Bug#102394: ITP: libgetargs-long-perl -- Perl module to parse long function arguments

[Colin Watson <cjw44@flatline.org.uk>]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist

Hi,

I intend to package libgetargs-long-perl, a.k.a. Getargs::Long. It's
indirectly needed by at least one package already in the archive (!),
and it seems a generally useful thing to have anyway. Think of the style
of argument passing accepted by CGI.pm - foo(-name => value) - if you
like.

  Package: libgetargs-long-perl
  Version: 0.1.3-1
  Section: interpreters
  Priority: optional
  Architecture: all
  Depends: perl (>= 5.6.1), liblog-agent-perl
  Installed-Size: 112
  Maintainer: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
  Description: Perl module to parse long function arguments
   The Getargs::Long module allows usage of named parameters in function
   calls, along with optional argument type-checking.  It provides an easy
   way to get at the parameters within the routine, and yields concise
   descriptions for the common cases of all-mandatory and all-optional
   parameter lists.
   .
   The validation of arguments can be done by a structure-driven routine
   getargs() which is fine for infrequently called routines (but should be
   slower), or via a dedicated routine created and compiled on the fly the
   first time it is needed, by using the cgetargs() family (expected to be
   faster).
   .
   The Log::Agent module is used to report errors, which leaves to the
   application the choice of the final logging method: to a file, to
   STDERR, or to syslog.

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Colin Watson                                  [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]