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diff --git a/poky/documentation/dev-manual/packages.rst b/poky/documentation/dev-manual/packages.rst index 90c52beb29..79f21d9f34 100644 --- a/poky/documentation/dev-manual/packages.rst +++ b/poky/documentation/dev-manual/packages.rst @@ -227,18 +227,6 @@ default value is "r0", the practice of adding it to a new recipe makes it harder to forget to bump the variable when you make changes to the recipe in future. -If you are sharing a common ``.inc`` file with multiple recipes, you can -also use the :term:`INC_PR` variable to ensure that the recipes sharing the -``.inc`` file are rebuilt when the ``.inc`` file itself is changed. The -``.inc`` file must set :term:`INC_PR` (initially to "r0"), and all recipes -referring to it should set :term:`PR` to "${INC_PR}.0" initially, -incrementing the last number when the recipe is changed. If the ``.inc`` -file is changed then its :term:`INC_PR` should be incremented. - -When upgrading the version of a binary package, assuming the :term:`PV` -changes, the :term:`PR` variable should be reset to "r0" (or "${INC_PR}.0" -if you are using :term:`INC_PR`). - Usually, version increases occur only to binary packages. However, if for some reason :term:`PV` changes but does not increase, you can increase the :term:`PE` variable (Package Epoch). The :term:`PE` variable defaults to |