dpkg-buildapi(1) — Linux manual page

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dpkg-buildapi(1)                dpkg suite               dpkg-buildapi(1)

NAME top

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

SYNOPSIS top

       dpkg-buildapi [option...] [command]

DESCRIPTION top

       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 top

       --help
           Show the usage message and exit.

       --version
           Show the version and exit.

OPTIONS top

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

ENVIRONMENT top

       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 top

   Packaging support
       /usr/local/share/dpkg/buildapi.mk
           Makefile snippet that parses the build API level into a
           variable.

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1.22.19-74-gf1ca0               2025-05-18               dpkg-buildapi(1)