dpkg-buildapi - Man Page
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.
Files
Packaging support
- /usr/share/dpkg/buildapi.mk
Makefile snippet that will parse the build API level.
Info
2024-03-10 1.22.6 dpkg suite