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NAME

6       abi-tracker - manual page for abi-tracker 1.11
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DESCRIPTION

9   NAME:
10              ABI  Tracker  (abi-tracker)  Visualize ABI changes timeline of a
11              C/C++ software library
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13   DESCRIPTION:
14              ABI Tracker is a tool to visualize ABI  changes  timeline  of  a
15              C/C++ software library.
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17              The  tool  is  intended for developers of software libraries and
18              Linux maintainers who are interested in ensuring backward binary
19              compatibility, i.e. allow old applications to run with newer li‐
20              brary versions.
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22              This tool is free software: you can redistribute it and/or  mod‐
23              ify it under the terms of the GPLv2.0+ or LGPLv2.1+.
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25   USAGE:
26              abi-tracker [options] [profile]
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28   EXAMPLES:
29              abi-tracker -build profile.json
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31   INFORMATION OPTIONS:
32       -h|-help
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34              Print this help.
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36       -dumpversion
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38              Print the tool version (1.11) and don't do anything else.
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40   GENERAL OPTIONS:
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43              Build reports.
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47              Re-build reports.
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49       -v NUM
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51              Select  only one particular version of the library to create re‐
52              ports for.
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54       -t|-target TYPE
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56              Select type of the reports to build:
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58              abidump abireport headersdiff pkgdiff changelog soname date
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60       -clear
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62              Remove all reports.
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64       -global-index
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66              Create list of all tested libraries.
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68       -disable-cache
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70              Enable this option if you've changed filter of  checked  symbols
71              in the library (skipped types, skipped functions, etc.).
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73       -deploy DIR
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75              Copy all reports and css to DIR.
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77       -debug
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79              Enable debug messages.
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81   OTHER OPTIONS:
82       -json-report DIR
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84              Generate JSON-format report for a library to DIR.
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86       -regen-dump
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88              Regenerate ABI dumps for previous versions if comparing with new
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91       -rss
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97abi-tracker 1.11                   July 2023                    ABI-TRACKER(1)
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