[PATCH] Make linux-doc non-versioned, fixing 382115 and 247517

[Tim Gardner]

Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> Patches attached for review (also attached to bug 382115).
> 
> Currently, the linux source package builds linux-doc-xx.yy.zz, and
> linux-meta builds linux-doc which Depends: linux-doc-xx.yy.zz. I suggest
> that this be changed, such that linux-doc-xx.yy.zz be renamed to linux-doc,
> and be provided by the latest version of the linux source package.
> 
> This would be much simpler, eliminating the need for a metapackage and a new
> binary package with each major kernel version. Instead, there would just be
> a "linux-doc" package which contained the documentation for the current
> version of the linux source package. This would also incidentally fix
> long-standing bug 247517, which causes linux-doc to be routinely held back
> by APT during kernel upgrades.
> 
> Unlike linux-image packages, there is rarely any need to install older
> versions of the documentation, and if needed, the older docs are easily
> available on the web.
> 
> 

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