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@@ -243,5 +243,12 @@ is_udeb($package)
file.
udeb_filename($package)
Returns the filename of the udeb package.
+getpackages($type)
+ Returns a list of packages in the control file.
+ Must pass "arch" or "indep" or "same" to specify arch-dependant or
+ -independant or same arch packages. If nothing is specified, returns all
+ packages.
+ As a side effect, populates %package_arches and %package_types with
+ the types of all packages (not only those returned).
-- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>