dpkg-buildapi(1) dpkg suite dpkg-buildapi(1)
NAME
dpkg-buildapi - returns the build API level to use during package build
SYNOPSIS
dpkg-buildapi [option...] [command]
DESCRIPTION
dpkg-buildapi is a tool to retrieve the dpkg-build-api(7) level to use
during build of source Debian packages.
This program was introduced in dpkg 1.22.0.
COMMANDS
--help
Show the usage message and exit.
--version
Show the version and exit.
OPTIONS
-ccontrol-file
Specifies the main source control file to read information from.
The default is debian/control.
ENVIRONMENT
DPKG_BUILD_API
The build API level to use. This is intended to be used internally
by the tools executed from debian/rules to avoid having to parse
debian/control multiple times, and not to set the global build API
level from debian/rules, otherwise build drivers (such as
dpkg-buildpackage(1)) cannot access it.
DPKG_COLORS
Sets the color mode. The currently accepted values are: auto
(default), always and never.
DPKG_NLS
If set, it will be used to decide whether to activate Native
Language Support, also known as internationalization (or i18n)
support. The accepted values are: 0 and 1 (default).
FILES
Packaging support
/usr/share/dpkg/buildapi.mk
Makefile snippet that parses the build API level into a variable.
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