Dpkg::BuildFlags

Section: libdpkg-perl (3)
Updated: 2011-01-30
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NAME

Dpkg::BuildFlags - query build flags  

DESCRIPTION

The Dpkg::BuildFlags object is used by dpkg-buildflags and can be used to query the same information.  

FUNCTIONS

my $bf = Dpkg::BuildFlags->new()
Create a new Dpkg::BuildFlags object. It will be initialized based on the value of several configuration files and environment variables.
$bf->load_vendor_defaults()
Reset the flags stored to the default set provided by the vendor.
$bf->load_system_config()
Update flags from the system configuration.
$bf->load_user_config()
Update flags from the user configuration.
$bf->load_environment_config()
Update flags based on directives stored in the environment. See dpkg-buildflags(1) for details.
$bf->load_config()
Call successively load_system_config(), load_user_config() and load_environment_config() to update the default build flags defined by the vendor.
$bf->set($flag, $value, $source)
Update the build flag $flag with value $value and record its origin as $source.
$bf->append($flag, $value, $source)
Append the options listed in $value to the current value of the flag $flag. Record its origin as $source.
$bf->update_from_conffile($file, $source)
Update the current build flags based on the configuration directives contained in $file. See dpkg-buildflags(1) for the format of the directives.

$source is the origin recorded for any build flag set or modified.

$bf->get($flag)
Return the value associated to the flag. It might be undef if the flag doesn't exist.
$bf->get_origin($flag)
Return the origin associated to the flag. It might be undef if the flag doesn't exist.
$bf->has($option)
Returns a boolean indicating whether the flags exists in the object.
my @flags = $bf->list()
Returns the list of flags stored in the object.
 

AUTHOR

Raphaƫl Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>


 

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