From 3d0fe45a7b0b586d096644a3581df8307787eb3a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Sl=C3=A1vek=20Banko?= <slavek.banko@axis.cz>
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2021 03:02:11 +0200
Subject: DEB: Move DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS to common cdbs rules.
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Signed-off-by: Slávek Banko <slavek.banko@axis.cz>
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 debian/_base/applications/amarok/debian/rules      |  3 --
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 .../filelight/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk            | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/filelight/debian/rules   |  3 --
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 .../gtk-qt-engine/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk        | 10 +++++
 .../_base/applications/gtk-qt-engine/debian/rules  |  3 --
 .../applications/gtk3-tqt-engine/debian/rules      |  7 ++++
 .../gwenview-i18n/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk        | 10 +++++
 .../_base/applications/gwenview-i18n/debian/rules  |  3 --
 .../gwenview/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk             | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/gwenview/debian/rules    |  3 --
 debian/_base/applications/k3b-i18n/debian/rules    | 14 +++++--
 .../applications/k3b/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk     | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/k3b/debian/rules         | 35 -----------------
 .../applications/k9copy/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk  | 10 +++++
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 .../kaffeine-mozilla/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk     | 10 +++++
 .../applications/kaffeine-mozilla/debian/rules     |  3 --
 .../kaffeine/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk             | 10 +++++
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 .../kasablanca/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk           | 10 +++++
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 .../applications/kbfx/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk    | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/kbfx/debian/rules        |  8 ----
 .../applications/kbibtex/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/kbibtex/debian/rules     |  3 --
 .../applications/kbiff/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk   | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/kbiff/debian/rules       |  3 --
 .../kbookreader/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk          | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/kbookreader/debian/rules |  3 --
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 debian/_base/applications/kchmviewer/debian/rules  |  3 --
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 .../applications/kcmldap/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/kcmldap/debian/rules     |  3 --
 .../kcmldapcontroller/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk    | 10 +++++
 .../applications/kcmldapcontroller/debian/rules    |  3 --
 .../kcmldapmanager/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk       | 10 +++++
 .../_base/applications/kcmldapmanager/debian/rules |  3 --
 .../kcpuload/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk             | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/kcpuload/debian/rules    |  3 --
 .../applications/kdbg/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk    | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/kdbg/debian/rules        |  3 --
 .../kdbusnotification/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk    | 10 +++++
 .../applications/kdbusnotification/debian/rules    |  3 --
 .../applications/kdiff3/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk  | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/kdiff3/debian/rules      |  3 --
 .../kdirstat/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk             | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/kdirstat/debian/rules    |  3 --
 .../applications/kdpkg/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk   | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/kdpkg/debian/rules       |  3 --
 .../applications/keep/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk    | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/keep/debian/rules        |  3 --
 .../kerberostray/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk         | 10 +++++
 .../_base/applications/kerberostray/debian/rules   |  3 --
 .../applications/keximdb/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/keximdb/debian/rules     |  3 --
 .../kftpgrabber/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk          | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/kftpgrabber/debian/rules |  3 --
 .../kgtk-qt3/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk             | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/kgtk-qt3/debian/rules    |  4 --
 .../applications/kile/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk    | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/kile/debian/rules        |  3 --
 .../applications/kima/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk    | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/kima/debian/rules        |  3 --
 .../kiosktool/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk            | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/kiosktool/debian/rules   |  3 --
 .../kkbswitch/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk            | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/kkbswitch/debian/rules   |  3 --
 .../applications/klamav/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk  | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/klamav/debian/rules      |  3 --
 .../klcddimmer/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk           | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/klcddimmer/debian/rules  |  3 --
 .../kmplayer/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk             | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/kmplayer/debian/rules    |  3 --
 .../kmyfirewall/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk          | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/kmyfirewall/debian/rules |  3 --
 .../kmymoney/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk             | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/kmymoney/debian/rules    |  3 --
 .../applications/knemo/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk   | 10 +++++
 .../knetload/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk             | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/knetload/debian/rules    |  8 ----
 .../knetstats/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk            | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/knetstats/debian/rules   |  3 --
 .../knetworkmanager8/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk     | 10 +++++
 .../applications/knetworkmanager8/debian/rules     |  3 --
 .../applications/knights/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/knights/debian/rules     |  3 --
 .../applications/knmap/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk   | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/knmap/debian/rules       |  3 --
 .../applications/knowit/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk  | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/knowit/debian/rules      |  3 --
 .../knutclient/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk           | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/knutclient/debian/rules  |  3 --
 .../_base/applications/koffice-i18n/debian/rules   |  7 ++++
 .../applications/koffice/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/koffice/debian/rules     |  3 --
 .../konversation/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk         | 10 +++++
 .../_base/applications/konversation/debian/rules   | 31 ---------------
 .../kooldock/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk             | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/kooldock/debian/rules    |  3 --
 .../kopete-otr/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk           | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/kopete-otr/debian/rules  |  3 --
 .../kpicosim/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk             | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/kpicosim/debian/rules    |  3 --
 .../applications/kpilot/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk  | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/kpilot/debian/rules      |  3 --
 .../applications/kplayer/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/kplayer/debian/rules     |  3 --
 .../kpowersave/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk           | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/kpowersave/debian/rules  | 11 ------
 .../krecipes/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk             | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/krecipes/debian/rules    |  3 --
 .../applications/krename/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/krename/debian/rules     |  3 --
 .../krusader/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk             | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/krusader/debian/rules    |  3 --
 .../applications/kscope/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk  | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/kscope/debian/rules      |  3 --
 .../ksensors/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk             | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/ksensors/debian/rules    |  3 --
 .../kshowmail/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk            | 10 +++++
 .../kshutdown/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk            | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/kshutdown/debian/rules   |  3 --
 .../debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk                      | 10 +++++
 .../ksplash-engine-moodin/debian/rules             |  3 --
 debian/_base/applications/ksquirrel/debian/rules   |  7 ++++
 .../kstreamripper/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk        | 10 +++++
 .../_base/applications/kstreamripper/debian/rules  |  3 --
 .../ksystemlog/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk           | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/ksystemlog/debian/rules  |  3 --
 .../ktechlab/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk             | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/ktechlab/debian/rules    |  3 --
 .../ktorrent/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk             | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/ktorrent/debian/rules    |  3 --
 debian/_base/applications/kvirc/debian/rules       |  7 ++++
 .../applications/kvkbd/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk   | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/kvkbd/debian/rules       |  3 --
 .../applications/kvpnc/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk   | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/kvpnc/debian/rules       |  3 --
 .../kxmleditor/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk           | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/kxmleditor/debian/rules  |  3 --
 .../mathemagics/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk          | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/mathemagics/debian/rules |  3 --
 .../mplayerthumbs/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk        | 10 +++++
 .../_base/applications/mplayerthumbs/debian/rules  |  3 --
 .../applications/piklab/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk  | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/piklab/debian/rules      |  3 --
 .../potracegui/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk           | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/potracegui/debian/rules  |  3 --
 .../qalculate-tde/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk        | 10 +++++
 .../_base/applications/qalculate-tde/debian/rules  |  3 --
 .../applications/qt4-tqt-theme-engine/debian/rules |  7 ++++
 .../rosegarden/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk           | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/rosegarden/debian/rules  |  8 ----
 .../_base/applications/smartcardauth/debian/rules  |  7 ++++
 .../applications/smb4k/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk   | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/smb4k/debian/rules       |  3 --
 .../soundkonverter/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk       | 10 +++++
 .../_base/applications/soundkonverter/debian/rules |  1 -
 .../tastymenu/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk            | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/tastymenu/debian/rules   |  3 --
 .../_base/applications/tde-guidance/debian/rules   |  7 ++++
 .../tde-style-baghira/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk    | 10 +++++
 .../applications/tde-style-baghira/debian/rules    |  3 --
 .../tde-style-domino/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk     | 10 +++++
 .../applications/tde-style-domino/debian/rules     |  3 --
 .../tde-style-ia-ora/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk     | 10 +++++
 .../applications/tde-style-ia-ora/debian/rules     |  3 --
 .../tde-style-lipstik/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk    | 10 +++++
 .../applications/tde-style-lipstik/debian/rules    |  3 --
 .../tde-style-qtcurve/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk    | 10 +++++
 .../applications/tde-style-qtcurve/debian/rules    |  3 --
 .../tde-systemsettings/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk   | 10 +++++
 .../applications/tde-systemsettings/debian/rules   |  3 --
 .../tdedocker/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk            | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/tdedocker/debian/rules   |  3 --
 .../tdeio-apt/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk            | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/tdeio-apt/debian/rules   |  3 --
 .../tdeio-ftps/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk           | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/tdeio-ftps/debian/rules  |  3 --
 .../tdeio-gopher/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk         | 10 +++++
 .../_base/applications/tdeio-gopher/debian/rules   |  3 --
 .../tdeio-locate/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk         | 10 +++++
 .../_base/applications/tdeio-locate/debian/rules   |  3 --
 .../tdeio-sword/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk          | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/tdeio-sword/debian/rules |  3 --
 .../tdeio-umountwrapper/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk  | 10 +++++
 .../applications/tdeio-umountwrapper/debian/rules  |  3 --
 .../tdenetworkmanager/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk    | 10 +++++
 .../applications/tdenetworkmanager/debian/rules    |  3 --
 .../tdepacman/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk            | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/tdepacman/debian/rules   |  3 --
 .../tdepowersave/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk         | 10 +++++
 .../_base/applications/tdepowersave/debian/rules   | 11 ------
 debian/_base/applications/tderadio/debian/rules    |  7 ++++
 .../applications/tdesudo/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/tdesudo/debian/rules     |  3 --
 .../applications/tdesvn/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk  | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/tdesvn/debian/rules      |  3 --
 .../tdmtheme/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk             | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/tdmtheme/debian/rules    |  3 --
 .../applications/tellico/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/tellico/debian/rules     | 12 ------
 .../applications/tork/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk    | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/tork/debian/rules        |  3 --
 .../twin-style-crystal/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk   | 10 +++++
 .../applications/twin-style-crystal/debian/rules   |  3 --
 .../wlassistant/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk          | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/wlassistant/debian/rules |  3 --
 .../applications/yakuake/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/applications/yakuake/debian/rules     |  3 --
 debian/_base/core/tde-i18n/debian/rules            | 13 +++++--
 .../tdeaccessibility/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk     | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/core/tdeaccessibility/debian/rules    |  3 --
 .../_base/core/tdeaddons/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/core/tdeaddons/debian/rules           |  3 --
 .../_base/core/tdeadmin/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk  | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/core/tdeadmin/debian/rules            | 14 -------
 .../core/tdeartwork/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk      | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/core/tdeartwork/debian/rules          | 12 ------
 .../_base/core/tdebase/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk   | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/core/tdebase/debian/rules             |  3 --
 .../core/tdebindings/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk     | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/core/tdebindings/debian/rules         |  3 --
 debian/_base/core/tdeedu/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/core/tdeedu/debian/rules              |  3 --
 .../_base/core/tdegames/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk  | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/core/tdegames/debian/rules            | 12 ------
 .../core/tdegraphics/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk     | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/core/tdegraphics/debian/rules         |  3 --
 .../_base/core/tdelibs/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk   | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/core/tdelibs/debian/rules             |  3 --
 .../core/tdemultimedia/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk   | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/core/tdemultimedia/debian/rules       | 17 ---------
 .../core/tdenetwork/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk      | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/core/tdenetwork/debian/rules          | 12 ------
 debian/_base/core/tdepim/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/core/tdepim/debian/rules              |  3 --
 debian/_base/core/tdesdk/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/core/tdesdk/debian/rules              | 12 ------
 .../_base/core/tdetoys/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk   | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/core/tdetoys/debian/rules             | 12 ------
 .../_base/core/tdeutils/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk  | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/core/tdeutils/debian/rules            | 12 ------
 .../_base/core/tdevelop/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk  | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/core/tdevelop/debian/rules            | 44 ----------------------
 .../_base/core/tdewebdev/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/core/tdewebdev/debian/rules           |  3 --
 .../dependencies/akode/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk   | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/dependencies/akode/debian/rules       |  5 ---
 .../dependencies/arts/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk    | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/dependencies/arts/debian/rules        |  4 --
 debian/_base/dependencies/avahi-tqt/debian/rules   | 13 +++++--
 .../dbus-1-tqt/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk           | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/dependencies/dbus-1-tqt/debian/rules  |  3 --
 debian/_base/dependencies/dbus-tqt/debian/rules    |  7 ++++
 debian/_base/dependencies/libart-lgpl/debian/rules |  7 ++++
 .../libcaldav/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk            | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/dependencies/libcaldav/debian/rules   |  3 --
 .../libcarddav/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk           | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/dependencies/libcarddav/debian/rules  |  3 --
 debian/_base/dependencies/libr/debian/rules        |  7 ++++
 debian/_base/dependencies/python-tqt/debian/rules  |  7 ++++
 debian/_base/dependencies/sip4-tqt/debian/rules    |  7 ++++
 .../tqca-tls/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk             | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/dependencies/tqca-tls/debian/rules    |  3 --
 .../dependencies/tqca/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk    | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/dependencies/tqca/debian/rules        |  3 --
 debian/_base/dependencies/tqscintilla/debian/rules |  7 ++++
 debian/_base/dependencies/tqt3/debian/rules        |  7 ++++
 .../_base/dependencies/tqtinterface/debian/rules   | 19 +++++++---
 .../kipi-plugins/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk         | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/libraries/kipi-plugins/debian/rules   |  3 --
 .../libraries/libkdcraw/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk  | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/libraries/libkdcraw/debian/rules      |  3 --
 .../libraries/libkexiv2/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk  | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/libraries/libkexiv2/debian/rules      |  3 --
 .../libraries/libkipi/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk    | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/libraries/libkipi/debian/rules        |  3 --
 debian/_base/libraries/libksquirrel/debian/rules   |  7 ++++
 .../libraries/libtdeldap/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk | 10 +++++
 debian/_base/libraries/libtdeldap/debian/rules     |  8 ----
 debian/_base/libraries/libtqt-perl/debian/rules    |  8 +++-
 .../_base/libraries/pytdeextensions/debian/rules   |  7 ++++
 debian/_base/libraries/python-trinity/debian/rules |  7 ++++
 debian/_base/metapackages/meta-tde/debian/rules    |  7 ++++
 .../redmond-default-settings-ii/debian/rules       |  7 ++++
 .../redmond-default-settings/debian/rules          |  7 ++++
 .../_base/metapackages/sudo-trinity/debian/rules   |  7 ++++
 .../metapackages/synaptic-trinity/debian/rules     |  7 ++++
 .../metapackages/trinity-apt-archive/debian/rules  |  7 ++++
 .../metapackages/trinity-keyring/debian/rules      |  7 ++++
 .../_base/metapackages/trinity-slax/debian/rules   |  7 ++++
 315 files changed, 1666 insertions(+), 664 deletions(-)

