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diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
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+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -103,11 +103,11 @@
<para>
By default, the <filename>autotools</filename> class supports
- out-of-tree builds
+ using out-of-tree builds
(<link linkend='var-B'><filename>B</filename></link> <filename>!=</filename>
<link linkend='var-S'><filename>S</filename></link>).
- If your recipes do not support out-of-tree builds, you should
- have them inherit the
+ If the software being built by a recipe does not support
+ using out-of-tree builds, you should have the recipe inherit the
<link linkend='ref-classes-autotools-brokensep'><filename>autotools-brokensep</filename></link>
class.
</para>
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@
It's useful to have some idea of how the tasks defined by this class work
and what they do behind the scenes.
<itemizedlist>
- <listitem><para><link linkend='ref-tasks-configure'><filename>do_configure</filename></link> &dash; Regenerates the
+ <listitem><para><link linkend='ref-tasks-configure'><filename>do_configure</filename></link> &dash;
+ Regenerates the
configure script (using <filename>autoreconf</filename>) and then launches it
with a standard set of arguments used during cross-compilation.
You can pass additional parameters to <filename>configure</filename> through the