Source: libdata-bitmask-perl Maintainer: Debian Perl Group Uploaders: Dominique Dumont Section: perl Testsuite: autopkgtest-pkg-perl Priority: optional Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 13), libmodule-build-perl Standards-Version: 3.9.6 Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/perl-team/modules/packages/libdata-bitmask-perl Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/perl-team/modules/packages/libdata-bitmask-perl.git Homepage: https://metacpan.org/release/Data-BitMask Package: libdata-bitmask-perl Architecture: all Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${perl:Depends} Multi-Arch: foreign Description: bitmask manipulation class Data::BitMask is a Perl module to create bitmask manipulator objects that can be used to create bitmask values based on a list of constants, as well as to break apart masks using those constants. The advantages are that you don't have to pollute namespaces to use constants, you can ensure that only appropriate constants are used for specific masks, you can easily break apart and explain masks, and in general it is much easier for the user to interact with masks.