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Dpkg

Section: libdpkg-perl (3perl)
Updated: 2022-05-25
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NAME

Dpkg - module with core variables  

DESCRIPTION

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

VARIABLES

$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.

 

CHANGES

 

Version 1.03 (dpkg 1.18.24)

New variable: $PROGPATCH.  

Version 1.02 (dpkg 1.18.11)

New variable: $PROGTAR, $PROGMAKE.  

Version 1.01 (dpkg 1.17.0)

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

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

Version 1.00 (dpkg 1.15.6)

Mark the module as public.

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Index

NAME

DESCRIPTION

VARIABLES

CHANGES

Version 1.03 (dpkg 1.18.24)

Version 1.02 (dpkg 1.18.11)

Version 1.01 (dpkg 1.17.0)

Version 1.00 (dpkg 1.15.6)

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