(limited to 'debian/_base')

diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/abakus/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/abakus/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/abakus/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/abakus/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/abakus/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/abakus/debian/rules
index d5221b39b..a9d88368b 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/abakus/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/abakus/debian/rules
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH="OFF" \
  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 debian/abakus.xpm: icons/hi64-app-abakus.png
 	convert -resize 32 $< $@
 
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/amarok/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/amarok/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/amarok/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/amarok/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/amarok/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/amarok/debian/rules
index 75146ddca..fce2f7d4a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/amarok/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/amarok/debian/rules
@@ -16,6 +16,3 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DBUILD_ALL="ON" \
  -DWITH_ALL_OPTIONS="ON" \
  -DWITH_IFP="OFF"
-
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/basket/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/basket/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/basket/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/basket/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/basket/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/basket/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/basket/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/basket/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/bibletime/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/bibletime/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/bibletime/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/bibletime/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/bibletime/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/bibletime/debian/rules
index e15345749..430b47715 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/bibletime/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/bibletime/debian/rules
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ cdbs_configure_flags := --with-qt-dir=/usr/share/qt3 --disable-rpath --with-xine
 
 DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS := --prefix=/opt/trinity --with-extra-libs=/opt/trinity/lib
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 binary-install/bibletime-trinity::
 	chmod 644 debian/bibletime-trinity/opt/trinity/share/apps/bibletime/pics/*
 	chmod 644 debian/bibletime-trinity/opt/trinity/share/apps/bibletime/bibletimeui.rc
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/codeine/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/codeine/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/codeine/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/codeine/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/codeine/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/codeine/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/codeine/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/codeine/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/compizconfig-backend-tdeconfig/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/compizconfig-backend-tdeconfig/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/compizconfig-backend-tdeconfig/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/compizconfig-backend-tdeconfig/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/compizconfig-backend-tdeconfig/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/compizconfig-backend-tdeconfig/debian/rules
index 85bbba0dc..5a0da42af 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/compizconfig-backend-tdeconfig/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/compizconfig-backend-tdeconfig/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/desktop-effects-tde/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/desktop-effects-tde/debian/rules
index 41ad63be2..eef8add16 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/desktop-effects-tde/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/desktop-effects-tde/debian/rules
@@ -12,8 +12,15 @@ DEB_CONFIGURE_INFODIR := /opt/trinity/share/info
 
 cdbs_configure_flags := --with-qt-dir=/usr/share/qt3 --disable-rpath --with-xinerama $(cdbs_kde_enable_final) $(cdbs_kde_enable_debug)
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
 DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
                                && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
 
 binary-install/desktop-effects-tde-trinity::
 	${DH_PYTHON2} -pdesktop-effects-tde-trinity
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/digikam/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/digikam/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/digikam/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/digikam/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/digikam/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/digikam/debian/rules
index 32d9653f6..99e80d2fc 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/digikam/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/digikam/debian/rules
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ cdbs_configure_flags := --with-qt-dir=/usr/share/qt3 --disable-rpath --with-xine
 
 TARBALL_EXT=tar.bz2
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS := --without-included-sqlite3 --prefix=/opt/trinity --disable-static
 
 DEB_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT_ENV += LDFLAGS="-Wl,--as-needed"
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/dolphin/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/dolphin/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/dolphin/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/dolphin/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/dolphin/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/dolphin/debian/rules
index 8d28bb5ba..ec74e914d 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/dolphin/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/dolphin/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/filelight/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/filelight/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/filelight/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/filelight/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/filelight/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/filelight/debian/rules
index d9ef0cae3..fc3e056c1 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/filelight/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/filelight/debian/rules
@@ -26,6 +26,3 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH="OFF" \
  -DBUILD_ALL="ON"
-
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/fusion-icon/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/fusion-icon/debian/rules
index 46359aca2..a0c6906dd 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/fusion-icon/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/fusion-icon/debian/rules
@@ -12,8 +12,15 @@ else
 endif
 #include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/patchsys-quilt.mk
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
 DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
                                && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
 
 post-patches::
 	# make sure that python binary exists
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/gtk-qt-engine/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/gtk-qt-engine/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/gtk-qt-engine/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/gtk-qt-engine/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/gtk-qt-engine/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/gtk-qt-engine/debian/rules
index 23c51fe19..4cc7515a2 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/gtk-qt-engine/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/gtk-qt-engine/debian/rules
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH="OFF" \
  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 binary-install/gtk-qt-engine-trinity::
 	mkdir -p $(CURDIR)/debian/gtk-qt-engine-trinity/opt/trinity/share/kgtk/
 	cp -Rp $(CURDIR)/debian/.gtkrc-2.0-kde4 $(CURDIR)/debian/gtk-qt-engine-trinity/opt/trinity/share/kgtk/
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/gtk3-tqt-engine/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/gtk3-tqt-engine/debian/rules
index 272168641..1a185d594 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/gtk3-tqt-engine/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/gtk3-tqt-engine/debian/rules
@@ -11,8 +11,15 @@ DEB_CONFIGURE_INFODIR := /opt/trinity/share/info
 
 cdbs_configure_flags := --with-qt-dir=/usr/share/qt3 --disable-rpath --with-xinerama $(cdbs_kde_enable_final) $(cdbs_kde_enable_debug)
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
 DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
                                && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
 
 post-patches:: debian/stamp-bootstrap
 
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/gwenview-i18n/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/gwenview-i18n/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/gwenview-i18n/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/gwenview-i18n/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/gwenview-i18n/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/gwenview-i18n/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/gwenview-i18n/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/gwenview-i18n/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/gwenview/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/gwenview/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/gwenview/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/gwenview/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/gwenview/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/gwenview/debian/rules
index 82a7598cb..4f8a32879 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/gwenview/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/gwenview/debian/rules
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS := --enable-kipi --enable-final --prefix=/opt/trinity
 DEB_INSTALL_DOCS_ALL :=
 DEB_INSTALL_CHANGELOGS_ALL := NEWS
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_DH_MAKESHLIBS_ARGS_ALL := -V
 DEB_SHLIBDEPS_INCLUDE = debian/gwenview-trinity/opt/trinity/lib
 
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/k3b-i18n/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/k3b-i18n/debian/rules
index 3187f4385..440fce6c1 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/k3b-i18n/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/k3b-i18n/debian/rules
@@ -3,6 +3,16 @@
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
@@ -12,7 +22,3 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \
  -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH="OFF"
-
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/k3b/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/k3b/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/k3b/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/k3b/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/k3b/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/k3b/debian/rules
index 12173a7e4..72db8e489 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/k3b/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/k3b/debian/rules
@@ -4,15 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR := /opt/trinity/include
-DEB_CONFIGURE_MANDIR := /opt/trinity/share/man
-DEB_CONFIGURE_PREFIX := /opt/trinity
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INFODIR := /opt/trinity/share/info
-
-cdbs_configure_flags := --with-qt-dir=/usr/share/qt3 --disable-rpath --with-xinerama $(cdbs_kde_enable_final) $(cdbs_kde_enable_debug)
-
-DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS = --with-k3bsetup=no --with-extra-libs=/opt/trinity/lib --includedir="/opt/trinity/include/tde"
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
@@ -23,29 +14,3 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH="OFF" \
  -DWITH_ALL_OPTIONS="ON"
-
-DEB_INSTALL_MANPAGES_k3b = debian/k3b.1
-
-DEB_MAKE_INSTALL_TARGET := install DESTDIR=$(CURDIR)/debian/tmp/
-
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
-post-patches:: debian/stamp-bootstrap
-
-debian/stamp-bootstrap:
-ifndef _cdbs_class_cmake
-ifneq "$(wildcard /usr/share/libtool/ltmain.sh)" ""
-	cp -f /usr/share/libtool/ltmain.sh admin/ltmain.sh
-endif
-ifneq "$(wildcard /usr/share/libtool/config/ltmain.sh)" ""
-	cp -f /usr/share/libtool/config/ltmain.sh admin/ltmain.sh
-endif
-ifneq "$(wildcard /usr/share/libtool/build-aux/ltmain.sh)" ""
-	cp -f /usr/share/libtool/build-aux/ltmain.sh admin/ltmain.sh
-endif
-	cp -f /usr/share/aclocal/libtool.m4 admin/libtool.m4.in
-	
-	make -f admin/Makefile.common cvs
-endif
-	touch debian/stamp-bootstrap
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/k9copy/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/k9copy/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/k9copy/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/k9copy/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/k9copy/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/k9copy/debian/rules
index d68281794..aca7b475b 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/k9copy/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/k9copy/debian/rules
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ DEB_INSTALL_MANPAGES_k9copy = k9copy-trinity.1
 
 DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS := --prefix=/opt/trinity --includedir="/opt/trinity/include/tde" --mandir="/opt/trinity/share/man" --infodir="/opt/trinity/share/info" --enable-k3bdevices
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 post-patches:: debian/stamp-bootstrap
 
 debian/stamp-bootstrap:
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kaffeine-mozilla/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kaffeine-mozilla/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kaffeine-mozilla/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kaffeine-mozilla/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kaffeine-mozilla/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kaffeine-mozilla/debian/rules
index 806642cbf..edb9f2f68 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kaffeine-mozilla/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kaffeine-mozilla/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/usr" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kaffeine/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kaffeine/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kaffeine/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kaffeine/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kaffeine/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kaffeine/debian/rules
index 76edc3a0d..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kaffeine/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kaffeine/debian/rules
@@ -15,6 +15,3 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH="OFF" \
  -DBUILD_ALL="ON" \
  -DWITH_ALL_OPTIONS="ON"
-
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kasablanca/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kasablanca/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kasablanca/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kasablanca/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kasablanca/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kasablanca/debian/rules
index 85bbba0dc..5a0da42af 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kasablanca/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kasablanca/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/katapult/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/katapult/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/katapult/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/katapult/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/katapult/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/katapult/debian/rules
index ebb9ea16b..74e4fb499 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/katapult/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/katapult/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kbarcode/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kbarcode/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kbarcode/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kbarcode/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kbarcode/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kbarcode/debian/rules
index 85bbba0dc..5a0da42af 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kbarcode/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kbarcode/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kbfx/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kbfx/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kbfx/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kbfx/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kbfx/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kbfx/debian/rules
index aa3fc3652..bb4d9b898 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kbfx/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kbfx/debian/rules
@@ -4,11 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR := /opt/trinity/include
-DEB_CONFIGURE_MANDIR := /opt/trinity/share/man
-DEB_CONFIGURE_PREFIX := /opt/trinity
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INFODIR := /opt/trinity/share/info
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS =\
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DLIB_SUFFIX="" \
@@ -17,6 +12,3 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS =\
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity/" \
  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \
  -DBUILD_ALL="ON"
-
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kbibtex/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kbibtex/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kbibtex/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kbibtex/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kbibtex/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kbibtex/debian/rules
index 85bbba0dc..5a0da42af 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kbibtex/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kbibtex/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kbiff/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kbiff/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kbiff/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kbiff/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kbiff/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kbiff/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kbiff/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kbiff/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kbookreader/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kbookreader/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kbookreader/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kbookreader/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kbookreader/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kbookreader/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kbookreader/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kbookreader/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kchmviewer/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kchmviewer/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kchmviewer/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kchmviewer/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kchmviewer/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kchmviewer/debian/rules
index 85bbba0dc..5a0da42af 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kchmviewer/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kchmviewer/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kcmautostart/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kcmautostart/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kcmautostart/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kcmautostart/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kcmautostart/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kcmautostart/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kcmautostart/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kcmautostart/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kcmldap/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kcmldap/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kcmldap/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kcmldap/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kcmldap/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kcmldap/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kcmldap/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kcmldap/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kcmldapcontroller/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kcmldapcontroller/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kcmldapcontroller/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kcmldapcontroller/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kcmldapcontroller/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kcmldapcontroller/debian/rules
index 85bbba0dc..5a0da42af 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kcmldapcontroller/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kcmldapcontroller/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kcmldapmanager/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kcmldapmanager/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kcmldapmanager/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kcmldapmanager/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kcmldapmanager/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kcmldapmanager/debian/rules
index 85bbba0dc..5a0da42af 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kcmldapmanager/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kcmldapmanager/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kcpuload/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kcpuload/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kcpuload/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kcpuload/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kcpuload/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kcpuload/debian/rules
index 894ebb8b3..f39393c74 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kcpuload/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kcpuload/debian/rules
@@ -17,6 +17,3 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH="OFF" \
  -DBUILD_ALL="ON" \
  -DWITH_ALL_OPTIONS="ON"
-
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kdbg/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kdbg/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kdbg/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kdbg/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kdbg/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kdbg/debian/rules
index 91bb7058b..4bac98821 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kdbg/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kdbg/debian/rules
@@ -16,6 +16,3 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH="OFF" \
  -DBUILD_ALL="ON" \
  -DWITH_ALL_OPTIONS="ON"
-
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kdbusnotification/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kdbusnotification/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kdbusnotification/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kdbusnotification/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kdbusnotification/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kdbusnotification/debian/rules
index 85bbba0dc..5a0da42af 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kdbusnotification/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kdbusnotification/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kdiff3/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kdiff3/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kdiff3/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kdiff3/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kdiff3/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kdiff3/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kdiff3/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kdiff3/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kdirstat/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kdirstat/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kdirstat/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kdirstat/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kdirstat/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kdirstat/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kdirstat/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kdirstat/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kdpkg/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kdpkg/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kdpkg/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kdpkg/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kdpkg/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kdpkg/debian/rules
index 85bbba0dc..5a0da42af 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kdpkg/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kdpkg/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/keep/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/keep/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/keep/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/keep/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/keep/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/keep/debian/rules
index 85bbba0dc..5a0da42af 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/keep/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/keep/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kerberostray/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kerberostray/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kerberostray/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kerberostray/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kerberostray/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kerberostray/debian/rules
index 85bbba0dc..5a0da42af 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kerberostray/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kerberostray/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/keximdb/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/keximdb/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/keximdb/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/keximdb/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/keximdb/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/keximdb/debian/rules
index 79eb6aada..72db8e489 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/keximdb/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/keximdb/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kftpgrabber/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kftpgrabber/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kftpgrabber/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kftpgrabber/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kftpgrabber/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kftpgrabber/debian/rules
index c4ea6503a..8292bc38c 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kftpgrabber/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kftpgrabber/debian/rules
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ DEB_CONFIGURE_MANDIR := /opt/trinity/share/man
 DEB_CONFIGURE_PREFIX := /opt/trinity
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INFODIR := /opt/trinity/share/info
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 build/kftpgrabber-trinity::
 	/usr/bin/docbook2x-man debian/kftpgrabber.xml
 
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kgtk-qt3/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kgtk-qt3/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kgtk-qt3/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kgtk-qt3/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kgtk-qt3/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kgtk-qt3/debian/rules
index 6c50cfb9e..f1aa52d1c 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kgtk-qt3/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kgtk-qt3/debian/rules
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH="OFF" \
  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 binary-install/kgtk-qt3-trinity::
 	mkdir -p $(CURDIR)/debian/kgtk-qt3-trinity/opt/trinity/share/kgtk/
 	cp -Rp $(CURDIR)/debian/preload $(CURDIR)/debian/kgtk-qt3-trinity/opt/trinity/share/kgtk/
-
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kile/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kile/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kile/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kile/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kile/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kile/debian/rules
index 30a48733b..bd5478578 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kile/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kile/debian/rules
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ DEB_DH_INSTALL_ARGS := --sourcedir=debian/tmp
 DEB_INSTALL_MANPAGES_kile := debian/kile.1
 DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS := --prefix=/opt/trinity --with-extra-libs=/opt/trinity/lib --with-extra-includes=/opt/trinity/include/tde
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 post-patches:: debian/stamp-bootstrap
 
 debian/stamp-bootstrap:
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kima/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kima/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kima/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kima/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kima/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kima/debian/rules
index 28412bc9d..7ae24f493 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kima/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kima/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 WITH_NVCONTROL = $(if $(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),amd64 i386),ON,OFF)
 
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kiosktool/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kiosktool/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kiosktool/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kiosktool/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kiosktool/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kiosktool/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kiosktool/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kiosktool/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kkbswitch/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kkbswitch/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kkbswitch/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kkbswitch/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kkbswitch/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kkbswitch/debian/rules
index cce9eac4c..0f666b3ca 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kkbswitch/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kkbswitch/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/klamav/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/klamav/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/klamav/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/klamav/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/klamav/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/klamav/debian/rules
index 85bbba0dc..5a0da42af 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/klamav/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/klamav/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/klcddimmer/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/klcddimmer/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/klcddimmer/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/klcddimmer/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/klcddimmer/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/klcddimmer/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/klcddimmer/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/klcddimmer/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kmplayer/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kmplayer/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kmplayer/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kmplayer/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kmplayer/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kmplayer/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kmplayer/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kmplayer/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kmyfirewall/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kmyfirewall/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kmyfirewall/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kmyfirewall/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kmyfirewall/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kmyfirewall/debian/rules
index a12bd0357..8b7e87e26 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kmyfirewall/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kmyfirewall/debian/rules
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ DEB_CONFIGURE_INFODIR := /opt/trinity/share/info
 
 cdbs_configure_flags := --with-qt-dir=/usr/share/qt3 --disable-rpath --with-xinerama $(cdbs_kde_enable_final) $(cdbs_kde_enable_debug)
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 binary-install/kmyfirewall-trinity::
 	rm -f debian/$(cdbs_curpkg)/opt/trinity/lib/*.so
 	mv debian/$(cdbs_curpkg)/usr/share/man debian/$(cdbs_curpkg)/opt/trinity/share/
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kmymoney/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kmymoney/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kmymoney/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kmymoney/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kmymoney/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kmymoney/debian/rules
index 10490c3e4..0f794b445 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kmymoney/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kmymoney/debian/rules
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ cdbs_configure_flags := --with-qt-dir=/usr/share/qt3 --disable-rpath --with-xine
 
 DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS := --prefix=/opt/trinity --with-extra-libs=/opt/trinity/lib --with-extra-includes=/opt/trinity/include --disable-pdf-docs
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 LDFLAGS += -Wl,--as-needed
 
 post-patches:: debian/stamp-bootstrap
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/knemo/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/knemo/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/knemo/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/knemo/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/knetload/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/knetload/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/knetload/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/knetload/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/knetload/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/knetload/debian/rules
index 65318dd0d..5a0da42af 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/knetload/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/knetload/debian/rules
@@ -4,14 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR := /opt/trinity/include
-DEB_CONFIGURE_MANDIR := /opt/trinity/share/man
-DEB_CONFIGURE_PREFIX := /opt/trinity
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INFODIR := /opt/trinity/share/info
-
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/knetstats/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/knetstats/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/knetstats/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/knetstats/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/knetstats/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/knetstats/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/knetstats/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/knetstats/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/knetworkmanager8/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/knetworkmanager8/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/knetworkmanager8/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/knetworkmanager8/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/knetworkmanager8/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/knetworkmanager8/debian/rules
index 1b87e9c65..d38592f45 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/knetworkmanager8/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/knetworkmanager8/debian/rules
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ DEB_INSTALL_DOCS_ALL := -XNEWS -XTODO
 
 DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS := --with-openvpn --with-vpnc --with-pptp
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 binary-install/network-manager-kde-trinity::
 	# Install autostart file
 	install -D -m 644 knetworkmanager-0.8/src/knetworkmanager.desktop \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/knights/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/knights/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/knights/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/knights/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/knights/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/knights/debian/rules
index 2b56aa5de..01a4fb689 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/knights/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/knights/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/knmap/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/knmap/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/knmap/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/knmap/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/knmap/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/knmap/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/knmap/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/knmap/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/knowit/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/knowit/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/knowit/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/knowit/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/knowit/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/knowit/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/knowit/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/knowit/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/knutclient/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/knutclient/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/knutclient/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/knutclient/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/knutclient/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/knutclient/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/knutclient/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/knutclient/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/koffice-i18n/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/koffice-i18n/debian/rules
index 00a275f9e..8fb58ece9 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/koffice-i18n/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/koffice-i18n/debian/rules
@@ -8,8 +8,15 @@ ifneq (,$(filter parallel=%,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
 endif
 DEB_MAKE_PARALLEL ?= $(and $(DEB_BUILD_PARALLEL),$(DEB_PARALLEL_JOBS),-j$(DEB_PARALLEL_JOBS))
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
 DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
                                && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
 
 languages = `ls -1d *i18n*`
 
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/koffice/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/koffice/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/koffice/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/koffice/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/koffice/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/koffice/debian/rules
index b6505406b..397783a27 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/koffice/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/koffice/debian/rules
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ DEB_KDE_APIDOX := no
 
 DEB_DH_STRIP_ARGS  := --dbg-package=koffice-trinity-dbg
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 PACKAGES_WITH_LIBS := karbon-trinity kchart-trinity kivio-trinity koffice-libs-trinity chalk-trinity kspread-trinity kugar-trinity kthesaurus-trinity
 
 DEB_INSTALL_CHANGELOGS_karbon-trinity := karbon/CHANGES
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/konversation/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/konversation/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/konversation/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/konversation/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/konversation/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/konversation/debian/rules
index 13de3bade..61fe9b5c9 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/konversation/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/konversation/debian/rules
@@ -4,16 +4,8 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR := /opt/trinity/include
-DEB_CONFIGURE_MANDIR := /opt/trinity/share/man
-DEB_CONFIGURE_PREFIX := /opt/trinity
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INFODIR := /opt/trinity/share/info
-
-cdbs_configure_flags := --with-qt-dir=/usr/share/qt3 --disable-rpath --with-xinerama $(cdbs_kde_enable_final) $(cdbs_kde_enable_debug)
-
 DEB_DH_STRIP_ARGS := --dbg-package=konversation-trinity-dbg
 DEB_INSTALL_DOCS_ALL = 
-DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS := --prefix=/opt/trinity --with-extra-libs=/opt/trinity/lib --with-extra-includes=/opt/trinity/include/tde
 
