Dpkg

NAME

Dpkg - module with core variables

The Dpkg module provides a set of variables with information concerning this system installation.

$Dpkg::PROGNAME: Contains the name of the current program.
$Dpkg::PROGVERSION: Contains the version of the dpkg suite.
$Dpkg::PROGMAKE: Contains the name of the system GNU make program.
$Dpkg::PROGTAR: Contains the name of the system GNU tar program.
$Dpkg::PROGPATCH: Contains the name of the system GNU patch program (or another implementation that is directory traversal resistant).
$Dpkg::CONFDIR: Contains the path to the dpkg system configuration directory.
$Dpkg::ADMINDIR: Contains the path to the dpkg database directory.
$Dpkg::LIBDIR: Contains the path to the dpkg methods and plugins directory.
$Dpkg::DATADIR: Contains the path to the dpkg architecture tables directory.

New variable: $PROGPATCH.

New variable: $PROGTAR, $PROGMAKE.

New variables: $PROGNAME, $PROGVERSION, $CONFDIR, $ADMINDIR, $LIBDIR and $DATADIR.

Deprecated variables: $version, $admindir, $dpkglibdir and $pkgdatadir.

Mark the module as public.