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

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 04:07:42PM +0100, Colin Watson wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 03:32:00PM +0100, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> > 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?
> 
> Yes, but this is more care than you need. Simply doing 2 and 3 would be
> sufficient; there's nothing to stop one source package taking over a
> binary from another source package as long as version constraints are
> met.

You're right, of course.  I'm inclined to be paranoid about having a package
in the archive which could fail if simply downloaded, patched and uploaded
(like linux-meta would without step 1).  It's not strictly necessary though,
so long as #3 happens without an intervening upload of linux-meta.

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 - mdz