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.