ref-manual: Edits to base class.

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Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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</section> </section>
<section id='ref-classes-base'> <section id='ref-classes-base'>
<title>The base Class - <filename>base.bbclass</filename></title> <title><filename>base.bbclass</filename></title>
<para> <para>
The base class is special in that every <filename>.bb</filename> The <filename>base</filename> class is special in that every
file inherits it automatically. <filename>.bb</filename> file automatically inherits the class.
This class contains definitions for standard basic This class contains definitions for standard basic
tasks such as fetching, unpacking, configuring (empty by default), compiling tasks such as fetching, unpacking, configuring (empty by default),
(runs any <filename>Makefile</filename> present), installing (empty by default) and packaging compiling (runs any <filename>Makefile</filename> present), installing
(empty by default). (empty by default) and packaging (empty by default).
These classes are often overridden or extended by other classes These classes are often overridden or extended by other classes
such as <filename>autotools.bbclass</filename> or <filename>package.bbclass</filename>. such as the
The class also contains some commonly used functions such as <filename>oe_runmake</filename>. <link linkend='ref-classes-autotools'><filename>autotools</filename></link>
class or the
<link linkend='ref-classes-package'><filename>package</filename></link>
class.
The class also contains some commonly used functions such as
<filename>oe_runmake</filename>.
</para> </para>
</section> </section>