LINTIAN::DATA::AUTHORITY::PERLPOLICY(3)

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version 2.139.0ubuntu2 · 9 versions
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💖 Lintian::Data::Authority::PerlPolicy 💖

okay bestie, so we're in the Debian Package Checker manual, and this little page is about Lintian::Data::Authority::PerlPolicy — say that five times fast, I dare you 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

Lintian::Data::Authority::PerlPolicy — literally the Lintian interface for manual references. that's it, that's the whole vibe 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

use Lintian::Data::Authority::PerlPolicy;

one line. one use. she's low maintenance, we love her 🎀

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so Lintian::Data::Authority::PerlPolicy provides a way to load data files for manual references 🌸

that's the whole thing. it loads. it references manuals. it eats, no crumbs 👑

✨ CLASS METHODS ✨

here's the full roster, no skips, no cuts, all of them get their moment:

  • title
  • shorthand
  • location
  • separator
  • consumer
  • markdown_citation
  • write_line
  • write_data_file
  • extract_sections_from_links
  • refresh

ten methods, ten icons, we're not playing favorites here 💜

✨ AUTHOR ✨

Originally written by Felix Lechner <felix.lechner@lease-up.com> for Lintian. giving main character energy since day one, fr fr 🌟

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

go read it, it's giving essential lore 📚

okay and for the sign-off 🦋 this whole thing is from Lintian v2.139.0ubuntu2, dated 2026-10-08, and the page is Lintian::Da...:PerlPolicy(3). slay, bye bestie ✨💖

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