NAME

       abi-tracker - visualize ABI changes timeline of a C/C++ software library.

DESCRIPTION

   NAME:
              ABI Tracker (abi-tracker) Visualize ABI changes timeline of a C/C++ software library

   DESCRIPTION:
              ABI Tracker is a tool to visualize ABI changes timeline of a C/C++ software library.

              The tool is intended for developers of software libraries and Linux maintainers who are interested
              in ensuring backward binary compatibility, i.e. allow old applications to run with  newer  library
              versions.

              This  tool  is  free  software:  you  can  redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the
              GPLv2.0+ or LGPLv2.1+.

   USAGE:
              abi-tracker [options] [profile]

   EXAMPLES:
              abi-tracker -build profile.json

   INFORMATION OPTIONS:
       -h|-help

              Print this help.

       -dumpversion

              Print the tool version (1.11) and don't do anything else.

   GENERAL OPTIONS:
       -build

              Build reports.

       -rebuild

              Re-build reports.

       -v NUM

              Select only one particular version of the library to create reports for.

       -t|-target TYPE

              Select type of the reports to build:

              abidump abireport headersdiff pkgdiff changelog soname date

       -clear

              Remove all reports.

       -global-index

              Create list of all tested libraries.

       -disable-cache

              Enable this option if you've changed filter of checked symbols  in  the  library  (skipped  types,
              skipped functions, etc.).

       -deploy DIR

              Copy all reports and css to DIR.

       -debug

              Enable debug messages.

   OTHER OPTIONS:
       -json-report DIR

              Generate JSON-format report for a library to DIR.

       -regen-dump

              Regenerate ABI dumps for previous versions if comparing with new ones.

       -rss

              Generate RSS feed.

       ABI  Tracker  1.11  A tool to visualize ABI changes timeline of a C/C++ software library Copyright © 2017
       Andrey Ponomarenko's ABI Laboratory License: GPLv2.0+ or LGPLv2.1+

       Usage: abi-tracker [options] [profile] Example:

              abi-tracker -build profile.json

       More info: abi-tracker --help

AUTHOR

       This manual page was written by Peter Spiess-Knafl <dev@spiessknafl.at> for the Debian  GNU/Linux  system
       (but may be used by others).