Methods

init

Creates a new object, no options.

new

Alias for init.

is_empty

Checks if the object is actually initialized with data. Due to limitations in Parse::DebianChangelog this currently simply checks if one of the fields Source, Version, Maintainer, Date, or Changes is initialized.

Accessors

The following fields are available via accessor functions (all fields are string values unless otherwise noted):

Source

Version

Distribution

Urgency

Urgency_Comment

"Urgency_LC"

"ExtraFields"

Extra_Fields (all fields except for urgency as hash; POD spelling forces the underscore)

Header

Header (the whole header in verbatim form)

Changes

Changes (the actual content of the bug report, in verbatim form)

Trailer

Trailer (the whole trailer in verbatim form)

Closes

Closes (Array of bug numbers)

Maintainer

"MaintainerEmail"

Date

Timestamp

Timestamp (Date expressed in seconds since the epoch)

ERROR

Last parse error related to this entry in the format described at Parse::DebianChangelog::get_parse_errors.

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