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diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
index 6880c60a5a..3f1814c253 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -434,6 +434,19 @@
</para>
</section>
+<section id='ref-classes-compress_doc'>
+ <title><filename>compress_doc.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+ <para>
+ Enables compression for man pages and information pages.
+ This class is intended to be inherited globally.
+ The default compression mechanism is gz (gzip) but you can
+ select an alternative mechanism by setting the
+ <link linkend='var-DOC_COMPRESS'><filename>DOC_COMPRESS</filename>
+ variable.
+ </para>
+</section>
+
<section id='ref-classes-copyleft_compliance'>
<title><filename>copyleft_compliance.bbclass</filename></title>
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 1aabd5c71d..fe5738ec9f 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -2191,8 +2191,24 @@
chapter.
</para>
</glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id='var-DOC_COMPRESS'><glossterm>DOC_COMPRESS</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ Sets the compression policy used when the OpenEmbedded
+ build system compresses man pages and info pages.
+ By default, the compression method used is gs (gzip).
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ For information on how to use this variable, see the
+ comments in the
+ <filename>compress_doc.bbclass</filename> file.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
</glossentry>
+
</glossdiv>
<glossdiv id='var-glossary-e'><title>E</title>