</para>
</section>
+<section id='ref-classes-packagegroup'>
+ <title>Package Groups - <filename>packagegroup.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+ <para>
+ This class sets default values appropriate for package group recipes (such as
+ <filename><link linkend='var-PACKAGES'>PACKAGES</link></filename>,
+ <filename><link linkend='var-PACKAGE_ARCH'>PACKAGE_ARCH</link></filename>,
+ <filename><link linkend='var-ALLOW_EMPTY'>ALLOW_EMPTY</link></filename>,
+ and so forth.
+ It is highly recommended that all package group recipes inherit this class.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ For information on how to use this class, see the
+ "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#usingpoky-extend-customimage-customtasks'>Customizing Images Using Custom Package Tasks</ulink>"
+ section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Previously, this class was named <filename>task.bbclass</filename>.
+ </para>
+</section>
+
+
<section id='ref-classes-package'>
<title>Packaging - <filename>package*.bbclass</filename></title>
sstate.bbclass
staging.bbclass
syslinux.bbclass
- task.bbclass
terminal.bbclass
tinderclient.bbclass
toolchain-scripts.bbclass