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authorScott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>2013-02-11 09:56:38 -0800
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2013-02-14 17:25:44 +0000
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dev-manual: Updated PR Service section with comments
Fixes YOCTO #2684 Applied some review comments to the section from Richard Purdie. (From yocto-docs rev: 772617a45df10e5e42364854fe03d8aad7cb46b6) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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@@ -2070,10 +2070,11 @@
2070 </para> 2070 </para>
2071 2071
2072 <para> 2072 <para>
2073 By default, there is no server that runs the PR Service. 2073 By default, the PR Service is not enabled or running.
2074 Thus, the packages generated are just "self consistent". 2074 Thus, the packages generated are just "self consistent".
2075 The build system adds and removes packages and 2075 The build system adds and removes packages and
2076 there are no guarantees about upgrade paths. 2076 there are no guarantees about upgrade paths but images
2077 will be consistent and correct with the latest changes.
2077 </para> 2078 </para>
2078 2079
2079 <para> 2080 <para>
@@ -2187,19 +2188,6 @@
2187 Debian Version Field Policy Guidelines</ulink>. 2188 Debian Version Field Policy Guidelines</ulink>.
2188 These guidelines define how versions are compared and what "increasing" a version means. 2189 These guidelines define how versions are compared and what "increasing" a version means.
2189 </para> 2190 </para>
2190
2191 <para>
2192 There are two reasons for following the previously mentioned guidelines.
2193 First, to ensure that when a developer updates and rebuilds, they get all the changes to
2194 the repository and do not have to remember to rebuild any sections.
2195 Second, to ensure that target users are able to upgrade their
2196 devices using package manager commands such as <filename>opkg upgrade</filename>
2197 (or similar commands for dpkg/apt or rpm-based systems).
2198 </para>
2199
2200 <para>
2201 The goal is to ensure the Yocto Project has packages that can be upgraded in all cases.
2202 </para>
2203 </section> 2191 </section>
2204 </section> 2192 </section>
2205 2193