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ref-manual: Tweaks to a patch from Robert P. J. Day 

I altered three areas from the previous patch submitted and
applied from Robert P. J. Day.  Two minor wording changes and
removal of negative language.

(From yocto-docs rev: e4370fb28e6278292224b3a3efbf41943c5c0829)

Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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@ -60,7 +60,8 @@
and is responsible for parsing the and is responsible for parsing the
<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#metadata'>Metadata</ulink>, <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#metadata'>Metadata</ulink>,
generating a list of tasks from it, and then executing those tasks. generating a list of tasks from it, and then executing those tasks.
To see a list of the options BitBake supports, use either of: To see a list of the options BitBake supports, use either of
the following commands:
<literallayout class='monospaced'> <literallayout class='monospaced'>
$ bitbake -h $ bitbake -h
$ bitbake --help $ bitbake --help
@ -112,13 +113,13 @@
The <filename>.bb</filename> files are usually referred to as "recipes." The <filename>.bb</filename> files are usually referred to as "recipes."
In general, a recipe contains information about a single piece of software. In general, a recipe contains information about a single piece of software.
This information includes the location from which to download the This information includes the location from which to download the
pristine source, any source patches to be applied to that source unaltered source, any source patches to be applied to that source
(if any are needed), which special configuration options to apply, (if needed), which special configuration options to apply,
how to compile the source files, and how to package the compiled output. how to compile the source files, and how to package the compiled output.
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
The term "package" is sometimes (confusingly) used to refer to recipes. However, The term "package" is sometimes used to refer to recipes. However,
since the word "package" is used for the packaged output from the OpenEmbedded since the word "package" is used for the packaged output from the OpenEmbedded
build system (i.e. <filename>.ipk</filename> or <filename>.deb</filename> files), build system (i.e. <filename>.ipk</filename> or <filename>.deb</filename> files),
this document avoids using the term "package" when referring to recipes. this document avoids using the term "package" when referring to recipes.