helps the package manager distinguish which package is the
most recent one in cases where many packages have the same
<filename>PV</filename> (i.e. <filename>PKGV</filename>).
- Packages have the same <filename>PV</filename> usually
- when the package manager installs the same upstream version
- and some of the packages include packaging fixes.
+ A component having many packages with the same
+ <filename>PV</filename> usually means that the packages all
+ install the same upstream version, but with later
+ (<filename>PR</filename>) version packages including
+ packaging fixes.
<note>
<filename>PR</filename> does not need to be increased
for changes that do not change the package contents or
metadata.
</note>
- Because, manually managing <filename>PR</filename> can be
+ Because manually managing <filename>PR</filename> can be
cumbersome and error-prone, an automated solution exists.
See the
"<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#working-with-a-pr-service'>Working With a PR Service</ulink>"