Lintian tag: custom-compression-in-debian-rules

Type: warning

Description (from lintian-explain-tags)

This package calls dh_builddeb(1) to select a custom compression level or
algorithm in debian/rules. Please remove the call and let dpkg-deb(1)
select suitable defaults.

Custom compression settings are usually chosen for one of two reasons:

Higher compression levels or more advanced algorithms shrink the sizes of
large files, but they can cause problems in the resource constrained
environments used in Debian's buildd infrastructure. For example, higher
than expected memory consumption may trigger an FTBFS or a failure to
install.

Lower compression levels or less advanced algorithms are sometimes needed
to support older Debian version. Unfortunately, they also make it harder
to change the defaults on an archive-wide basis.

Some legitimate use cases trigger this tag. Please override it.

Please refer to Bug#829100, Bug#906614, Bug#909696, and the dpkg-deb(1)
manual page for details.

Visibility: warning
Show-Always: no
Check: debian/rules
Renamed from: debian-rules-should-not-use-custom-compression-settings

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