Devscript::Packages - Interface to the dpkg package database
use Devscript::Packages;
@files=PackagesToFiles(@packages);
@packages=FilesToPackages(@files);
@packages=PackagesMatch($regexp);
$packages_hashref=InstalledPackages($sources);
PackagesToFiles: Return a list of files contained in a list of packages.
FilesToPackages: Return a list of packages containing at least one file in a list of files, taking care to handle diversions correctly.
PackagesMatch: list of packages whose status match regexp.
InstalledPackages: ref to hash with keys being installed packages (status = install ok installed). If $sources is true, then include the corresponding source packages as well in the list.
Bill Allombert <ballombe@debian.org>
Copyright 2001 Bill Allombert <ballombe@debian.org> Modifications copyright 2002 Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> dpkg-depcheck is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and you are welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain conditions. There is absolutely no warranty for dpkg-depcheck.