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.

1.22.21-dirty                     2025-06-30                  dpkg-buildapi(1)