Manual: dpkg-buildapi

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.

1.23.7							 2026-03-31					    dpkg-buildapi(1)