Public bug reported:
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.
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun May 31 11:11:04 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=bc555036-0252-42e8-804b-b34dc22bbcd4
MachineType: LENOVO 6465CTO
Package: linux-image-2.6.30-6-generic 2.6.30-6.7
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=305dde78-d20a-4248-aaf4-09447b7c5791 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
LC_COLLATE=C
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/zsh
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.30-6.7-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
SourcePackage: linux
Uname: Linux 2.6.30-6-generic x86_64
dmi.bios.date: 01/21/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 7LETB0WW (2.10 )
dmi.board.name: 6465CTO
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr7LETB0WW(2.10):bd01/21/2008:svnLENOVO:pn6465CTO:pvrThinkPadT61:rvnLENOVO:rn6465CTO:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 6465CTO
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T61
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
Importance: Wishlist
Assignee: Canonical Kernel Team (canonical-kernel-team)
Status: Triaged
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug
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Consider building unversioned linux-doc package
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/382115
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