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Fixes [YOCTO #9843]

Some minor rewordings and removal of a stray comma.

(From yocto-docs rev: 9983619766bdb9d1a50948e219617aeef3170524)

Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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@@ -9598,15 +9598,17 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
helps the package manager distinguish which package is the helps the package manager distinguish which package is the
most recent one in cases where many packages have the same most recent one in cases where many packages have the same
<filename>PV</filename> (i.e. <filename>PKGV</filename>). <filename>PV</filename> (i.e. <filename>PKGV</filename>).
Packages have the same <filename>PV</filename> usually A component having many packages with the same
when the package manager installs the same upstream version <filename>PV</filename> usually means that the packages all
and some of the packages include packaging fixes. install the same upstream version, but with later
(<filename>PR</filename>) version packages including
packaging fixes.
<note> <note>
<filename>PR</filename> does not need to be increased <filename>PR</filename> does not need to be increased
for changes that do not change the package contents or for changes that do not change the package contents or
metadata. metadata.
</note> </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. cumbersome and error-prone, an automated solution exists.
See the See the
"<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#working-with-a-pr-service'>Working With a PR Service</ulink>" "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#working-with-a-pr-service'>Working With a PR Service</ulink>"