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ref-manual: Updated the PREFERRED_VERSION variable description. 

Fixes [YOCTO #8595]

Applied some wording changes as part of the review process from
Richard Purdie.

(From yocto-docs rev: 3c4fc3cbdecb7e3c8287a915b82bc5469288d5db)

Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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@ -9592,15 +9592,23 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
PREFERRED_VERSION_python = "2.7.3"
PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto = "3.19%"
</literallayout>
If you want to force a particular version of a recipe,
you can use "forcevariable" as follows:
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_forcevariable = "3.4%"
</literallayout>
Another method is to use a machine override:
Sometimes the <filename>PREFERRED_VERSION</filename>
variable can be set by configuration files in a way that
is hard to change.
You can use
<link linkend='var-OVERRIDES'><filename>OVERRIDES</filename></link>
to set a machine-specific override.
Here is an example:
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemux86 = "3.4%"
</literallayout>
Although not recommended, worst case, you can also use the
"forcevariable" override, which is the strongest override
possible.
Here is an example:
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_forcevariable = "3.4%"
</literallayout>
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>