Upstream's DEB packages use
override_dh_compress:
# Documentation used by Mapper itself must not be compressed
dh_compress -X.qhc -X.qch -X.txt -X.html
Cf.
https://build.opensuse.org/projects/home:dg0yt/packages/openorienteering-mapper/files/debian.rules?expand=1
> On 07/26/2026 8:38 PM CEST Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> Package: openorienteering-mapper
> Version: 0.9.5-3.1+b6
> Severity: normal
> X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected]
>
> Dear Maintainer,
>
> If I try to invoke help in the program, for example by invoking manual via
> "F1" key, program is unable to
> find the help file.
>
> strace reveals it is looking for help at
>
> /usr/share/doc/openorienteering-mapper/Mapper 0.9.5 Manual.qch
>
> However on the systemn is gzipped version installed:
>
> '/usr/share/doc/openorienteering-mapper/Mapper 0.9.5 Manual.qch.gz'
>
> So program is unable to find and dislpay its help
>
> Fix on installed system is fairly trivial - unzip the files as root:
> # gzip -d '/usr/share/doc/openorienteering-mapper/Mapper 0.9.5 Manual.qch.gz'
> # gzip -d '/usr/share/doc/openorienteering-mapper/Mapper 0.9.5 Manual.qhc.gz'
>
> .. once done, help works.
>
> Fix on the deb package should be to ship those files not gzipped.
>
> 0.9.6 seems to be also affected - the help file is also packaged gzipped.
>
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: 13.6
> APT prefers stable-updates
> APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable-security'), (500,
> 'stable')
> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
>
> Kernel: Linux 6.12.95+deb13-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
> Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_US:en
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
> Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
> LSM: AppArmor: enabled
>
> Versions of packages openorienteering-mapper depends on:
> ii libc6 2.41-12+deb13u3
> ii libgcc-s1 14.2.0-19
> ii libgdal36 3.10.3+dfsg-1
> ii libpolyclipping22 6.4.2-8+b1
> ii libproj25 9.6.0-1
> ii libqt5core5t64 [qtbase-abi-5-15-15] 5.15.15+dfsg-6+deb13u1
> ii libqt5gui5t64 5.15.15+dfsg-6+deb13u1
> ii libqt5network5t64 5.15.15+dfsg-6+deb13u1
> ii libqt5positioning5 5.15.15+dfsg-3+b1
> ii libqt5printsupport5t64 5.15.15+dfsg-6+deb13u1
> ii libqt5sensors5 5.15.15-2
> ii libqt5serialport5 5.15.15-2
> ii libqt5widgets5t64 5.15.15+dfsg-6+deb13u1
> ii libstdc++6 14.2.0-19
> ii qttools5-dev-tools 5.15.15-6
> ii zlib1g 1:1.3.dfsg+really1.3.1-1+b1
>
> openorienteering-mapper recommends no packages.
>
> openorienteering-mapper suggests no packages.
>
> -- no debconf information
