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48 | 48 | ||
49 | <para> | 49 | <para> |
50 | The items below are features you can use with | 50 | The items below are features you can use with |
51 | <link linkend='var-DISTRO_FEATURES'><filename>DISTRO_FEATURES</filename></link>. | 51 | <link linkend='var-DISTRO_FEATURES'><filename>DISTRO_FEATURES</filename></link> |
52 | Features do not have a one-to-one correspondence to packages, and they can | 52 | to enable features across your distribution. |
53 | go beyond simply controlling the installation of a package or packages. | 53 | Features do not have a one-to-one correspondence to packages, |
54 | Sometimes a feature can influence how certain recipes are built. | 54 | and they can go beyond simply controlling the installation of a |
55 | For example, a feature might determine whether a particular configure option | 55 | package or packages. |
56 | is specified within <filename>do_configure</filename> for a particular | 56 | In most cases, the presence or absence of a feature translates to |
57 | recipe. | 57 | the appropriate option supplied to the configure script during |
58 | <filename>do_configure</filename> for the recipes that optionally | ||
59 | support the feature. | ||
60 | </para> | ||
61 | |||
62 | <para> | ||
63 | Some distro features are also machine features. | ||
64 | This select list of features makes sense to be controlled both at | ||
65 | the machine and distribution configuration level. | ||
66 | See the | ||
67 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-COMBINED_FEATURES'><filename>COMBINED_FEATURES</filename></ulink> | ||
68 | variable for more information. | ||
58 | </para> | 69 | </para> |
59 | 70 | ||
60 | <para> | 71 | <para> |