NAME

Lintian::Processable::Installable::Class - Lintian interface to binary package data collection

SYNOPSIS

    my ($name, $type, $dir) = ('foobar', 'binary', '/path/to/lab-entry');
    my $collect = Lintian::Processable::Installable::Class->new($name);

Lintian::Processable::Installable::Class provides an interface to package data for binary packages.

is_debug_package: The package probably contains only debug symbols.
is_auto_generated: The package was probably generated automatically.
is_transitional: The package is probably transitional, i.e. it probably depends on stuff will eventually disappear.
is_meta_package: This package is probably some kind of meta or task package. A meta package is usually empty and just depend on stuff. It also returns a true value for "tasks" (i.e. tasksel "tasks").

Originally written by Frank Lichtenheld <djpig@debian.org> for Lintian. Amended by Felix Lechner <felix.lechner@lease-up.com> for Lintian.