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
@@ -26,28 +18,6 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH="OFF" \
  -DBUILD_ALL="ON"
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
-post-patches:: debian/stamp-bootstrap
-
-debian/stamp-bootstrap:
-ifndef _cdbs_class_cmake
-ifneq "$(wildcard /usr/share/libtool/ltmain.sh)" ""
-	cp -f /usr/share/libtool/ltmain.sh admin/ltmain.sh
-endif
-ifneq "$(wildcard /usr/share/libtool/config/ltmain.sh)" ""
-	cp -f /usr/share/libtool/config/ltmain.sh admin/ltmain.sh
-endif
-ifneq "$(wildcard /usr/share/libtool/build-aux/ltmain.sh)" ""
-	cp -f /usr/share/libtool/build-aux/ltmain.sh admin/ltmain.sh
-endif
-	cp -f /usr/share/aclocal/libtool.m4 admin/libtool.m4.in
-	
-	make -f admin/Makefile.common cvs
-endif
-	touch debian/stamp-bootstrap
-
 ### Manpages
 XP = xsltproc --nonet --output debian/man/
 DB2MAN = /usr/share/xml/docbook/stylesheet/nwalsh/manpages/docbook.xsl
@@ -58,7 +28,6 @@ DB2MAN = /usr/share/xml/docbook/stylesheet/nwalsh/manpages/docbook.xsl
 GENERATED_MANPAGES := $(patsubst %.docbook,%,$(wildcard debian/man/*.docbook))
 build/konversation-trinity:: $(GENERATED_MANPAGES)
 clean::
-	rm -f debian/stamp-bootstrap
 	-rm -f $(GENERATED_MANPAGES)
 	-rm -f po/*/konversation.gmo
 
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kooldock/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kooldock/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kooldock/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kooldock/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kooldock/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kooldock/debian/rules
index 85bbba0dc..5a0da42af 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kooldock/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kooldock/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kopete-otr/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kopete-otr/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kopete-otr/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kopete-otr/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kopete-otr/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kopete-otr/debian/rules
index ef86fcc91..205e98266 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kopete-otr/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kopete-otr/debian/rules
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ cdbs_configure_flags := --with-qt-dir=/usr/share/qt3 --disable-rpath --with-xine
 
 DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS := --prefix=/opt/trinity --with-extra-libs=/opt/trinity/lib --with-extra-includes=/opt/trinity/include/tde
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 post-patches:: debian/stamp-bootstrap
 
 debian/stamp-bootstrap:
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kpicosim/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kpicosim/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kpicosim/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kpicosim/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kpicosim/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kpicosim/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kpicosim/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kpicosim/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kpilot/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kpilot/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kpilot/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kpilot/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kpilot/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kpilot/debian/rules
index db3fcbede..f8596e545 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kpilot/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kpilot/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kplayer/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kplayer/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kplayer/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kplayer/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kplayer/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kplayer/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kplayer/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kplayer/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kpowersave/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kpowersave/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kpowersave/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kpowersave/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kpowersave/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kpowersave/debian/rules
index 59e0f7751..9bd279c93 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kpowersave/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kpowersave/debian/rules
@@ -4,18 +4,7 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR := /opt/trinity/include
-DEB_CONFIGURE_MANDIR := /opt/trinity/share/man
-DEB_CONFIGURE_PREFIX := /opt/trinity
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INFODIR := /opt/trinity/share/info
-
-cdbs_configure_flags := --with-qt-dir=/usr/share/qt3 --disable-rpath --with-xinerama $(cdbs_kde_enable_final) $(cdbs_kde_enable_debug)
-
 DEB_INSTALL_DOCS_ALL := AUTHORS NEWS
-DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS := --prefix=/opt/trinity --with-extra-libs=/opt/trinity/lib --with-extra-includes=/opt/trinity/include
-
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
 
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/krecipes/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/krecipes/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/krecipes/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/krecipes/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/krecipes/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/krecipes/debian/rules
index e4a26f2aa..e3708987f 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/krecipes/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/krecipes/debian/rules
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ DEB_CONFIGURE_MANDIR := /opt/trinity/share/man
 DEB_CONFIGURE_PREFIX := /opt/trinity
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INFODIR := /opt/trinity/share/info
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 post-patches:: debian/stamp-bootstrap
 
 debian/stamp-bootstrap:
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/krename/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/krename/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/krename/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/krename/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/krename/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/krename/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/krename/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/krename/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/krusader/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/krusader/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/krusader/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/krusader/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/krusader/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/krusader/debian/rules
index 978b9c75a..cdbcf9176 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/krusader/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/krusader/debian/rules
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ DEB_DESTDIR = $(CURDIR)/debian/krusader-trinity/
 
 DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS := --prefix=/opt/trinity --with-extra-libs=/opt/trinity/lib --with-extra-includes=/opt/trinity/include/tde
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 install/krusader-trinity::
 	# install xpm files used by menu
 	install -D -p -m0644 pics/cr16-app-krusader_root.xpm \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kscope/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kscope/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kscope/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kscope/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kscope/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kscope/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kscope/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kscope/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/ksensors/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/ksensors/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/ksensors/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/ksensors/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/ksensors/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/ksensors/debian/rules
index 59588e933..4437933c3 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/ksensors/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/ksensors/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kshowmail/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kshowmail/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kshowmail/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kshowmail/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kshutdown/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kshutdown/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kshutdown/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kshutdown/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kshutdown/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kshutdown/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kshutdown/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kshutdown/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/ksplash-engine-moodin/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/ksplash-engine-moodin/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/ksplash-engine-moodin/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/ksplash-engine-moodin/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/ksplash-engine-moodin/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/ksplash-engine-moodin/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/ksplash-engine-moodin/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/ksplash-engine-moodin/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/ksquirrel/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/ksquirrel/debian/rules
index 328283c93..813fff66f 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/ksquirrel/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/ksquirrel/debian/rules
@@ -16,8 +16,15 @@ DEB_CONFIGURE_INFODIR := /opt/trinity/share/info
 
 cdbs_configure_flags := --with-qt-dir=/usr/share/qt3 --disable-rpath --with-xinerama $(cdbs_kde_enable_final) $(cdbs_kde_enable_debug)
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
 DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
                                && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
 
 # These are used for cross-compiling and for saving the configure script
 # from having to guess our platform (since we know it already)
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kstreamripper/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kstreamripper/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kstreamripper/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kstreamripper/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kstreamripper/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kstreamripper/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kstreamripper/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kstreamripper/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/ksystemlog/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/ksystemlog/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/ksystemlog/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/ksystemlog/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/ksystemlog/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/ksystemlog/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/ksystemlog/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/ksystemlog/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/ktechlab/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/ktechlab/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/ktechlab/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/ktechlab/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/ktechlab/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/ktechlab/debian/rules
index b4b3fc8cb..4b05dbd51 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/ktechlab/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/ktechlab/debian/rules
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DBUILD_ALL="ON" \
  -DWITH_ALL_OPTIONS="ON"
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 debian/ktechlab.xpm: icons/hi32-app-ktechlab.png
 	convert $< $@
 
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/ktorrent/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/ktorrent/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/ktorrent/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/ktorrent/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/ktorrent/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/ktorrent/debian/rules
index 1be7001b0..a90794996 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/ktorrent/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/ktorrent/debian/rules
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ DEB_INSTALL_MANPAGES_ktorrent = ktorrent.1
 
 DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS := --prefix=/opt/trinity --with-extra-libs=/opt/trinity/lib --with-extra-includes=/opt/trinity/include/tde
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 build/ktorrent-trinity::
 	docbook2x-man debian/ktorrent.1.docbook
 
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kvirc/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kvirc/debian/rules
index 66b12bfe8..6fc9dffe2 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kvirc/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kvirc/debian/rules
@@ -49,8 +49,15 @@ endif
 	#
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE := .kvs
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
 DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
                                && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
 
 	#
 	#	Run dh_shlibdeps with the correct options
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kvkbd/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kvkbd/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kvkbd/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kvkbd/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kvkbd/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kvkbd/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kvkbd/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kvkbd/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kvpnc/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kvpnc/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kvpnc/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kvpnc/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kvpnc/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kvpnc/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kvpnc/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kvpnc/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kxmleditor/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/kxmleditor/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kxmleditor/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kxmleditor/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/kxmleditor/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/kxmleditor/debian/rules
index 85bbba0dc..5a0da42af 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/kxmleditor/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/kxmleditor/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/mathemagics/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/mathemagics/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/mathemagics/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/mathemagics/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/mathemagics/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/mathemagics/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/mathemagics/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/mathemagics/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/mplayerthumbs/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/mplayerthumbs/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/mplayerthumbs/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/mplayerthumbs/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/mplayerthumbs/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/mplayerthumbs/debian/rules
index 85bbba0dc..5a0da42af 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/mplayerthumbs/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/mplayerthumbs/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/piklab/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/piklab/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/piklab/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/piklab/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/piklab/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/piklab/debian/rules
index af84aa3fd..f21c51790 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/piklab/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/piklab/debian/rules
@@ -13,8 +13,5 @@ DEB_CONFIGURE_INFODIR := /opt/trinity/share/info
 
 cdbs_configure_flags := --with-qt-dir=/usr/share/qt3 --disable-rpath --with-xinerama $(cdbs_kde_enable_final) $(cdbs_kde_enable_debug)
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 binary-install/piklab-trinity::
 	mv debian/$(cdbs_curpkg)/opt/trinity/share/man/man1/piklab.1x debian/$(cdbs_curpkg)/opt/trinity/share/man/man1/piklab.1
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/potracegui/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/potracegui/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/potracegui/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/potracegui/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/potracegui/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/potracegui/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/potracegui/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/potracegui/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/qalculate-tde/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/qalculate-tde/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/qalculate-tde/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/qalculate-tde/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/qalculate-tde/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/qalculate-tde/debian/rules
index fb9daa940..d03dd383d 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/qalculate-tde/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/qalculate-tde/debian/rules
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ DEB_CONFIGURE_MANDIR := /opt/trinity/share/man
 DEB_CONFIGURE_PREFIX := /opt/trinity
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INFODIR := /opt/trinity/share/info
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 install/qalculate-trinity::
 	rm debian/qalculate-trinity/opt/trinity/bin/qalculate
 
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/qt4-tqt-theme-engine/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/qt4-tqt-theme-engine/debian/rules
index 7db927c4b..b54506e67 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/qt4-tqt-theme-engine/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/qt4-tqt-theme-engine/debian/rules
@@ -9,8 +9,15 @@ DEB_CONFIGURE_MANDIR := /opt/trinity/share/man
 DEB_CONFIGURE_PREFIX := /opt/trinity
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INFODIR := /opt/trinity/share/info
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
 DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
                                && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
 
 QMAKE := qmake-qt4
 
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/rosegarden/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/rosegarden/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/rosegarden/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/rosegarden/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/rosegarden/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/rosegarden/debian/rules
index be431c033..94fe8c0a8 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/rosegarden/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/rosegarden/debian/rules
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR := /opt/trinity/include/tde
-DEB_CONFIGURE_MANDIR := /opt/trinity/share/man
-DEB_CONFIGURE_PREFIX := /opt/trinity
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INFODIR := /opt/trinity/share/info
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DLIB_SUFFIX="" \
@@ -28,9 +23,6 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
 
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE += .rg .wav .docbook
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 binary-install/rosegarden-trinity::
 	dh_testdir
 	find debian/rosegarden-trinity/usr/share/doc/rosegarden-trinity/examples -type f -exec chmod 664 {} \;
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/smartcardauth/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/smartcardauth/debian/rules
index b5f130de7..14ccf6018 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/smartcardauth/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/smartcardauth/debian/rules
@@ -11,8 +11,15 @@ CFLAGS=-g -Wall -fPIC
 DEB_MAKE_INSTALL_TARGET := install DESTDIR="$(DEB_DESTDIR)"
 DEB_INSTALL_DOCS_ALL :=
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
 DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
                                && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
 
