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NAME

LCFG::Build::Tool::GenDeb - Generate debian package metadata for project

VERSION

This documentation refers to LCFG::Build::Tool::GenDeb version 0.9.20

SYNOPSIS

my $tool = LCFG::Build::Tool::GenDeb->new( dir => '.' );

$tool->execute;

my $tool2 = LCFG::Build::Tool::GenDeb->new_with_options();

$tool2->execute;

DESCRIPTION

This module provides software release tools for the LCFG build suite.

This module can be used to generate the necessary metadata for building a simple Debian package for a project. The generated files are not expected to be perfect but rather are intended to be a good starting point which will require at least minor modification in most cases.

More information on the LCFG build tools is available from the website http://www.lcfg.org/doc/buildtools/

ATTRIBUTES

The following attributes are modifiable via the command-line (i.e. via @ARGV) as well as the normal way when the Tool object is created. Unless stated the options take strings as arguments and can be used like --foo=bar. Boolean options can be expressed as either --foo or --no-foo to signify true and false values.

dryrun

A boolean value which indicates whether actions which permanently alter the contents of files should be carried out. The default value is false (0). When running in dry-run mode various you will typically get extra output to the screen showing what would have been done.

quiet

A boolean value which indicates whether the actions should attempt to be quieter. The default value is false (0).

dir

The path of the project directory which contains the software for which you want to create a release. If this is not specified then a default value of the current directory (.) will be used. This directory must already contain the LCFG build metadata file (lcfg.yml) for the software.

logname

The name of the changelog file for this software project (e.g. Changes or ChangeLog). By default the value specified in the LCFG metadata file will be used.

The following methods are not modifiable by the command-line, they are however directly modifiable via the Tool object if necessary. Typically you will only need to query these attributes, they are automatically created when you need them using values for some of the other command-line attributes.

spec

This is a reference to the current project metadata object, see LCFG::Build::PkgSpec for full details.

vcs

This is a reference to the current version-control object, see LCFG::Build::VCS for full details.

SUBROUTINES/METHODS

execute

Generates the necessary metadata files for a Debian package in the debian sub-directory for the project.

fail($message)

Immediately fails (i.e. dies) and displays the message.

log($message)

Logs the message to the screen if the quiet attribute has not been specified. A message string is prefixed with 'LCFG: ' to help visually separate it from other output.

DEPENDENCIES

This module is Moose powered and uses MooseX::App::Cmd to handle command-line options.

The following modules from the LCFG build tools suite are also required: LCFG::Build::Tool, LCFG::Build::PkgSpec, LCFG::Build::VCS and VCS helper module for your preferred version-control system.

SEE ALSO

LCFG::Build::Tools, LCFG::Build::Skeleton, lcfg-reltool(1)

PLATFORMS

This is the list of platforms on which we have tested this software. We expect this software to work on any Unix-like platform which is supported by Perl.

Fedora12, Fedora13, ScientificLinux5, ScientificLinux6, MacOSX7

BUGS AND LIMITATIONS

There are no known bugs in this application. Please report any problems to bugs@lcfg.org, feedback and patches are also always very welcome.

AUTHOR

Stephen Quinney <squinney@inf.ed.ac.uk>

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2018-2019 University of Edinburgh. All rights reserved.

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GPL, version 2 or later.