NAME

CPAN::Patches::Plugin::Debian - patch CPAN distributions Debian package

SYNOPSIS

        cd Some-Distribution
        dh-make-perl
        cpan-patches list
        cpan-patches update-debian
        cpan-patches --patch-set $HOME/cpan-patches-set list
        cpan-patches --patch-set $HOME/cpan-patches-set update-debian

DESCRIPTION

This module allows to apply custom patches to the CPAN distributions Debian package.

See http://github.com/jozef/CPAN-Patches-Debian-Set for example generated Debian patches set folder.

METHODS
update_debian
Copy all patches and series file from .../module-name/patches/ to debian/patches folder. If there are any patches add `quilt' as `Build-Depends-Indep' and runs adds `--with quilt' to debian/rules. Adds dependencies from .../module-name/debian, adds usage of `xvfb-run' if the modules requires X and renames `s/lib(.*)-perl/$1/' if the distribution is an application.

cpan-patches CMD
cmd_update_debian
See update_debian.

INTERNAL METHODS
merge_debian_versions($v1, $v2)
Merges dependecies from `$v1' and `$v2' by keeping the ones that has higher version (if the same).

get_deb_package_names($control, $key) Return hash with package name as key and version string as value for given `$key' in Debian `$control' file.

read_debian($name)
Read .../module-name/debian for given `$name'.

decode_debian($src)
Parses .../module-name/debian into a hash. Returns hash reference.

encode_debian($data)
Return .../module-name/debian content string generated from `$data'.

AUTHOR

jozef@kutej.net, `<jkutej at cpan.org>'

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests to `bug-cpan-patches at rt.cpan.org', or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=CPAN-Patches. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.

SUPPORT

You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.

perldoc CPAN::Patches

You can also look for information at:

• RT: CPAN's request tracker http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=CPAN-Patches
• AnnoCPAN: Annotated CPAN documentation http://annocpan.org/dist/CPAN-Patches
• CPAN Ratings http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/CPAN-Patches
• Search CPAN http://search.cpan.org/dist/CPAN-Patches/

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either: the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; or the Artistic License.

See http://dev.perl.org/licenses/ for more information.