# create a build dir
mkdir build

# clone from git://git.breakpoint.cc/bigeasy/xz-utils-debian.git
git clone git://git.breakpoint.cc/bigeasy/xz-utils-debian.git
cd xz-utils-debian

# install needed package for compiling: apt-get install autoconf automake ...
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install debhelper autoconf libtool doxygen

# adjust debian/rules: remove --disable-threads from configure args
sed -i -e 's/--disable-threads/--enable-threads/g' -e 's/--enable-small/--disable-small/g' debian/rules

# build package
dpkg-buildpackage -uc -us -b

# grab deb files
cd ..
ls -l *.deb