diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
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+osrm-backend (5.27.1-3614af7) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * debian build of current upstream master 3614af7f6429ee35c3f2e836513b784a74664ab6 
+
+ -- fred <frederik@remote.org>  Fri, 29 Nov 2024 17:47:07 +0000
+
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
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+++ b/debian/compat
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+9
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
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+++ b/debian/control
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+Source: osrm-backend
+Maintainer: Frederik Ramm <ramm@geofabrik.de>
+Section: utils
+Priority: optional
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9),
+               cmake,
+               libbz2-dev,
+               libxml2-dev,
+               libzip-dev,
+               libboost-all-dev,
+               lua5.2, 
+               liblua5.2-dev,
+               libtbb-dev
+Standards-Version: 4.4.1
+
+Package: osrm-backend
+Architecture: any
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends},
+         ${misc:Depends}
+Description: Routing engine for OpenStreetMap
+ Provides routing with CH or MLD algorithms
diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright
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+++ b/debian/copyright
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+Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0
+Upstream-Name: osrm-backend
+Source: https://github.com/project-osrm/openstreetmap-backend/releases
+
+Files: *
+Copyright: Copyright (c) 2017, Project OSRM contributors
+License: BSD
+
diff --git a/debian/dirs b/debian/dirs
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+++ b/debian/dirs
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+usr/bin
+usr/share/osrm
diff --git a/debian/docs b/debian/docs
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+++ b/debian/docs
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+CONTRIBUTING.md
+README.md
+docs/*.md
diff --git a/debian/files b/debian/files
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+++ b/debian/files
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+osrm-backend-dbgsym_5.27.1-3614af7_amd64.ddeb debug optional automatic=yes
+osrm-backend_5.27.1-3614af7_amd64.buildinfo utils optional
+osrm-backend_5.27.1-3614af7_amd64.deb utils optional
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
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+++ b/debian/rules
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+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+# debian/rules for osrm-backend
+
+# Uncomment this to turn on verbose mode.
+#export DH_VERBOSE=1
+
+# Enable hardening build flags
+export DEB_BUILD_MAINT_OPTIONS=hardening=+all
+
+# Verbose test output
+#export VERBOSE=1
+
+CFLAGS += $(CPPFLAGS) -DNDEBUG
+CXXFLAGS += $(CPPFLAGS) -DNDEBUG #-Wno-pessimizing-move -Wno-redundant-move
+
+%:
+	dh $@ --parallel # --buildsystem cmake  
+
+override_dh_auto_test:
+	dh_auto_test || echo "Ignoring test failures"
+
+override_dh_install:
+	dh_install --list-missing
+