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

Affected packages

source version binary level tag count information
apt-verify 2.0-1 warning custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zxz [debian/rules:13]
astromenace-data 1.3.2+repack-3 warning custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zxz [debian/rules:16]
cvs 2:1.12.13+real-30 overridden custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zgzip -z9 [debian/rules:195]
debootstrap 1.0.141 overridden custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -pdebootstrap-udeb -- -Zxz [debian/rules:36]
debootstrap 1.0.141 overridden custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -pdebootstrap -- -Zgzip [debian/rules:35]
fonts-averia-sans-gwf 1.00-2.1 warning custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zxz -Sextreme -z9 [debian/rules:10]
fonts-averia-serif-gwf 1.00-2.1 warning custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zxz -Sextreme -z9 [debian/rules:10]
fonts-horai-umefont 670-5 warning custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zxz -Sextreme -z9 [debian/rules:12]
fonts-hosny-thabit 0.02-2.1 warning custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zxz -Sextreme -z9 [debian/rules:8]
fonts-ipafont-nonfree 00203-26 warning custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zxz -Sextreme -z9 [debian/rules:8]
fonts-ipafont-nonfree-jisx0208 1:00103-7 warning custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zxz -Sextreme -z9 [debian/rules:8]
fonts-ipamj-mincho 005.01-2.1 warning custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zxz [debian/rules:16]
fonts-johnsmith-induni 20101012-7.1 warning custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zxz -Sextreme -z9 [debian/rules:11]
fonts-kaushanscript 1.02-2.1 warning custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zxz -Sextreme -z9 [debian/rules:11]
fonts-larabie 1:20011216-5 warning custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zxz -Sextreme -z9 [debian/rules:16]
fonts-lato 2.015-1 warning custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zxz -Sextreme -z9 [debian/rules:10]
fonts-lobstertwo 2.0-2.1 warning custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zxz -Sextreme -z9 [debian/rules:19]
fonts-mikachan 9.1-11 warning custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zxz -Sextreme -z9 [debian/rules:8]
fonts-quattrocento 1.1-2.1 warning custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zxz -Sextreme -z9 [debian/rules:11]
fonts-yozvox-yozfont 14.04-2 warning custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zxz -Sextreme -z9 [debian/rules:9]
google-android-installers 1755725555-1 warning custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zxz [debian/rules:132]
libudev0-shim 200-1 warning custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zgzip [debian/rules:7]
mecab-naist-jdic 0.6.3.b-20111013-11 warning custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zxz -Sextreme [debian/rules:27]
naist-jdic 1:0.4.3-21 warning custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zxz -Sextreme -z9 [debian/rules:13]
ncbi-tools6 6.1.20170106+dfsg2-6 overridden custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -pncbi-rrna-data -- -Zxz -z7 -Sextreme [debian/rules:235]
norwegian 2.2-4 warning custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zxz [debian/rules:39]
rtl-wmbus 1.0.1-2 warning custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zgzip [debian/rules:29]
sauerbraten 0.0.20201227-1 warning custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zgzip -z1 [debian/rules:8]
texlive-base 2025.20250927-3 warning custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zxz [debian/rules:146]
texlive-extra 2025.20250927-3 warning custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -ptexlive-latex-extra-doc -- -Zxz -Sextreme -z9 [debian/rules:123]
texlive-extra 2025.20250927-3 warning custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -Ntexlive-latex-extra-doc -- -Zxz [debian/rules:122]
texlive-lang 2025.20250927-1 warning custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zxz [debian/rules:115]
ufoai-data 2.5-2 overridden custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zgzip -z1 [debian/rules:17]
ufoai-maps 2.5-2.1 overridden custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zgzip -z1 [debian/rules:18]
ufoai-music 2.5-2 overridden custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zgzip -z1 [debian/rules:13]
unidic-mecab 3.1.1-1 warning custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zxz -Sextreme -z9 -Sextreme [debian/rules:8]
unidic-mecab 202302-1 warning custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zxz -Sextreme -z9 -Sextreme [debian/rules:8]
wmbusmeters 1.13.1-3 warning custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zgzip [debian/rules:27]
yubiserver 0.6-3.2 warning custom-compression-in-debian-rules 1 dh_builddeb -- -Zxz -z9 [debian/rules:74]