenever working with Provides fields.
build_dep (defaults to 0)
If set to 1, allow build-dep only arch qualifiers, that is ":native". This should be set
whenever working with build-deps.
tests_dep (defaults to 0)
If set to 1, allow tests-specific package names in dependencies, that is "@" and "@builddeps@"
(since dpkg 1.18.7). This should be set whenever working with dependency fields from
debian/tests/control.
This option implicitly (and forcibly) enables "build_dep" because test dependencies are based on
build dependencies (since dpkg 1.22.1).
$bool = deps_iterate($deps, $callback_func)
This function visits all elements of the dependency object, calling the callback function for each
element.
The callback function is expected to return true when everything is fine, or false if something went
wrong, in which case the iteration will stop.
Return the same value as the callback function.
deps_compare($a, $b)
Implements a comparison operator between two dependency objects. This function is mainly used to
implement the sort() method.
CLASSES - Dpkg::Deps::*
There are several kind of dependencies. A Dpkg::Deps::Simple dependency represents a single dependency
statement (it relates to one package only). Dpkg::Deps::Multiple dependencies are built on top of this
class and combine several dependencies in different manners. Dpkg::Deps::AND represents the logical "AND"
between dependencies while Dpkg::Deps::OR represents the logical "OR". Dpkg::Deps::Multiple objects can
contain Dpkg::Deps::Simple object as well as other Dpkg::Deps::Multiple objects.
In practice, the code is only meant to handle the realistic cases which, given Debian's dependencies
structure, imply those restrictions: AND can contain Simple or OR objects, OR can only contain Simple
objects.
Dpkg::Deps::KnownFacts is a special class that is used while evaluating dependencies and while trying to
simplify them. It represents a set of installed packages along with the virtual packages that they might
provide.
CHANGES
Version 1.07 (dpkg 1.20.0)
New option: Add virtual option to deps_parse().
Version 1.06 (dpkg 1.18.7; module version bumped on dpkg 1.18.24)
New option: Add tests_dep option to deps_parse().
Version 1.05 (dpkg 1.17.14)
New function: deps_iterate().
Version 1.04 (dpkg 1.17.10)
New options: Add use_profiles, build_profiles, reduce_profiles and reduce_restrictions to deps_parse().
Version 1.03 (dpkg 1.17.0)
New option: Add build_arch option to deps_parse().
Version 1.02 (dpkg 1.17.0)
New function: deps_concat()
Version 1.01 (dpkg 1.16.1)
<Used to document changes to Dpkg::Deps::* modules before they were split.>
Version 1.00 (dpkg 1.15.6)
Mark the module as public.
1.22.6 2025-09-18 Dpkg::Deps(3perl)