Lintian::Tag

    my $tag = Lintian::Tag->new;

This module provides an interface to tag metadata as gleaned from the *.desc files describing the checks. It can be used to retrieve specific metadata elements or to format the tag description.

name

visibility

check

name_spaced

show_always

experimental

explanation

see_also

renamed_from

profile

load(PATH)

Loads a tag description from PATH.

code()

Returns the one-letter code for the tag. This will be a letter chosen from "E", "W", "I", or "P", based on the tag visibility, and other attributes (such as whether experimental is set). This code will never be "O" or "X"; overrides and experimental tags are handled separately.

Originally written by Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> for Lintian.

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