 DEB_DH_SHLIBDEPS_ARGS_ALL=--dpkg-shlibdeps-params=--ignore-missing-info
 
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/smb4k/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/smb4k/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/smb4k/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/smb4k/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/smb4k/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/smb4k/debian/rules
index 726056ecb..95e8cd9f1 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/smb4k/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/smb4k/debian/rules
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ cdbs_configure_flags := --with-qt-dir=/usr/share/qt3 --disable-rpath --with-xine
 
 DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS := --prefix=/opt/trinity --with-extra-libs=/opt/trinity/lib
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 post-patches:: debian/stamp-bootstrap
 
 debian/stamp-bootstrap:
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/soundkonverter/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/soundkonverter/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/soundkonverter/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/soundkonverter/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/soundkonverter/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/soundkonverter/debian/rules
index 107bb6246..fa0a1f580 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/soundkonverter/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/soundkonverter/debian/rules
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ cdbs_configure_flags := --with-qt-dir=/usr/share/qt3 --disable-rpath $(cdbs_kde_
 
 DEB_DH_INSTALL_ARGS = --sourcedir=debian/tmp
 DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS = --with-extra-libs=/opt/trinity/lib
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" && echo xz || echo bzip2)
 
 install/soundkonverter-trinity::
 	install -D -p -m0644 debian/soundkonverter-trinity.lintian-overrides \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tastymenu/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/tastymenu/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tastymenu/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tastymenu/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tastymenu/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/tastymenu/debian/rules
index 85bbba0dc..5a0da42af 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tastymenu/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tastymenu/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tde-guidance/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/tde-guidance/debian/rules
index 0cbf1123b..54328b46d 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tde-guidance/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tde-guidance/debian/rules
@@ -22,8 +22,15 @@ PYSUPPORT_PATH = $(DEB_DESTDIR)$(PYSUPPORT_INST_PATH)
 DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS := --prefix=/opt/trinity --with-extra-libs=/opt/trinity/lib --with-extra-includes=/opt/trinity/include/tde
 LDFLAGS_APPEND := -L/opt/trinity/lib
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
 DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
                                && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
 
 post-patches::
 	# make sure that python binary exists
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-baghira/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-baghira/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-baghira/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-baghira/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-baghira/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-baghira/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-baghira/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-baghira/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-domino/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-domino/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-domino/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-domino/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-domino/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-domino/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-domino/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-domino/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-ia-ora/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-ia-ora/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-ia-ora/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-ia-ora/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-ia-ora/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-ia-ora/debian/rules
index 85bbba0dc..5a0da42af 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-ia-ora/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-ia-ora/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-lipstik/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-lipstik/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-lipstik/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-lipstik/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-lipstik/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-lipstik/debian/rules
index 85bbba0dc..5a0da42af 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-lipstik/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-lipstik/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-qtcurve/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-qtcurve/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-qtcurve/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-qtcurve/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-qtcurve/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-qtcurve/debian/rules
index 32b311c4e..02999a177 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-qtcurve/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tde-style-qtcurve/debian/rules
@@ -35,6 +35,3 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DBUILD_ALL="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH="OFF" \
  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
-
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tde-systemsettings/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/tde-systemsettings/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tde-systemsettings/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tde-systemsettings/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tde-systemsettings/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/tde-systemsettings/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tde-systemsettings/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tde-systemsettings/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tdedocker/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/tdedocker/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tdedocker/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tdedocker/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tdedocker/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/tdedocker/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tdedocker/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tdedocker/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-apt/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-apt/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-apt/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-apt/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-apt/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-apt/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-apt/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-apt/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-ftps/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-ftps/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-ftps/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-ftps/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-ftps/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-ftps/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-ftps/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-ftps/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-gopher/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-gopher/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-gopher/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-gopher/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-gopher/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-gopher/debian/rules
index 7c5507748..5a24d4563 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-gopher/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-gopher/debian/rules
@@ -32,7 +32,4 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH="OFF" \
  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_INSTALL_DOCS_tdeio-gopher-trinity := -XREADME -XNEWS -XTODO -XAUTHORS
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-locate/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-locate/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-locate/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-locate/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-locate/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-locate/debian/rules
index 2e0315d2a..c9e6b78b0 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-locate/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-locate/debian/rules
@@ -32,7 +32,4 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH="OFF" \
  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_INSTALL_DOCS_tdeio-locate-trinity := -XREADME -XNEWS -XTODO -XAUTHORS
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-sword/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-sword/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-sword/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-sword/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-sword/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-sword/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-sword/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-sword/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-umountwrapper/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-umountwrapper/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-umountwrapper/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-umountwrapper/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-umountwrapper/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-umountwrapper/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-umountwrapper/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tdeio-umountwrapper/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tdenetworkmanager/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/tdenetworkmanager/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tdenetworkmanager/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tdenetworkmanager/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tdenetworkmanager/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/tdenetworkmanager/debian/rules
index 85bbba0dc..5a0da42af 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tdenetworkmanager/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tdenetworkmanager/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tdepacman/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/tdepacman/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tdepacman/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tdepacman/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tdepacman/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/tdepacman/debian/rules
index 85bbba0dc..5a0da42af 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tdepacman/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tdepacman/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tdepowersave/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/tdepowersave/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tdepowersave/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tdepowersave/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tdepowersave/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/tdepowersave/debian/rules
index d87f7f586..01e5357b6 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tdepowersave/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tdepowersave/debian/rules
@@ -4,18 +4,7 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR := /opt/trinity/include/tde
-DEB_CONFIGURE_MANDIR := /opt/trinity/share/man
-DEB_CONFIGURE_PREFIX := /opt/trinity
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INFODIR := /opt/trinity/share/info
-
-cdbs_configure_flags := --with-qt-dir=/usr/share/qt3 --disable-rpath --with-xinerama $(cdbs_kde_enable_final) $(cdbs_kde_enable_debug)
-
 DEB_INSTALL_DOCS_ALL := AUTHORS NEWS
-DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS := --prefix=/opt/trinity --with-extra-libs=/opt/trinity/lib --with-extra-includes=/opt/trinity/include/tde
-
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
 
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tderadio/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/tderadio/debian/rules
index 0dca2b923..4bef8d0a0 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tderadio/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tderadio/debian/rules
@@ -16,8 +16,15 @@ DEB_CONFIGURE_INFODIR := /opt/trinity/share/info
 
 cdbs_configure_flags := --with-qt-dir=/usr/share/qt3 --disable-rpath --with-xinerama $(cdbs_kde_enable_final) $(cdbs_kde_enable_debug)
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
 DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
                                && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
 
 CFLAGS = -Wall -g
 
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tdesudo/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/tdesudo/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tdesudo/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tdesudo/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tdesudo/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/tdesudo/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tdesudo/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tdesudo/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tdesvn/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/tdesvn/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tdesvn/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tdesvn/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tdesvn/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/tdesvn/debian/rules
index 7c91ce434..e56464216 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tdesvn/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tdesvn/debian/rules
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH="OFF" \
  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 binary-install/tdesvn-trinity::
 	# remove libsvnqt.so* from tdesvn-trinity - are included in libsvnqt4-trinity
 	rm debian/$(cdbs_curpkg)/opt/trinity/lib*/libsvnqt.so*
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tdmtheme/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/tdmtheme/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tdmtheme/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tdmtheme/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tdmtheme/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/tdmtheme/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tdmtheme/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tdmtheme/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tellico/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/tellico/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tellico/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tellico/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tellico/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/tellico/debian/rules
index 7b40ec99e..326e3e1c8 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tellico/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tellico/debian/rules
@@ -4,15 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR := /opt/trinity/include
-DEB_CONFIGURE_MANDIR := /opt/trinity/share/man
-DEB_CONFIGURE_PREFIX := /opt/trinity
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INFODIR := /opt/trinity/share/info
-
-cdbs_configure_flags := --with-qt-dir=/usr/share/qt3 --disable-rpath --with-xinerama $(cdbs_kde_enable_final) $(cdbs_kde_enable_debug) \
-	--enable-new-ldflags \
-	--enable-webcam
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
@@ -26,9 +17,6 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
 
 DEB_MAKE_CHECK_TARGET = check
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 binary-install/tellico-data-trinity::
 	# Add svg icons to xdg directories
 	admin/mkinstalldirs debian/$(cdbs_curpkg)/opt/trinity/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tork/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/tork/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tork/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tork/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/tork/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/tork/debian/rules
index 4d427949d..e144721b9 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/tork/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/tork/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/twin-style-crystal/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/twin-style-crystal/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/twin-style-crystal/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/twin-style-crystal/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/twin-style-crystal/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/twin-style-crystal/debian/rules
index e6f9d63ae..a204efb1b 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/twin-style-crystal/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/twin-style-crystal/debian/rules
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ cdbs_configure_flags := --with-qt-dir=/usr/share/qt3 --disable-rpath --with-xine
 
 DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS := --prefix=/opt/trinity --with-extra-libs=/opt/trinity/lib
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 post-patches:: debian/stamp-bootstrap
 
 debian/stamp-bootstrap:
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/wlassistant/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/wlassistant/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/wlassistant/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/wlassistant/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/wlassistant/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/wlassistant/debian/rules
index 0abf76ac2..b9e54f6a9 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/wlassistant/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/wlassistant/debian/rules
@@ -31,6 +31,3 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DBUILD_ALL="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH="OFF" \
  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
-
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/yakuake/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/applications/yakuake/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/yakuake/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/yakuake/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/yakuake/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/yakuake/debian/rules
index 905d63101..a6797f19a 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/yakuake/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/yakuake/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tde-i18n/debian/rules b/debian/_base/core/tde-i18n/debian/rules
index ec0e5be5f..3ab71190d 100755
--- a/debian/_base/core/tde-i18n/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tde-i18n/debian/rules
@@ -25,6 +25,16 @@ ifneq (,$(filter parallel=%,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
 endif
 DEB_MAKE_PARALLEL ?= $(and $(DEB_BUILD_PARALLEL),$(DEB_PARALLEL_JOBS),-j$(DEB_PARALLEL_JOBS))
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
@@ -34,9 +44,6 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE="ON" \
  -DBUILD_ALL="ON"
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 
 build::
 	dh_testdir
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdeaccessibility/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/core/tdeaccessibility/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdeaccessibility/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdeaccessibility/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdeaccessibility/debian/rules b/debian/_base/core/tdeaccessibility/debian/rules
index 1b0ed7032..2748fa452 100755
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdeaccessibility/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdeaccessibility/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 #DEB_MAKE_CHECK_TARGET = check
 
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdeaddons/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/core/tdeaddons/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdeaddons/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdeaddons/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdeaddons/debian/rules b/debian/_base/core/tdeaddons/debian/rules
index 6ddd2c0b1..51a0105bb 100755
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdeaddons/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdeaddons/debian/rules
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
 
 DEB_DH_STRIP_ARGS := --dbg-package=tdeaddons-trinity-dbg
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DOC_HTML_PRUNE := konq-plugins-trinity/smbmounter
 
 binary-install/konq-plugins-trinity::
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdeadmin/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/core/tdeadmin/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdeadmin/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdeadmin/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdeadmin/debian/rules b/debian/_base/core/tdeadmin/debian/rules
index 692ea7674..21bc8b8ec 100755
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdeadmin/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdeadmin/debian/rules
@@ -4,22 +4,8 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR := /opt/trinity/include
-DEB_CONFIGURE_MANDIR := /opt/trinity/share/man
-DEB_CONFIGURE_PREFIX := /opt/trinity
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INFODIR := /opt/trinity/share/info
-
-cdbs_configure_flags := --with-qt-dir=/usr/share/qt3 --disable-rpath --with-xinerama $(cdbs_kde_enable_final) $(cdbs_kde_enable_debug)
-
 DEB_DH_STRIP_ARGS  := --dbg-package=tdeadmin-trinity-dbg
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
-DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
-	--without-rpm --with-pam=tde --with-shadow --with-nis \
-	--with-private-groups --prefix=/opt/trinity --with-extra-libs=/opt/trinity/lib
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdeartwork/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/core/tdeartwork/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdeartwork/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdeartwork/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdeartwork/debian/rules b/debian/_base/core/tdeartwork/debian/rules
index 753e97397..184b8d284 100755
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdeartwork/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdeartwork/debian/rules
@@ -4,15 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR := /opt/trinity/include
-DEB_CONFIGURE_MANDIR := /opt/trinity/share/man
-DEB_CONFIGURE_PREFIX := /opt/trinity
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INFODIR := /opt/trinity/share/info
-
-cdbs_configure_flags := --with-qt-dir=/usr/share/qt3 --disable-rpath --with-xinerama $(cdbs_kde_enable_final) $(cdbs_kde_enable_debug)
-
-DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS := --prefix=/opt/trinity --with-extra-libs=/opt/trinity/lib
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
@@ -29,9 +20,6 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
 
