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12 | of their function and contents. | 12 | of their function and contents. |
13 | </para> | 13 | </para> |
14 | 14 | ||
15 | <note> | ||
16 | Following are some points regarding the variables listed in this glossary: | ||
17 | <itemizedlist> | ||
18 | <listitem><para>The variables listed in this glossary | ||
19 | are specific to BitBake. | ||
20 | Consequently, the descriptions are limited to that context. | ||
21 | </para></listitem> | ||
22 | <listitem><para>Also, variables exist in other systems that use BitBake | ||
23 | (e.g. The Yocto Project and OpenEmbedded) that have names identical | ||
24 | to those found in this glossary. | ||
25 | For such cases, the variables in those systems extend the | ||
26 | functionality of the variable as it is described here in | ||
27 | this glossary. | ||
28 | </para></listitem> | ||
29 | <listitem><para>Finally, there are variables mentioned in this | ||
30 | glossary that do not appear in the BitBake glossary. | ||
31 | These other variables are variables used in systems that use | ||
32 | BitBake. | ||
33 | </para></listitem> | ||
34 | </itemizedlist> | ||
35 | </note> | ||
36 | |||
15 | <glossary id='ref-variables-glossary'> | 37 | <glossary id='ref-variables-glossary'> |
16 | 38 | ||
17 | <para> | 39 | <para> |