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| author |   Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> | 2016-06-30 13:04:02 -0700 |
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| committer |   Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org> | 2016-07-19 15:04:49 +0100 |
| commit | b67f865e67b54e09aae96868d5326d08c1652b35 (patch) | |
| tree | df49796982accae33a87365d341c82531c9b28bf /documentation | |
| parent | e5fabb90dcbf60e34d7609b7915a7adef2a9a041 (diff) | |
| download | openembedded-core-contrib-b67f865e67b54e09aae96868d5326d08c1652b35.tar.gz | |
ref-manual: Review edits to the PR variable in glossary.
Fixes [YOCTO #9843]
Some minor rewordings and removal of a stray comma.
(From yocto-docs rev: 0b0c8b0b1c4edb86eb2b20c73ffb83d640f6b916)
Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml | 10 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml index 1b1c055d58..fc36af4adf 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml @@ -9598,15 +9598,17 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3" helps the package manager distinguish which package is the most recent one in cases where many packages have the same <filename>PV</filename> (i.e. <filename>PKGV</filename>). - Packages have the same <filename>PV</filename> usually - when the package manager installs the same upstream version - and some of the packages include packaging fixes. + A component having many packages with the same + <filename>PV</filename> usually means that the packages all + install the same upstream version, but with later + (<filename>PR</filename>) version packages including + packaging fixes. <note> <filename>PR</filename> does not need to be increased for changes that do not change the package contents or metadata. </note> - Because, manually managing <filename>PR</filename> can be + Because manually managing <filename>PR</filename> can be cumbersome and error-prone, an automated solution exists. See the "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#working-with-a-pr-service'>Working With a PR Service</ulink>" |