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NAME

Lintian::Tag - Lintian interface to tag metadata

SYNOPSIS

    my $tag = Lintian::Tag->new;

DESCRIPTION

This module provides an interface to tag metadata as gleaned from the *.desc files describing the checks. It can be used to retrieve specific metadata elements or to format the tag description.

INSTANCE METHODS

tag
visibility
effective_severity
check
name_spaced
show_always
check_type
experimental
explanation
see_also
renamed_from
load(PATH)

Loads a tag description from PATH.

code()

Returns the one-letter code for the tag. This will be a letter chosen from E, W, I, or P, based on the tag severity, and other attributes (such as whether experimental is set). This code will never be O or X; overrides and experimental tags are handled separately.

markdown_description
markdown_reference_statement
markdown_citation
markdown_from_manuals
markdown_hyperlink

AUTHOR

Originally written by Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> for Lintian.

SEE ALSO

lintian(1)

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