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AptPkg(3pm) |
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AptPkg − interface to libapt−pkg
use AptPkg;
The AptPkg module provides a low-level XS interface to libapt-pkg.
Note that this interface is intended to be internal, and may change, see the AptPkg::Config, AptPkg::System, AptPkg::Version, AptPkg::Cache, Apt::Policy and AptPkg::Source classes for a higher level interface.
AptPkg
The AptPkg package provides the following functions:
_init_config( CONF )
Initialise a Configuration object (pkgInitConfig). See the init method in AptPkg::Config.
_init_system( CONF )
Return a pointer to the system object (pkgInitSystem). See the system method in AptPkg::Config.
_parse_cmdline( CONF , ARG_DEFS , ...)
Constructs a CommandLine instance, invokes the Parse method and returns the remaining arguments. See the parse_cmdline method in AptPkg::Config.
AptPkg::_config
The AptPkg::_config package wraps a Perl class around the
Configuration class. It provides an instance of the global
_config object, and exposes the following methods:
Find, FindFile, FindDir, FindB, FindAny, Set, Exists, ExistsAny, Tree and Dump.
The functions ReadConfigFile and ReadConfigDir are also provided within the package and may be used as methods.
AptPkg::_config::item
The AptPkg::_config::item package wraps a Perl class around
the Configuration::Item class. The AptPkg::_config Tree
method returns an instance of this class.
Methods:
Value, Tag, FullTag, Parent, Child and Next.
AptPkg::System
The AptPkg::System package wraps a Perl class around the
pkgSystem class. It provides an instance of the global
_system object, and exposes the following methods:
Label, VS, Lock and UnLock.
AptPkg::Version
The AptPkg::Version package wraps a Perl class around the
pkgVersioningSystem class. It exposes the following
methods:
Label, CmpVersion, CmpReleaseVer, CheckDep and UpstreamVersion.
AptPkg::_cache
The AptPkg::_cache package wraps a Perl class around the
pkgCacheFile class. It exposes the following methods:
Open, Close, FindPkg, PkgBegin, FileList, Packages and Policy.
AptPkg::Cache::_package
The AptPkg::Cache::_package package wraps a Perl class
around the pkgCache::PkgIterator class. It exposes the
following methods:
Next, Name, Section, VersionList, CurrentVer, RevDependsList, ProvidesList, Index, SelectedState, InstState, CurrentState and Flags.
AptPkg::Cache::_version
The AptPkg::Cache::_version package wraps a Perl class
around the pkgCache::VerIterator class. It exposes the
following methods:
VerStr, Section, Arch, ParentPkg, DependsList, ProvidesList, FileList, Index and Priority.
AptPkg::Cache::_depends
The AptPkg::Cache::_depends package wraps a Perl class
around the pkgCache::DepIterator class. It exposes the
following methods:
TargetVer, TargetPkg, ParentVer, ParentPkg, Index, CompType and DepType.
AptPkg::Cache::_provides
The AptPkg::Cache::_provides package wraps a Perl class
around the pkgCache::PrvIterator class. It exposes the
following methods:
Name, ProvideVersion, OwnerVer, OwnerPkg and Index.
AptPkg::Cache::_pkg_file
The AptPkg::Cache::_pkg_file package wraps a Perl class
around the pkgCache::PkgFileIterator class. It exposes the
following methods:
FileName, Archive, Component, Version, Origin, Label, Site, Architecture, IndexType and Index.
AptPkg::Cache::_ver_file
The AptPkg::Cache::_ver_file package wraps a Perl class
around the pkgCache::VerFileIterator class. It exposes the
following methods:
File, Index, Offset and Size.
AptPkg::Cache::_pkg_records
The AptPkg::Cache::_pkg_records package wraps a Perl class
around the pkgRecords class. It exposes the following
methods:
Lookup.
AptPkg::_policy
The AptPkg::_policy package wraps a Perl class around the
pkgPolicy class. It exposes the following methods:
GetPriority, GetMatch and GetCandidateVer.
AptPkg::_source_list
The AptPkg::_source_list package wraps a Perl class around
the pkgSourceList class. Required as an argument to the
AptPkg::_src_records constructor.
AptPkg::_src_records
The AptPkg::_src_records package wraps a Perl class around
the pkgSrcRecords class. It exposes the following
methods:
Restart, Find.
Constants
The following APT enumerations are
included, used by attributes of AptPkg::Cache.
pkgCache::Dep::DepType
"AptPkg::Dep::Depends", "AptPkg::Dep::PreDepends", "AptPkg::Dep::Suggests", "AptPkg::Dep::Recommends", "AptPkg::Dep::Conflicts", "AptPkg::Dep::Replaces" and "AptPkg::Dep::Obsoletes".
pkgCache::Dep::DepCompareOp
"AptPkg::Dep::Or", "AptPkg::Dep::NoOp", "AptPkg::Dep::LessEq", "AptPkg::Dep::GreaterEq", "AptPkg::Dep::Less", "AptPkg::Dep::Greater", "AptPkg::Dep::Equals" and "AptPkg::Dep::NotEquals".
pkgCache::State::VerPriority
"AptPkg::State::Important", "AptPkg::State::Required", "AptPkg::State::Standard", "AptPkg::State::Optional" and "AptPkg::State::Extra".
pkgCache::State::PkgSelectedState
"AptPkg::State::Unknown", "AptPkg::State::Install", "AptPkg::State::Hold", "AptPkg::State::DeInstall" and "AptPkg::State::Purge".
pkgCache::State::PkgInstState
"AptPkg::State::Ok", "AptPkg::State::ReInstReq", "AptPkg::State::HoldInst" and "AptPkg::State::HoldReInstReq".
pkgCache::State::PkgCurrentState
"AptPkg::State::NotInstalled", "AptPkg::State::UnPacked", "AptPkg::State::HalfConfigured", "AptPkg::State::HalfInstalled", "AptPkg::State::ConfigFiles" and "AptPkg::State::Installed".
pkgCache::Flag::PkgFlags
"AptPkg::Flag::Auto", "AptPkg::Flag::Essential" and "AptPkg::Flag::Important".
AptPkg::Config(3pm), AptPkg::System(3pm), AptPkg::Version(3pm), AptPkg::Cache(3pm), AptPkg::Source(3pm).
Brendan O’Dea <bod@debian.org>
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