 DEB_DH_STRIP_ARGS  := --dbg-package=tdeartwork-trinity-dbg
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 clean::
 	rm -f IconThemes/kdeclassic/22x22/actions/kde/kde.png
 	rm -f IconThemes/kdeclassic/32x32/actions/kde/kde.png
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdebase/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/core/tdebase/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdebase/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdebase/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdebase/debian/rules b/debian/_base/core/tdebase/debian/rules
index d64c87bc0..b91fc20f1 100755
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdebase/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdebase/debian/rules
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@ DEB_FIXPERMS_EXCLUDE := \
 
 DEB_DH_STRIP_ARGS  := --dbg-package=tdebase-trinity-dbg
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DOC_HTML_PRUNE := ksplashml kcontrol khelpcenter tdesu knetattach tdeioslave kxkb tdedebugdialog kdcop
 
 PACKAGES_WITH_LIBS := kate-trinity kcontrol-trinity tdebase-trinity-bin kicker-trinity konqueror-trinity ksplash-trinity \
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdebindings/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/core/tdebindings/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdebindings/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdebindings/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdebindings/debian/rules b/debian/_base/core/tdebindings/debian/rules
index 5137ef2b8..fce67d163 100755
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdebindings/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdebindings/debian/rules
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS = $(WITH_JAVA) --prefix=/opt/trinity  \
 
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE += .java .ui .js .rb .map .wav .bmp .cpp .sk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 # These are not all the packages with libraries, but only those that
 # need to be in DEB_SHLIBDEPS_INCLUDE...
 PACKAGES_WITH_LIBS = libqt3-jni-trinity libsmoketqt1-trinity libsmoketde1-trinity libkjsembed1-trinity
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdeedu/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/core/tdeedu/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdeedu/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdeedu/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdeedu/debian/rules b/debian/_base/core/tdeedu/debian/rules
index fa6957b40..dc2f755ee 100755
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdeedu/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdeedu/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_INSTALL_DOCS_ALL :=
 
 DEB_INSTALL_CHANGELOGS_ALL = $(shell for f in ChangeLog CHANGELOG CHANGES; do if test -s $(DEB_SRCDIR)/$(cdbs_curpkg)/$$f; then echo $(DEB_SRCDIR)/$(cdbs_curpkg)/$$f; break; fi; done)
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdegames/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/core/tdegames/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdegames/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdegames/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdegames/debian/rules b/debian/_base/core/tdegames/debian/rules
index 871437151..4d50a84a3 100755
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdegames/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdegames/debian/rules
@@ -6,17 +6,8 @@ include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
 export kde_bindir = /opt/trinity/games
 
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR := /opt/trinity/include
-DEB_CONFIGURE_MANDIR := /opt/trinity/share/man
-DEB_CONFIGURE_PREFIX := /opt/trinity
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INFODIR := /opt/trinity/share/info
-
-cdbs_configure_flags := --with-qt-dir=/usr/share/qt3 --disable-rpath --with-xinerama $(cdbs_kde_enable_final) $(cdbs_kde_enable_debug)
-
 DEB_KDE_APIDOX := yes
 
-DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS := --prefix=/opt/trinity --with-extra-libs=/opt/trinity/lib
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
@@ -38,9 +29,6 @@ DEB_INSTALL_CHANGELOGS_ALL = $(shell for f in ChangeLog CHANGELOG CHANGES; do if
 
 DEB_INSTALL_CHANGELOGS_tdegames := $(DEB_SRCDIR)/ChangeLog
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_DH_MAKESHLIBS_ARGS_libtdegames1-trinity := -V'libtdegames1-trinity'
 DEB_DH_MAKESHLIBS_ARGS_atlantik-trinity := -V
 DEB_DH_MAKESHLIBS_ARGS_kolf-trinity := -V
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdegraphics/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/core/tdegraphics/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdegraphics/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdegraphics/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdegraphics/debian/rules b/debian/_base/core/tdegraphics/debian/rules
index 2ff13720d..d29cd5566 100755
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdegraphics/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdegraphics/debian/rules
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
 
 DEB_DH_STRIP_ARGS  := --dbg-package=tdegraphics-trinity-dbg
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 PACKAGES_WITH_LIBS := kfaxview-trinity kghostview-trinity kpovmodeler-trinity ksvg-trinity \
 			kuickshow-trinity kview-trinity kviewshell-trinity libkscan1-trinity
 
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdelibs/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/core/tdelibs/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdelibs/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdelibs/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdelibs/debian/rules b/debian/_base/core/tdelibs/debian/rules
index 472231957..8292b5f73 100755
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdelibs/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdelibs/debian/rules
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@ DEB_FIXPERMS_EXCLUDE := \
 
 DEB_DH_STRIP_ARGS  := --dbg-package=tdelibs-trinity-dbg
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 binary-install/tdelibs-data-trinity::
 	install -p -D -m644 kded/tde-applications.menu debian/tdelibs-data-trinity/opt/trinity/etc/xdg/menus/tde-applications.menu
 	install -p -D -m644 debian/trinitylibs.conf debian/tdelibs-data-trinity/etc/ld.so.conf.d/trinitylibs.conf
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdemultimedia/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/core/tdemultimedia/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdemultimedia/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdemultimedia/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdemultimedia/debian/rules b/debian/_base/core/tdemultimedia/debian/rules
index 7234ee70e..ea08bafa0 100755
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdemultimedia/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdemultimedia/debian/rules
@@ -4,20 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR := /opt/trinity/include
-DEB_CONFIGURE_MANDIR := /opt/trinity/share/man
-DEB_CONFIGURE_PREFIX := /opt/trinity
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INFODIR := /opt/trinity/share/info
-
-cdbs_configure_flags := --with-qt-dir=/usr/share/qt3 --disable-rpath --with-xinerama $(cdbs_kde_enable_final) $(cdbs_kde_enable_debug)
-
-DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
-	--with-alsa --with-arts-alsa \
-	--with-extra-includes=/usr/include/speex:/opt/trinity/include/tde/arts \
-	--prefix=/opt/trinity --with-extra-libs=/opt/trinity/lib
-	# The include/tde/arts one should be temporary. See
-	# "juk/Makefile.am: arts_includes vs ARTS_CFLAGS" in -talk.
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
@@ -38,9 +24,6 @@ DOC_HTML_PRUNE := kcontrol-trinity
 
 DEB_DH_STRIP_ARGS  := --dbg-package=tdemultimedia-trinity-dbg
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 PACKAGES_WITH_LIBS := artsbuilder-trinity tdemultimedia-tdeio-plugins-trinity tdemid-trinity kmix-trinity krec-trinity \
 	libarts1-akode-trinity libarts1-audiofile-trinity libarts1-mpeglib-trinity libarts1-xine-trinity \
 	libkcddb1-trinity mpeglib-trinity noatun-trinity
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdenetwork/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/core/tdenetwork/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdenetwork/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdenetwork/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdenetwork/debian/rules b/debian/_base/core/tdenetwork/debian/rules
index 0ab404480..98f81f81c 100755
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdenetwork/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdenetwork/debian/rules
@@ -15,15 +15,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR := /opt/trinity/include
-DEB_CONFIGURE_MANDIR := /opt/trinity/share/man
-DEB_CONFIGURE_PREFIX := /opt/trinity
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INFODIR := /opt/trinity/share/info
-
-cdbs_configure_flags := --with-qt-dir=/usr/share/qt3 --disable-rpath --with-xinerama $(cdbs_kde_enable_final) $(cdbs_kde_enable_debug)
-
-DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS := --prefix=/opt/trinity --with-extra-libs=/opt/trinity/lib
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
@@ -45,9 +36,6 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
 
 DEB_DH_STRIP_ARGS  := --dbg-package=tdenetwork-trinity-dbg
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 PACKAGES_WITH_LIBS := librss1-trinity kopete-trinity ksirc-trinity kwifimanager-trinity
 
 #shlibs_ver = 4:3.5.0-1
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdepim/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/core/tdepim/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdepim/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdepim/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdepim/debian/rules b/debian/_base/core/tdepim/debian/rules
index fef4fe2b9..f2de846ca 100755
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdepim/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdepim/debian/rules
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@ DEB_INSTALL_DOCS_ALL :=
 
 DEB_INSTALL_CHANGELOGS_ALL = $(shell for f in ChangeLog CHANGELOG CHANGES; do if test -s $(DEB_SRCDIR)/$(cdbs_curpkg)/$$f; then echo $(DEB_SRCDIR)/$(cdbs_curpkg)/$$f; break; fi; done)
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 shlibs_ver=4:3.5.7
 DEB_DH_MAKESHLIBS_ARGS_libindex0-trinity := -V'libindex0-trinity (>= $(shlibs_ver))'
 DEB_DH_MAKESHLIBS_ARGS_libtdenetwork2-trinity := -V'libtdenetwork2-trinity (>= $(shlibs_ver))'
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdesdk/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/core/tdesdk/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdesdk/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdesdk/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdesdk/debian/rules b/debian/_base/core/tdesdk/debian/rules
index b3ca7de94..d7be7d400 100755
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdesdk/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdesdk/debian/rules
@@ -4,20 +4,8 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR := /opt/trinity/include
-DEB_CONFIGURE_MANDIR := /opt/trinity/share/man
-DEB_CONFIGURE_PREFIX := /opt/trinity
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INFODIR := /opt/trinity/share/info
-
-cdbs_configure_flags := --with-qt-dir=/usr/share/qt3 --disable-rpath --with-xinerama $(cdbs_kde_enable_final) $(cdbs_kde_enable_debug)
-
 DEB_DH_STRIP_ARGS := --dbg-package=tdesdk-trinity-dbg
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
-DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS := --prefix=/opt/trinity --with-extra-libs=/opt/trinity/lib
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdetoys/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/core/tdetoys/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdetoys/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdetoys/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdetoys/debian/rules b/debian/_base/core/tdetoys/debian/rules
index 50e0cee99..b8b2b309b 100755
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdetoys/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdetoys/debian/rules
@@ -4,15 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR := /opt/trinity/include
-DEB_CONFIGURE_MANDIR := /opt/trinity/share/man
-DEB_CONFIGURE_PREFIX := /opt/trinity
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INFODIR := /opt/trinity/share/info
-
-cdbs_configure_flags := --with-qt-dir=/usr/share/qt3 --disable-rpath --with-xinerama $(cdbs_kde_enable_final) $(cdbs_kde_enable_debug)
-
-DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS := --prefix=/opt/trinity --with-extra-libs=/opt/trinity/lib --includedir="/opt/trinity/include" --mandir="/opt/trinity/share/man" --infodir="/opt/trinity/share/info"
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
@@ -26,8 +17,5 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
 
 DEB_DH_STRIP_ARGS  := --dbg-package=tdetoys-trinity-dbg
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_INSTALL_CHANGELOGS_kodo-trinity := kodo/ChangeLog
 DEB_INSTALL_CHANGELOGS_kteatime-trinity := kteatime/ChangeLog
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdeutils/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/core/tdeutils/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdeutils/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdeutils/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdeutils/debian/rules b/debian/_base/core/tdeutils/debian/rules
index 413d87ff6..6014293b3 100755
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdeutils/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdeutils/debian/rules
@@ -4,19 +4,10 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR := /opt/trinity/include
-DEB_CONFIGURE_MANDIR := /opt/trinity/share/man
-DEB_CONFIGURE_PREFIX := /opt/trinity
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INFODIR := /opt/trinity/share/info
-
-cdbs_configure_flags := --with-qt-dir=/usr/share/qt3 --disable-rpath --with-xinerama $(cdbs_kde_enable_final) $(cdbs_kde_enable_debug)
-
 DEB_KDE_APIDOX := yes
 
