Lintian::Reporting::Util(3)

💖 Lintian::Reporting::Util(3) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to Lintian::Reporting::Util(3), the littlest member of the Lintian fam who does NOT get her own module because she simply did not warrant one. iconic behaviour honestly.

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✨ NAME ✨

Lintian::Reporting::Util — Lintian utility functions 🛠️

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

use Lintian::Reporting::Util qw(load_state_cache find_backlog);

my $cache = load_state_cache('path/to/state-dir');
my @backlog = find_backlog('2.12', $cache);

like, that's it. that's the whole vibe check. 💅

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so this module is basically a lil grab-bag 🎀 of utility subs that are nice to have for the reporting framework, but that on their own did not warrant their own module. they're the group-chat members who show up, do their one job flawlessly, and dip.

and heads up: most subs are imported only on request. so don't expect them to just appear, you gotta ask for them by name, fr fr.

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👑 FUNCTIONS 👑

• load_state_cache(STATE_DIR) — [Reporting tools only] Load the state cache from STATE_DIR. she pulls up with the cache, no questions asked. 🫶
• save_state_cache(STATE_DIR, STATE) — [Reporting tools only] Save the STATE cache to STATE_DIR. putting it back where it belongs, respectfully. ✨
• find_backlog(LINTIAN_VERSION, STATE) — [Reporting tools only] Given the current lintian version and the harness state, return a list of group ids that are part of the backlog. the list is sorted based on what version of Lintian processed the package. 🗂️

note bestie: the result is by design not deterministic to reduce the risk of all large packages being in the same run (e.g. like gcc-5 + gcc-5-cross + gcc-6 + gcc-6-cross). yes the randomness is the whole point, do not "fix" it, it's giving intentional. 💀

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• lintian(1)

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and that's a wrap, bestie!! 🎀 this lil page came from Lintian v2.139.0ubuntu2, dated 2026-10-08, and it's the manual for Lintian::Reporting::Util(3). go forth and cache responsibly. 🦋💖