[Kernel-handbook-general] [PATCH 2/7] Remove mention of the "new packaging scheme" that is now 11 years old

Ben Hutchings ben at decadent.org.uk
Fri Jan 6 23:11:38 UTC 2017


---
 chapter-packaging.dbk | 14 +++++---------
 debian/changelog      |  1 +
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/chapter-packaging.dbk b/chapter-packaging.dbk
index 1756a9d8b10c..8f1cf84e2d0b 100644
--- a/chapter-packaging.dbk
+++ b/chapter-packaging.dbk
@@ -5,15 +5,11 @@
 <title>Debian kernel packages</title>
 <section id="s-source-pkg"><title>Source package</title>
 <para>
-To ensure that the latest kernel version, containing all the essential bug and
-security fixes is available on as many architectures as possible, starting with
-2.6.12 the kernel team introduced a new packaging scheme.  In it most of the
-kernel-related binary packages are built from a single source package
-<package>linux</package>.  The
-<package>linux</package> source package supports building of kernel images and
-headers for all currently supported architectures.  Subsequent sections of this
-chapter document the naming and contents of the binary packages built from the
-<package>linux</package> source package.
+The <package>linux</package> source package supports building of
+kernel images and headers for all currently supported architectures.
+Subsequent sections of this chapter document the naming and contents
+of the binary packages built from the <package>linux</package> source
+package.
 </para>
 </section>
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d36a5ceab8de..7d04bc8c90b9 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ kernel-handbook (1.0.18) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     "Simple patching and building"
   * Update "Disk space requirements" to reflect that debug info is enabled by
     default
+  * Remove mention of the "new packaging scheme" that is now 11 years old
 
  -- Ben Hutchings <ben at decadent.org.uk>  Fri, 18 Mar 2016 18:10:04 +0000
 

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