diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index 95b8d2741d..55a2995519 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -7499,26 +7499,29 @@
- If a committed change results in changing the package output,
- then the value of the PR variable needs to be increased
- (or "bumped") as part of that commit.
+ If a committed change results in changing the package
+ output, then the value of the PR variable needs to be
+ increased (or "bumped") as part of that commit.
For new recipes you should add the PR
- variable and set its initial value equal to "r0", which is the default.
- Even though the 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.
+ variable and set its initial value equal to "r0", which is
+ the default.
+ Even though the 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
+ If you are sharing a common .inc file
+ with multiple recipes, you can also use the
INC_PR
- variable to ensure that
- the recipes sharing the .inc file are rebuilt when the
+ variable to ensure that the recipes sharing the
+ .inc file are rebuilt when the
.inc file itself is changed.
- The .inc file must set INC_PR
- (initially to "r0"), and all recipes referring to it should set PR
- to "$(INC_PR).0" initially, incrementing the last number when the recipe is changed.
+ The .inc file must set
+ INC_PR (initially to "r0"), and all
+ recipes referring to it should set PR
+ to "${INC_PR}.0" initially, incrementing the last number
+ when the recipe is changed.
If the .inc file is changed then its
INC_PR should be incremented.
@@ -7527,14 +7530,14 @@
When upgrading the version of a package, assuming the
PV
changes, the PR variable should be
- reset to "r0" (or "$(INC_PR).0" if you are using
+ reset to "r0" (or "${INC_PR}.0" if you are using
INC_PR).
Usually, version increases occur only to packages.
- However, if for some reason PV changes but does not
- increase, you can increase the
+ However, if for some reason PV changes
+ but does not increase, you can increase the
PE
variable (Package Epoch).
The PE variable defaults to "0".
@@ -7544,7 +7547,8 @@
Version numbering strives to follow the
Debian Version Field Policy Guidelines.
- These guidelines define how versions are compared and what "increasing" a version means.
+ These guidelines define how versions are compared and what
+ "increasing" a version means.