dpkg-buildapi - returns the build API level to use during package build

NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  COMMANDS  ENVIRONMENT  FILES  Packaging support 

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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

−ccontrol-file

Specifies the main source control file to read information from. The default is debian/control.

−−help

Show the usage message and exit.

−−version

Show the version and exit.

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.

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