here's a proposed patch that works for me:
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules index b0d2769..3e30e01 100755 --- a/debian/rules +++ b/debian/rules @@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ endif CC=gcc INSTALL=/usr/bin/install -CFLAGS := -g -O2 -fno-strength-reduce -D_REENTRANT -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=500 $(CFLAGS_ALPHA) +CFLAGS := -g -fno-strength-reduce -D_REENTRANT -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=500 $(CFLAGS_ALPHA) +ifneq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS))) + CFLAGS += -O0 +else + CFLAGS += -O2 +endif ELF_CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) -fPIC SOMAJOR=2
