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diff --git a/usermanual/chapters/recipes.xml b/usermanual/chapters/recipes.xml index 3462c11acc..f889acd395 100644 --- a/usermanual/chapters/recipes.xml +++ b/usermanual/chapters/recipes.xml @@ -335,6 +335,17 @@ mv fixed.recipe.bb myrecipe.bb</screen></para> <para>It is good practice to always define PR in your recipes, even for the <emphasis>"r0"</emphasis> release, so that when editing the recipe it is clear that the PR number needs to be updated.</para> + + <para>You should always increment PR when modifying a recipe. + Sometimes this can be avoided if the change will have no effect on the + actual packages generated by the recipe, such as updating the SRC_URI + to point to a new host. If in any doubt then you should increase the + PR regardless of what has been changed.</para> + + <para>The PR value should never be decremented. If you accidentally + submit a large PR value for example then it should be left at the + value and just increased for new releases, not reset back to a lower + version. </para> </note></para> <para>When a recipe is being processed some variables are automatically |