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)