#978672 Stop shipping private/latest-policy-version

Package:
lintian
Source:
lintian
Submitter:
Felix Lechner
Date:
2020-12-29 22:09:03 UTC
Severity:
normal
Blocked By:
Bug Title
968000

  23

 libconfig-model-dpkg-perl: Get policy release dates in another way

minor stable testing unstable about 4 years ago

968154

  14

 debian-policy: please provide file with policy release versions and dates

wishlist stable testing unstable almost 5 years ago

#978672#5
Date:
2020-08-06 16:36:14 UTC
From:
To:
Hi,

Some modules were kept in Perl's system path because they are used by
libconfig-model-dpkg-perl. A bug with some suggestions was filed in
Bug#968000. The Perl packaging team is working hard to resolve the
other bug, which blocks this one.

The affected Lintian modules are presently shipped in two locations.
This is a reminder to remove the duplicate files. The line
'lib/Lintian usr/share/perl5' should then be dropped from
d/lintian.install.

Aside from the other bug, more information may be available in commits
818b3aad and 0df1a8ed.

Kind regards
Felix Lechner
#978672#14
Date:
2020-12-29 22:06:56 UTC
From:
To:
Control: clone -1 -2
Control: retitle -2 Stop shipping private/latest-policy-version
Control: unblock -1 by 968000 968154

Lintian will soon stop shipping its modules in the Perl system path.
For the benefit of libconfig-model-dpkg-perl (and only for the benefit
of that package), Lintian will instead provide a dedicated program to
obtain the latest policy version from Lintian data.

The location of the non-public executable is

    /usr/share/lintian/private/latest-policy-version

Kind regards,
Felix Lechner