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diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.xml b/import-layers/yocto-poky/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.xml
index 0e89bf2396..d89e123e06 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.xml
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.xml
@@ -1143,8 +1143,6 @@
<glossdef>
<para>
Sets the base location where layers are stored.
- By default, this location is set to
- <filename>${COREBASE}</filename>.
This setting is used in conjunction with
<filename>bitbake-layers layerindex-fetch</filename> and
tells <filename>bitbake-layers</filename> where to place
@@ -1596,9 +1594,19 @@
<glossentry id='var-INHERIT'><glossterm>INHERIT</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
- Causes the named class to be inherited at
- this point during parsing.
- The variable is only valid in configuration files.
+ Causes the named class or classes to be inherited globally.
+ Anonymous functions in the class or classes
+ are not executed for the
+ base configuration and in each individual recipe.
+ The OpenEmbedded build system ignores changes to
+ <filename>INHERIT</filename> in individual recipes.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ For more information on <filename>INHERIT</filename>, see
+ the
+ "<link linkend="inherit-configuration-directive"><filename>INHERIT</filename> Configuration Directive</link>"
+ section.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
@@ -1893,7 +1901,7 @@
Here are two examples:
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
PREFERRED_VERSION_python = "2.7.3"
- PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto = "3.10%"
+ PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto = "4.12%"
</literallayout>
</para>
</glossdef>