Stéphane Glondu writes ("Bug#975624: Uses GZIP environment variable which is 
deprecated"):
> Package: dgit
> Version: 9.12
> Severity: important
...
> dgit uses the GZIP environment variable for altering gzip's behaviour,
> and that has been deprecated for a long time. It materializes with the
> following warning, which appears (too) frequently when I use dgit:
> 
> > gzip: warning: GZIP environment variable is deprecated; use an alias or 
> > script
> 

Yes.  *sigh*

This is all quite annoying.  IMO they really ought not to have
deprecated the env var.  The alternative arrangements are much more
complex and fragile.

Ian.

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