I fixed this via https://public-inbox.org/git/pull.91.git.gitgitgad...@gmail.com/T/#t and the latest word is that this will be part of v2.20.0-rc2 (which I would expect before Monday, maybe even tonight).
- Bug#914695: dgit autopkgtest breaks with git 2.... Ian Jackson
- Bug#914695: dgit autopkgtest breaks with g... Jonathan Nieder
- Bug#914695: dgit autopkgtest breaks wi... Ian Jackson
- Bug#914695: dgit autopkgtest break... Ian Jackson
- Processed: Re: Bug#914695: dgit autopkgtes... Debian Bug Tracking System
- Processed: Re: Bug#914695: dgit autopkgtes... Debian Bug Tracking System
- Bug#914695: dgit autopkgtest breaks with g... Johannes Schindelin
- Bug#914695: marked as done (dgit autopkgte... Debian Bug Tracking System