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.TH ABI-TRACKER "1" "January 2021" "abi-tracker.pl " "User Commands"
.SH NAME
abi-tracker \- visualize ABI changes timeline of a C/C++ software library.
.SH DESCRIPTION
.SS "NAME:"
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ABI Tracker (abi\-tracker)
Visualize ABI changes timeline of a C/C++ software library
.SS "DESCRIPTION:"
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ABI Tracker is a tool to visualize ABI changes timeline of a
C/C++ software library.
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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.
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This tool is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GPLv2.0+ or LGPLv2.1+.
.SS "USAGE:"
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abi\-tracker [options] [profile]
.SS "EXAMPLES:"
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abi\-tracker \fB\-build\fR profile.json
.SS "INFORMATION OPTIONS:"
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\fB\-h\fR|\-help
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Print this help.
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\fB\-dumpversion\fR
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Print the tool version (1.11) and don't do
anything else.
.SS "GENERAL OPTIONS:"
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\fB\-build\fR
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Build reports.
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\fB\-rebuild\fR
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Re\-build reports.
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\fB\-v\fR NUM
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Select only one particular version of the library to
create reports for.
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\fB\-t\fR|\-target TYPE
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Select type of the reports to build:
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abidump
abireport
headersdiff
pkgdiff
changelog
soname
date
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\fB\-clear\fR
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Remove all reports.
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\fB\-global\-index\fR
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Create list of all tested libraries.
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\fB\-disable\-cache\fR
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Enable this option if you've changed filter of checked
symbols in the library (skipped types, skipped functions, etc.).
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\fB\-deploy\fR DIR
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Copy all reports and css to DIR.
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\fB\-debug\fR
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Enable debug messages.
.SS "OTHER OPTIONS:"
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\fB\-json\-report\fR DIR
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Generate JSON\-format report for a library to DIR.
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\fB\-regen\-dump\fR
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Regenerate ABI dumps for previous versions if
comparing with new ones.
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\fB\-rss\fR
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Generate RSS feed.
.PP
ABI Tracker 1.11
A tool to visualize ABI changes timeline of a C/C++ software library
Copyright \(co 2017 Andrey Ponomarenko's ABI Laboratory
License: GPLv2.0+ or LGPLv2.1+
.PP
Usage: abi\-tracker [options] [profile]
Example:
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abi\-tracker \fB\-build\fR profile.json
.PP
More info: abi\-tracker \fB\-\-help\fR
.SH 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).