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255 <para> 255 <para>
256 When you launch your build with the 256 When you launch your build with the
257 <filename>bitbake <replaceable>target</replaceable></filename> command, BitBake 257 <filename>bitbake <replaceable>target</replaceable></filename>
258 sorts out the configurations to ultimately define your build 258 command, BitBake sorts out the configurations to ultimately
259 environment. 259 define your build environment.
260 It is important to understand that the OpenEmbedded build system
261 reads the configuration files in a specific order:
262 <filename>site.conf</filename>, <filename>auto.conf</filename>,
263 and <filename>local.conf</filename>.
264 And, the build system applies the normal assignment statement
265 rules.
266 Because the files are parsed in a specific order, variable
267 assignments for the same variable could be affected.
268 For example, if the <filename>auto.conf</filename> file and
269 the <filename>local.conf</filename> set
270 <replaceable>variable1</replaceable> to different values, because
271 the build system parses <filename>local.conf</filename> after
272 <filename>auto.conf</filename>,
273 <replaceable>variable1</replaceable> is assigned the value from
274 the <filename>local.conf</filename> file.
260 </para> 275 </para>
261 </section> 276 </section>
262 277