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 <[email protected]> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).