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

[Matt Zimmerman]

Patches attached for review (also attached to bug 382115).

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.

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 - mdz
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