Bug#968000: libconfig-model-dpkg-perl: Get policy release dates in another way

[gregor herrmann]

On Thu, 03 Dec 2020 21:42:33 -0800, Felix Lechner wrote:

> Please have a look at this commit. It explains how to mitigate
> expected upcoming breakage in your package.
> 
>    https://salsa.debian.org/lintian/lintian/-/commit/d2f692f564ac725a0eb58a7d62abe57f66cdc753
> 
> Please load the policy data with:
> 
>     my $data = $profile->load_data(...);
> 
> instead of
> 
>     my $data = Lintian::Data->new(...);

This doesn't work in a current sid chroot.
Probably because the change in lintian isn't uploaded yet.
This means we can't make this change (as in: uploading a change)
right now.

If you want us to make this change please provide a tested and
working MR, including required changes in d/control (aka minimum
required lintian version, which actually is in the archive).
 
> That is a temporary fix; the interface is scheduled to change again in
> the near future. Thank you!

Ehm, sorry, this sounds quite unattractive. My personal motivation to
play catchup with lintian changes is, hm, limited. Could we maybe
wait for a fix for #968154 in debian-policy?

Cheers,
gregor

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