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

[Tim Gardner]

Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 02:56:26PM +0100, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
>> Some possible ways to fix this:
>>
>>  * Use the linux-meta scheme in both places (it's a native package anyway)
>>
>>  * Upload the next linux-meta (which should drop linux-doc) and then try
>>    again after the old linux-doc has been removed (may need manual
>>    intervention)
>>
>>  * Artificially and temporarily inflate the version number on linux-doc only
>>    (and let the problem solve itself with 2.6.31)
> 
> As a fourth option, Steve Langasek suggested reverting the change, and
> putting it in with the first upload of .31 (when the linux source package
> version will exceed the current linux-meta source version).
> 
> This seems like it would work fine, too, so long as it's done in the right
> order:
> 
> 1. Upload patched linux-meta to remove linux-doc (but don't bump ABI)
> 
> 2. Upload new linux to rename linux-doc-x.y.z to linux-doc (and bump ABI)
> 
> 3. Upload linux-meta (and bump ABI)
> 
> Make sense?
> 

1) agreed, plus the new generic-pae flavour.

2) I'm going to revert the linux-doc patch to linux and re-upload since
I'd really like to propagate the new i386 PAE flavour before introducing
2.6.31 (which ought to be next week at the latest).

3) agreed, but not until _after_ 2.6.31.

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Tim Gardner tim.gardner at canonical.com