--- a/test/unittest_cwconfig.py	Thu Sep 24 11:26:11 2015 +0200
+++ b/test/unittest_cwconfig.py	Tue Nov 24 16:57:07 2015 +0100
@@ -86,15 +86,6 @@
         finally:
             comment_pkginfo.__recommends_cubes__ = {}
 
-
-#     def test_vc_config(self):
-#         vcconf = self.config.vc_config()
-#         self.assertIsInstance(vcconf['EEMAIL'], Version)
-#         self.assertEqual(vcconf['EEMAIL'], (0, 3, 1))
-#         self.assertEqual(vcconf['CW'], (2, 31, 2))
-#         self.assertRaises(KeyError, vcconf.__getitem__, 'CW_VERSION')
-#         self.assertRaises(KeyError, vcconf.__getitem__, 'CRM')
-
     def test_expand_cubes(self):
         self.config.__class__.CUBES_PATH = [CUSTOM_CUBES_DIR]
         self.config.adjust_sys_path()

--- a/web/views/debug.py	Thu Sep 24 11:26:11 2015 +0200
+++ b/web/views/debug.py	Tue Nov 24 16:57:07 2015 +0100
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
         w(u'<tr><th align="left">%s</th><td>%s</td></tr>' % (
             _('instance home'), self._cw.vreg.config.apphome))
         w(u'</table>')
-        vcconf = req.vreg.config.vc_config()
+        vcconf = req.cnx.repo.get_versions()
         w(u'<h3>%s</h3>' % _('versions configuration'))
         w(u'<table>')
         w(u'<tr><th align="left">%s</th><td>%s</td></tr>' % (

--- a/web/views/management.py	Thu Sep 24 11:26:11 2015 +0200
+++ b/web/views/management.py	Tue Nov 24 16:57:07 2015 +0100
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
         # if excinfo is not None, it's probably not a bug
         if excinfo is None:
             return
-        vcconf = self._cw.vreg.config.vc_config()
+        vcconf = self._cw.cnx.repo.get_versions()
         w(u"<div>")
         eversion = vcconf.get('cubicweb', self._cw._('no version information'))
         # NOTE: tuple wrapping needed since eversion is itself a tuple

--- a/web/webconfig.py	Thu Sep 24 11:26:11 2015 +0200
+++ b/web/webconfig.py	Tue Nov 24 16:57:07 2015 +0100
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@
                 continue
             yield key, pdef
 
+    @deprecated('[3.22] call req.cnx.repo.get_versions() directly')
     def vc_config(self):
         return self.repository().get_versions()