[Kernel-handbook-general] [PATCH 7/7] Note that official Linux kernel packages will use only 2 version components in wheezy+1

Ben Hutchings ben at decadent.org.uk
Sun Jun 17 05:03:43 UTC 2012


---
 chapter-versions.sgml |    3 ++-
 debian/changelog      |    2 ++
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/chapter-versions.sgml b/chapter-versions.sgml
index d9cb544..49e7210 100644
--- a/chapter-versions.sgml
+++ b/chapter-versions.sgml
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
 	  the <tt>uname</tt> system call or command and expect to find
 	  at least 3 version components separated by dots.  For
 	  compatibility, the official kernel packages currently add
-	  '.0' to the upstream version.
+	  '.0' to the upstream version, but this will be dropped in
+	  wheezy+1.
 	</p>
       </sect>
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 146629d..ac439da 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ kernel-handbook (1.0.13) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     - Debian 6.0 release is now in the past
     - initramfs-tools is no longer special
     - squeeze+1 has a name and number
+  * Note that official Linux kernel packages will use only 2 version
+    components in wheezy+1
 
  -- Ben Hutchings <ben at decadent.org.uk>  Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:26:30 +0000
 
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1.7.10.4


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