Bug#951186: Please reconsider usage of perl-Array-IntSpan in licensecheck

[Sandro Mani]

On 24.02.20 12:21, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
>
>>> If you do choose to carry this patch, then I kindly request that you
>>> document clearly that you are effectively distributing a fork of the
>>> code, so that your users do not get the false impression that the
>>> quality of your licensecheck is on par with that of licensecheck
>>> released by me.
>> I just need a short-term solution to get licensecheck working again
>> (currently it is completely broken). If there are better solutions,
>> I'm happy to go for whatever works!
> Here are some options I can see:
>
>    * Roll back to an older release not depending on Array::IntSpan
>      (and roll back Regexp::Pattern::License as well)
>    * Wait for me to find a replacement for Array::IntSpan
>    * Apply your patch and document its deficiencies as I request above

Rolling back would involve "Epoch" bumps in the package which are kinda 
ugly because they'll stay there for the lifetime of the package, so I'd 
rather avoid them.

I'll go with applying the patch, and make a note in the rpm specfile 
that it is a temporary hack and causes the deficiencies you describe.

Thanks
Sandro