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diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml index 777a91b81f..5d4e5b1ab3 100644 --- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml +++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml | |||
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| 842 | <para> | 842 | <para> |
| 843 | If there are multiple versions of recipes available, this | 843 | If there are multiple versions of recipes available, this |
| 844 | variable determines which recipe should be given preference. | 844 | variable determines which recipe should be given preference. |
| 845 | The variable should be set to the <filename>$PV</filename> of the recipe | 845 | The variable must always be suffixed with the <filename>$PN</filename> |
| 846 | to whichy you want to give precedence. | 846 | for which to select, and should be set to the |
| 847 | <filename>$PV</filename> to which you want to give precedence. | ||
| 848 | You can use the "<filename>%</filename>" character as a wildcard | ||
| 849 | to match any number of characters, which can be useful when | ||
| 850 | specifying versions that contain long revision number that could | ||
| 851 | potentially change. | ||
| 852 | Here are two examples: | ||
| 853 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | ||
| 854 | PREFERRED_VERSION_python = "2.6.6" | ||
| 855 | PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto = "3.0+git%" | ||
| 856 | </literallayout> | ||
| 847 | </para> | 857 | </para> |
| 848 | </glossdef> | 858 | </glossdef> |
| 849 | </glossentry> | 859 | </glossentry> |