xml-core: Makes packages to FTBFS with 'Unexpected debhelper version format'

[Santiago Vila]

On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 03:00:47PM +0200, gregor herrmann wrote:

> Idea 1: remove this whole check; debhelper >= 9.20120909 is already
> satisfied in oldstable, so this doesn't serve any purpose any more.

I think this is the best thing to do. No need to find the "right fix"
for something which is not even a problem anymore. Trivial patch
attached, but I have not actually tested it.

Thanks.
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--- a/debhelper/dh_installxmlcatalogs
+++ b/debhelper/dh_installxmlcatalogs
@@ -110,11 +110,6 @@ use strict;
 use Debian::Debhelper::Dh_Lib;
 use Debian::Debhelper::Dh_Version;
 
-$Debian::Debhelper::Dh_Version::version =~ /^(\d+)\.(\d+)/
-	or error("Unexpected debhelper version format");
-# For the "sub" argument to autoscript:
-$1 > 9 or ($1 == 9 and $2 >= '20120909') or error('debhelper 9.20120909 or later required');
-
 ## ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 my $xmlcorever	= "0.12";