Dpkg::Changelog::Debian(3)

NAME
Dpkg::Changelog::Debian - parse Debian changelogs

DESCRIPTION
Dpkg::Changelog::Debian parses Debian changelogs as described in deb-changelog(5).

The parser tries to ignore most cruft like # or /* */ style comments, CVS comments, vim variables, emacs local variables and stuff from older changelogs with other formats at the end of the file. NOTE: most of these are ignored silently currently, there is no parser error issued for them. This should become configurable in the future.

METHODS

$c->parse($fh, $description)
    Read the filehandle and parse a Debian changelog in it. Returns the number of changelog entries that have been parsed with success.

CHANGES

  Version 1.00 (dpkg 1.15.6)
Mark the module as public.

AUTHORS
Frank Lichtenheld, <frank@lichtenheld.de> Raphaël Hertzog, <hertzog@debian.org>

SEE ALSO
Dpkg::Changelog