[Kernel-handbook-general] [PATCH 7/7] Describe linux-headers-*-common* as architecture-independent

[Ben Hutchings]

This is now the case for Linux 4.9 in experimental, and that change
will be included in stretch.
---
 chapter-packaging.dbk | 35 +++++++++++++++++------------------
 debian/changelog      |  1 +
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/chapter-packaging.dbk b/chapter-packaging.dbk
index f28d50ab0ccf..3b779889ff7f 100644
--- a/chapter-packaging.dbk
+++ b/chapter-packaging.dbk
@@ -63,6 +63,23 @@ packages.
 </para>
 </listitem>
 </varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term><package>linux-headers-<replaceable>version</replaceable>-<replaceable>abiname</replaceable>-common[-<replaceable>featureset</replaceable>]</package></term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+This package contains a common set of kernel headers for a particular
+featureset (or no featureset).  Together with the flavour-specific
+<package>linux-headers</package> package it provides a full set of
+kernel headers, suitable for building of out-of-tree modules.  This
+package should not normally be installed directly, but only as a
+dependency of the flavour-specific headers package (see below).  It
+unpacks into the
+<filename>/usr/src/linux-headers-<replaceable>version</replaceable>-<replaceable>abiname</replaceable>-common[-<replaceable>featureset</replaceable>]</filename>
+directory.  Before version 4.9 these packages were
+architecture-dependent.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
 </variablelist>
 </section>
 
@@ -106,24 +123,6 @@ together with a short description is given below.
 </para>
 <variablelist>
 <varlistentry>
-<term><package>linux-headers-<replaceable>version</replaceable>-<replaceable>abiname</replaceable>-common[-<replaceable>featureset</replaceable>]</package></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>
-This package contains a common set of kernel headers for a particular
-featureset (or arch, if featureset is empty).  Together with the
-flavour-specific <package>linux-headers</package> package it provides a full
-set of kernel headers, suitable for building of out-of-tree modules.  This
-package should not normally be installed directly, but only as a dependency of
-the flavour-specific headers package (see next description).  It unpacks into
-the
-<filename>/usr/src/linux-headers-<replaceable>version</replaceable>-<replaceable>abiname</replaceable>-common[-<replaceable>featureset</replaceable>]</filename>
-directory.
-</para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-</variablelist>
-<variablelist>
-<varlistentry>
 <term><package>linux-headers-<replaceable>version</replaceable>-<replaceable>abiname</replaceable>[-<replaceable>featureset</replaceable>]-<replaceable>flavour</replaceable></package></term>
 <listitem>
 <para>
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index fb652a0e6467..7818c9ee5fe6 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ kernel-handbook (1.0.18) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     chapter
   * Update a list of i386 flavours
   * Correct the description of linux-support packages
+  * Describe linux-headers-*-common* as architecture-independent
 
  -- Ben Hutchings <ben at decadent.org.uk>  Fri, 18 Mar 2016 18:10:04 +0000
 
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