 DEB_INSTALL_CHANGELOGS_tdefilereplace-trinity    := tdefilereplace/ChangeLog
 
-DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS := --prefix=/opt/trinity --with-extra-libs=/opt/trinity/lib
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
@@ -41,9 +32,6 @@ DOC_HTML_PRUNE := kcontrol-trinity ktimer-trinity kcharselect-trinity ksim-trini
 
 DEB_DH_STRIP_ARGS  := --exclude=examples --dbg-package=tdeutils-trinity-dbg
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 PACKAGES_WITH_LIBS := khexedit-trinity klaptopdaemon-trinity kmilo-trinity kregexpeditor-trinity ksim-trinity
 
 #shlibs_ver = 4:3.5.0-1
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdevelop/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/core/tdevelop/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdevelop/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdevelop/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdevelop/debian/rules b/debian/_base/core/tdevelop/debian/rules
index 5f91d36a7..833ff7ecc 100755
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdevelop/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdevelop/debian/rules
@@ -13,55 +13,11 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR := /opt/trinity/include
-DEB_CONFIGURE_MANDIR := /opt/trinity/share/man
-DEB_CONFIGURE_PREFIX := /opt/trinity
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INFODIR := /opt/trinity/share/info
-
-cdbs_configure_flags := --with-qt-dir=/usr/share/qt3 --disable-rpath --with-xinerama $(cdbs_kde_enable_final) $(cdbs_kde_enable_debug)
-
 DEB_DH_STRIP_ARGS  := --dbg-package=tdevelop-trinity-dbg
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 PACKAGES_WITH_LIBS := tdevelop-trinity
 
 DEB_KDE_APIDOX := yes
-DEB_KDE_ENABLE_FINAL :=
-DEB_INSTALL_DOCS_tdevelop = AUTHORS
-DEB_MAKE_INSTALL_TARGET := install DESTDIR=$(CURDIR)/debian/tmp
-DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
-				--disable-debug \
-				--enable-docbase \
-				--enable-scripting \
-				--enable-ada \
-				--enable-bash \
-				--enable-cpp \
-				--enable-fortran \
-				--enable-haskell \
-				--enable-java \
-				--enable-pascal \
-				--enable-perl \
-				--enable-php \
-				--enable-python \
-				--enable-ruby \
-				--enable-sql \
-				--enable-antproject \
-				--enable-autoproject \
-				--enable-customproject \
-				--enable-genericproject \
-				--enable-scriptproject \
-				--enable-trollproject \
-				--enable-cvs \
-				--enable-vba \
-				--enable-subversion \
-				--with-pic \
-				--with-tdelibsdoxy-dir=/opt/trinity/share/doc/tde/HTML/en/tdelibs-apidocs \
-				--with-pythondir=/usr \
-#				--with-qtdoc-dir=/usr/share/tqt3/doc/html \
-				--prefix=/opt/trinity \
-				--with-extra-libs=/opt/trinity/lib
 
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdewebdev/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/core/tdewebdev/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdewebdev/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdewebdev/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/core/tdewebdev/debian/rules b/debian/_base/core/tdewebdev/debian/rules
index 192bba925..b839eb381 100755
--- a/debian/_base/core/tdewebdev/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/core/tdewebdev/debian/rules
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ DEB_INSTALL_CHANGELOGS_quanta-trinity          := quanta/ChangeLog
 
 DEB_DH_STRIP_ARGS  := --dbg-package=tdewebdev-trinity-dbg
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 PACKAGES_WITH_LIBS := kommander-trinity
 
 #shlibs_ver = 4:3.5.0-1
diff --git a/debian/_base/dependencies/akode/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/dependencies/akode/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/dependencies/akode/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/dependencies/akode/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/dependencies/akode/debian/rules b/debian/_base/dependencies/akode/debian/rules
index c912fbebf..d93e5d960 100755
--- a/debian/_base/dependencies/akode/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/dependencies/akode/debian/rules
@@ -9,17 +9,12 @@ ifeq (linux,$(DEB_HOST_ARCH_OS))
 DEB_DH_GENCONTROL_ARGS=-- -Valsa-dev=libasound2-dev
 endif
 
-DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS := --without-libltdl --with-extra-includes=/usr/include/speex/
-
 DEB_DH_STRIP_ARGS  := --dbg-package=akode-dbg
 
 PACKAGES_WITH_LIBS := libakode2
 
 DEB_DH_MAKESHLIBS_ARGS_libakode2 := -V'libakode2 (>= 2-rc1-1)'
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 # Build options
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/dependencies/arts/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/dependencies/arts/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/dependencies/arts/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/dependencies/arts/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/dependencies/arts/debian/rules b/debian/_base/dependencies/arts/debian/rules
index 708852525..cc4893ca9 100755
--- a/debian/_base/dependencies/arts/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/dependencies/arts/debian/rules
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
 
 DEB_DH_STRIP_ARGS := --dbg-package=arts-trinity-dbg
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 PACKAGES_WITH_LIBS := libarts1c2a-trinity libartsc0-trinity
 
 DEB_DH_MAKESHLIBS_ARGS_ALL := -V
@@ -50,4 +47,3 @@ binary-predeb/libarts1-trinity-dev::
 ifeq (linux,$(DEB_HOST_ARCH_OS))
 	    echo "libasound2-dev=libasound2-dev" >> debian/libarts1-trinity-dev.substvars
 endif
-
diff --git a/debian/_base/dependencies/avahi-tqt/debian/rules b/debian/_base/dependencies/avahi-tqt/debian/rules
index 89f073b9f..42b7e8ec6 100755
--- a/debian/_base/dependencies/avahi-tqt/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/dependencies/avahi-tqt/debian/rules
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 # symbols, and speed up loading.
 export LDFLAGS := $(shell dpkg-buildflags --get LDFLAGS) -Wl,-z,defs -Wl,-O1
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 # Build options
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
@@ -14,6 +24,3 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \
  -DWITH_ALL_OPTIONS="ON"
-
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
diff --git a/debian/_base/dependencies/dbus-1-tqt/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/dependencies/dbus-1-tqt/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/dependencies/dbus-1-tqt/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/dependencies/dbus-1-tqt/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/dependencies/dbus-1-tqt/debian/rules b/debian/_base/dependencies/dbus-1-tqt/debian/rules
index 00935ed3a..42417e634 100755
--- a/debian/_base/dependencies/dbus-1-tqt/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/dependencies/dbus-1-tqt/debian/rules
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
 DEB_KDE_APIDOX := yes
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 # Build options
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/dependencies/dbus-tqt/debian/rules b/debian/_base/dependencies/dbus-tqt/debian/rules
index 71f625c30..ee5d0916d 100755
--- a/debian/_base/dependencies/dbus-tqt/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/dependencies/dbus-tqt/debian/rules
@@ -11,5 +11,12 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 # Strict library versioning
 DEB_DH_MAKESHLIBS_ARGS_ALL := -V
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
 DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
                                && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
diff --git a/debian/_base/dependencies/libart-lgpl/debian/rules b/debian/_base/dependencies/libart-lgpl/debian/rules
index 86885792c..ab3beba75 100755
--- a/debian/_base/dependencies/libart-lgpl/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/dependencies/libart-lgpl/debian/rules
@@ -7,8 +7,15 @@ libart-2.0-N := $(shell sed -rn 's/^Package:[[:space:]]*(libart-2\.0-[0-9]+)[[:s
 
 DEB_DH_MAKESHLIBS_ARGS_$(libart-2.0-N) += -V '$(libart-2.0-N)(>= 2.3.18)'
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
 DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
                                && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
 
 # Build options
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
diff --git a/debian/_base/dependencies/libcaldav/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/dependencies/libcaldav/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/dependencies/libcaldav/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/dependencies/libcaldav/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/dependencies/libcaldav/debian/rules b/debian/_base/dependencies/libcaldav/debian/rules
index bdcb3033c..e898aa6d2 100755
--- a/debian/_base/dependencies/libcaldav/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/dependencies/libcaldav/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 ifdef DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH
   CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR = lib/$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)
 else
diff --git a/debian/_base/dependencies/libcarddav/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/dependencies/libcarddav/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/dependencies/libcarddav/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/dependencies/libcarddav/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/dependencies/libcarddav/debian/rules b/debian/_base/dependencies/libcarddav/debian/rules
index bdcb3033c..e898aa6d2 100755
--- a/debian/_base/dependencies/libcarddav/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/dependencies/libcarddav/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 ifdef DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH
   CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR = lib/$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)
 else
diff --git a/debian/_base/dependencies/libr/debian/rules b/debian/_base/dependencies/libr/debian/rules
index 808640608..2d7dda386 100755
--- a/debian/_base/dependencies/libr/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/dependencies/libr/debian/rules
@@ -6,8 +6,15 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/utils.mk
 
 DEB_BUILD_PARALLEL ?= true
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
 DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
                                && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
 
 # Build options
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
diff --git a/debian/_base/dependencies/python-tqt/debian/rules b/debian/_base/dependencies/python-tqt/debian/rules
index ba02eb70a..72a8d8dc0 100755
--- a/debian/_base/dependencies/python-tqt/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/dependencies/python-tqt/debian/rules
@@ -3,8 +3,15 @@
 # Uncomment this to turn on verbose mode.
 #export DH_VERBOSE=1
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
 DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
                                && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
 
 export DH_OPTIONS
 
diff --git a/debian/_base/dependencies/sip4-tqt/debian/rules b/debian/_base/dependencies/sip4-tqt/debian/rules
index 71965fa31..1feb9c154 100755
--- a/debian/_base/dependencies/sip4-tqt/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/dependencies/sip4-tqt/debian/rules
@@ -2,8 +2,15 @@
 # Uncomment this to turn on verbose mode.
 #export DH_VERBOSE=1
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
 DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
                                && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
 
 export DH_OPTIONS
 
diff --git a/debian/_base/dependencies/tqca-tls/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/dependencies/tqca-tls/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/dependencies/tqca-tls/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/dependencies/tqca-tls/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/dependencies/tqca-tls/debian/rules b/debian/_base/dependencies/tqca-tls/debian/rules
index 8c2dd70cc..d3e967902 100755
--- a/debian/_base/dependencies/tqca-tls/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/dependencies/tqca-tls/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/usr" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/dependencies/tqca/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/dependencies/tqca/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/dependencies/tqca/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/dependencies/tqca/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/dependencies/tqca/debian/rules b/debian/_base/dependencies/tqca/debian/rules
index ec48d0a8d..21df58b4f 100755
--- a/debian/_base/dependencies/tqca/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/dependencies/tqca/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 ifdef DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH
   CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR = lib/$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)
 else
diff --git a/debian/_base/dependencies/tqscintilla/debian/rules b/debian/_base/dependencies/tqscintilla/debian/rules
index 750a1294a..e87355584 100755
--- a/debian/_base/dependencies/tqscintilla/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/dependencies/tqscintilla/debian/rules
@@ -5,8 +5,15 @@
 # Uncomment this to turn on verbose mode.
 #export DH_VERBOSE=1
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
 DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
                                && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
 
 # This is the debhelper compatibility version to use.
 export TQTDIR=/usr/share/tqt3
diff --git a/debian/_base/dependencies/tqt3/debian/rules b/debian/_base/dependencies/tqt3/debian/rules
index dafa13359..ddc008924 100755
--- a/debian/_base/dependencies/tqt3/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/dependencies/tqt3/debian/rules
@@ -11,8 +11,15 @@ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(QTDIR)/lib:$(OLD_LD_LIBRARY_PATH)
 OLD_PATH := $(PATH)
 export PATH=$(QTDIR)/bin:$(OLD_PATH)
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
 DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
                                && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
 
 DEB_HOST_ARCH		?= $(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_ARCH)
 DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU	?= $(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU)
diff --git a/debian/_base/dependencies/tqtinterface/debian/rules b/debian/_base/dependencies/tqtinterface/debian/rules
index 0700e9a39..fe114f5e8 100755
--- a/debian/_base/dependencies/tqtinterface/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/dependencies/tqtinterface/debian/rules
@@ -12,17 +12,24 @@ version=Debian Package $(DEB_VERSION)
 DEB_OPT_FLAG += -DDEBIAN_VERSION=$(DEB_VERSION)
 DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH ?= $(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)
 
-DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
- -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
- -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/usr" \
- -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE="ON" \
- -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
-
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
 DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
                                && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
 
 # Honour "parallel=N" option of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS.  Comment out to
 # never build in parallel, regardless of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS.
 DEB_BUILD_PARALLEL ?= true
 
 DEB_HOST_ARCH_OS ?= $(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_ARCH_OS)
+
+DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
+ -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
+ -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/usr" \
+ -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE="ON" \
+ -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
diff --git a/debian/_base/libraries/kipi-plugins/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/libraries/kipi-plugins/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/libraries/kipi-plugins/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/libraries/kipi-plugins/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/libraries/kipi-plugins/debian/rules b/debian/_base/libraries/kipi-plugins/debian/rules
index 0574b7052..33f9bcbd5 100755
--- a/debian/_base/libraries/kipi-plugins/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/libraries/kipi-plugins/debian/rules
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ DEB_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT_ENV += LDFLAGS="-Wl,--as-needed"
 
 DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS := --prefix=/opt/trinity --with-extra-libs=/opt/trinity/lib --with-extra-includes=/opt/trinity/include/tde
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 clean ::
 	rm -f po/*/*.gmo
 
diff --git a/debian/_base/libraries/libkdcraw/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/libraries/libkdcraw/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/libraries/libkdcraw/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/libraries/libkdcraw/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/libraries/libkdcraw/debian/rules b/debian/_base/libraries/libkdcraw/debian/rules
index a6a45ead6..a5de48a38 100755
--- a/debian/_base/libraries/libkdcraw/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/libraries/libkdcraw/debian/rules
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ DEB_DH_INSTALL_ARGS := --sourcedir=debian/tmp
 
 DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS := --prefix=/opt/trinity --with-extra-libs=/opt/trinity/lib
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 # add installed liblcms*-dev to libkdcraw3-trinity-dev depends
 common-binary-arch::
 	(dpkg --get-selections "liblcms*-dev" | awk '{split($$1, p, ":"); lcms=lcms p[1] ","} END { print "lcms-dev=" lcms}' >>debian/libkdcraw3-trinity-dev.substvars)
diff --git a/debian/_base/libraries/libkexiv2/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/libraries/libkexiv2/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/libraries/libkexiv2/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/libraries/libkexiv2/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/libraries/libkexiv2/debian/rules b/debian/_base/libraries/libkexiv2/debian/rules
index 85bbba0dc..5a0da42af 100755
--- a/debian/_base/libraries/libkexiv2/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/libraries/libkexiv2/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/libraries/libkipi/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/libraries/libkipi/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/libraries/libkipi/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/libraries/libkipi/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/libraries/libkipi/debian/rules b/debian/_base/libraries/libkipi/debian/rules
index 85bbba0dc..5a0da42af 100755
--- a/debian/_base/libraries/libkipi/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/libraries/libkipi/debian/rules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/libraries/libksquirrel/debian/rules b/debian/_base/libraries/libksquirrel/debian/rules
index 15f00b785..d761aa0a1 100755
--- a/debian/_base/libraries/libksquirrel/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/libraries/libksquirrel/debian/rules
@@ -16,8 +16,15 @@ DEB_CONFIGURE_INFODIR := /opt/trinity/share/info
 
 cdbs_configure_flags := --with-qt-dir=/usr/share/qt3 --disable-rpath --with-xinerama $(cdbs_kde_enable_final) $(cdbs_kde_enable_debug)
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
 DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
                                && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
 
 # These are used for cross-compiling and for saving the configure script
 # from having to guess our platform (since we know it already)
diff --git a/debian/_base/libraries/libtdeldap/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk b/debian/_base/libraries/libtdeldap/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
index 641c6c6cc..5b4e8bfd7 100644
--- a/debian/_base/libraries/libtdeldap/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
+++ b/debian/_base/libraries/libtdeldap/debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ DEB_AC_AUX_DIR = $(DEB_SRCDIR)/admin
 DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR = "\$${prefix}/include"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE = .dcl .docbook -license .tag .sty .el
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
+DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
+                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
+
 ifeq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
     cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches := arm m68k alpha ppc64 armel armeb
     ifeq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU),$(cdbs_treat_me_gently_arches)))
diff --git a/debian/_base/libraries/libtdeldap/debian/rules b/debian/_base/libraries/libtdeldap/debian/rules
index 65318dd0d..5a0da42af 100755
--- a/debian/_base/libraries/libtdeldap/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/libraries/libtdeldap/debian/rules
@@ -4,14 +4,6 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/cmake.mk
 include debian/cdbs/debian-tde.mk
 
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INCLUDEDIR := /opt/trinity/include
-DEB_CONFIGURE_MANDIR := /opt/trinity/share/man
-DEB_CONFIGURE_PREFIX := /opt/trinity
-DEB_CONFIGURE_INFODIR := /opt/trinity/share/info
-
-DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
-                               && echo xz || echo bzip2)
-
 DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/trinity" \
diff --git a/debian/_base/libraries/libtqt-perl/debian/rules b/debian/_base/libraries/libtqt-perl/debian/rules
index 28a9c7817..c498ce8ca 100755
--- a/debian/_base/libraries/libtqt-perl/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/libraries/libtqt-perl/debian/rules
@@ -31,8 +31,15 @@ DEB_MAKE_INSTALL_TARGET := install \
 	prefix=/usr \
 	DESTDIR=$(CURDIR)/debian/libtqt-perl
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
 DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
                                && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
 
 pre-build:: pre-build-stamp
 
@@ -60,4 +67,3 @@ clean::
 
 repair:
 	for f in $(SAVERESTORE) ; do rm -f $$f ; cp -p ../orig/*/$$f $$f ; done
-
diff --git a/debian/_base/libraries/pytdeextensions/debian/rules b/debian/_base/libraries/pytdeextensions/debian/rules
index 28a7627ba..a9c996c88 100755
--- a/debian/_base/libraries/pytdeextensions/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/libraries/pytdeextensions/debian/rules
@@ -26,8 +26,15 @@ cdbs_configure_flags := --with-qt-dir=/usr/share/qt3 --disable-rpath --with-xine
 DEB_DH_INSTALL_ARGS = --sourcedir=debian/tmp
 DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS := --prefix=/opt/trinity --with-extra-libs=/opt/trinity/lib --with-extra-includes=/opt/trinity/include
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
 DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
                                && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
 
 post-patches::
 	# make sure that python binary exists
diff --git a/debian/_base/libraries/python-trinity/debian/rules b/debian/_base/libraries/python-trinity/debian/rules
index a8bd862cd..ddbb6b15f 100755
--- a/debian/_base/libraries/python-trinity/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/libraries/python-trinity/debian/rules
@@ -11,8 +11,15 @@ DEB_CONFIGURE_INFODIR := /opt/trinity/share/info
 
 cdbs_configure_flags := --with-qt-dir=/usr/share/qt3 --disable-rpath --with-xinerama $(cdbs_kde_enable_final) $(cdbs_kde_enable_debug)
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
 DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
                                && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
 
 # This has to be exported to make some magic below work.
 export DH_OPTIONS
diff --git a/debian/_base/metapackages/meta-tde/debian/rules b/debian/_base/metapackages/meta-tde/debian/rules
index a3fbf99a7..0b78bfadf 100755
--- a/debian/_base/metapackages/meta-tde/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/metapackages/meta-tde/debian/rules
@@ -2,8 +2,15 @@
 
 #export DH_VERBOSE=1
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
 DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
                                && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
 
 configure: configure-stamp
 configure-stamp:
diff --git a/debian/_base/metapackages/redmond-default-settings-ii/debian/rules b/debian/_base/metapackages/redmond-default-settings-ii/debian/rules
index b6386b0d8..2588d3623 100755
--- a/debian/_base/metapackages/redmond-default-settings-ii/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/metapackages/redmond-default-settings-ii/debian/rules
@@ -23,5 +23,12 @@ CFLAGS=-g -Wall -fPIC
 DEB_MAKE_INSTALL_TARGET := install DESTDIR="$(DEB_DESTDIR)"
 DEB_INSTALL_DOCS_ALL :=
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
 DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
                                && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
diff --git a/debian/_base/metapackages/redmond-default-settings/debian/rules b/debian/_base/metapackages/redmond-default-settings/debian/rules
index b6386b0d8..2588d3623 100755
--- a/debian/_base/metapackages/redmond-default-settings/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/metapackages/redmond-default-settings/debian/rules
@@ -23,5 +23,12 @@ CFLAGS=-g -Wall -fPIC
 DEB_MAKE_INSTALL_TARGET := install DESTDIR="$(DEB_DESTDIR)"
 DEB_INSTALL_DOCS_ALL :=
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
 DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
                                && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
diff --git a/debian/_base/metapackages/sudo-trinity/debian/rules b/debian/_base/metapackages/sudo-trinity/debian/rules
index e5e2870b7..a653797dd 100755
--- a/debian/_base/metapackages/sudo-trinity/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/metapackages/sudo-trinity/debian/rules
@@ -7,8 +7,15 @@ CFLAGS=-g -Wall -fPIC
 DEB_MAKE_INSTALL_TARGET := install DESTDIR="$(DEB_DESTDIR)"
 DEB_INSTALL_DOCS_ALL :=
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
 DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
                                && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
 
 pre-build:: debian/stamp-distrospecific
 
diff --git a/debian/_base/metapackages/synaptic-trinity/debian/rules b/debian/_base/metapackages/synaptic-trinity/debian/rules
index 187d68f00..cdbceb7bb 100755
--- a/debian/_base/metapackages/synaptic-trinity/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/metapackages/synaptic-trinity/debian/rules
@@ -5,8 +5,15 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 VERSION := $(shell dpkg-parsechangelog | grep ^Version: | cut -d' ' -f2)
 DISTRIBUTION := $(shell dpkg-parsechangelog | grep ^Distribution: | cut -d' ' -f2)
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
 DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
                                && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
 
 pre-build:: debian/stamp-distrospecific
 
diff --git a/debian/_base/metapackages/trinity-apt-archive/debian/rules b/debian/_base/metapackages/trinity-apt-archive/debian/rules
index fd65c8cd8..ccd4e20a8 100755
--- a/debian/_base/metapackages/trinity-apt-archive/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/metapackages/trinity-apt-archive/debian/rules
@@ -5,8 +5,15 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 VERSION := $(shell dpkg-parsechangelog | grep ^Version: | cut -d' ' -f2)
 DISTRIBUTION := $(shell dpkg-parsechangelog | grep ^Distribution: | cut -d' ' -f2)
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
 DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
                                && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
 
 pre-build:: debian/stamp-distrospecific
 
diff --git a/debian/_base/metapackages/trinity-keyring/debian/rules b/debian/_base/metapackages/trinity-keyring/debian/rules
index 45de64142..467371dbf 100755
--- a/debian/_base/metapackages/trinity-keyring/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/metapackages/trinity-keyring/debian/rules
@@ -5,8 +5,15 @@ include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 VERSION := $(shell dpkg-parsechangelog | grep ^Version: | cut -d' ' -f2)
 DISTRIBUTION := $(shell dpkg-parsechangelog | grep ^Distribution: | cut -d' ' -f2)
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
 DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
                                && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
 
 pre-build:: debian/stamp-distrospecific
 
diff --git a/debian/_base/metapackages/trinity-slax/debian/rules b/debian/_base/metapackages/trinity-slax/debian/rules
index 3591ab5e4..90b7eb173 100755
--- a/debian/_base/metapackages/trinity-slax/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/metapackages/trinity-slax/debian/rules
@@ -2,5 +2,12 @@
 
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 
+# The default gzip compressor has been changed in dpkg >= 1.17.0.
+deb_default_compress = $(shell LANG=C dpkg-deb --version | head -n1 | \
+                         sed -e "s|.*version ||" -e "s| .*||" | \
+                         xargs -r dpkg --compare-versions 1.17.0 lt \
+                         && echo xz || echo gzip)
+ifeq ($(deb_default_compress),gzip)
 DEB_DH_BUILDDEB_ARGS += -- -Z$(shell dpkg-deb --help | grep -q ":.* xz[,.]" \
                                && echo xz || echo bzip2)
+endif
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