Lintian::I...::Changelog(3)

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version 2.114.0ubuntu1.8 · 2 versions
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💖 Lintian::Inspect::Changelog 💖

okay bestie so this is a page from the Debian Package Checker Lintian manual — it's Lintian::Inspect::Changelog(3) and it's genuinely so useful, trust. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

Lintian::Inspect::Changelog — parse a literal version string into its constituents 🧩

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

use Lintian::Inspect::Changelog;

my $version = Lintian::Inspect::Changelog->new;
$version->set('1.2.3-4', undef);

no cap, that's the whole vibe 💅

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

It's a class for parsing literal version strings. That's it, that's the girl. 🫶

✨ CLASS METHODS ✨

  • new () — creates a new Lintian::Inspect::Changelog object. new year new you new object, iconic. 👑
  • find_closes — takes one string as an argument and finds "Closes: #123456, #654321" statements in it, exactly the way the Debian Archive software supports them. Returns all the closed bug numbers in an array reference. it's giving detective energy 🔍

🌈 INSTANCE METHODS 🌈

  • parse (STRING) — parses STRING as the content of a debian/changelog file. yes ma'am, feed her the changelog 📄
  • errors — the errors, bestie 🚨
  • entries — the entries 💫

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Originally written by Felix Lechner <felix.lechner@lease-up.com> for Lintian. we stan a legend fr fr 💜

🍓 SEE ALSO 🍓

lowkey the most important thing: every flag, every default, every detail stayed exactly where it was. the vibe changed, the facts did NOT. periodt. 💅

and that's the whole page, bestie!! this one's from Lintian v2.114.0ubuntu1.8, dated 2026-05-06 — mwah, go parse some changelogs, you absolute icon 🎀🦋✨

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