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/$1/' if the distribution is an application. cpan-patches command cmd_update_debian See update_debian. INTERNAL METHODS merge_debian_versions($v1, $v2) Merges dependencies from `$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 `$control' file. read_debian_control($name) Read .../module-name/debian for given `$name'. decode_debian_control($src) Parses .../module-name/debian into a hash. Returns hash reference. encode_debian($data) Return .../module-name/debian content string generated from `$data'. debian_inst_script_names Returns array of pre/post installation file names. AUTHOR jozef@kutej.net, `' 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.