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diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml index e34843512a..3c8ed8249f 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml | |||
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2828 | the sysroot. | 2828 | the sysroot. |
2829 | </para></listitem> | 2829 | </para></listitem> |
2830 | <listitem><para> | 2830 | <listitem><para> |
2831 | One recipe having another recipe in | ||
2832 | <filename>DEPENDS</filename> does not by itself | ||
2833 | add any runtime dependencies between the | ||
2834 | packages produced by the two recipes. | ||
2835 | However, as explained in the | ||
2836 | <link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link> | ||
2837 | glossary entry, runtime dependencies will often | ||
2838 | be added automatically, meaning | ||
2839 | <filename>DEPENDS</filename> alone is | ||
2840 | sufficient for most recipes. | ||
2841 | </para></listitem> | ||
2842 | <listitem><para> | ||
2831 | Counterintuitively, | 2843 | Counterintuitively, |
2832 | <filename>DEPENDS</filename> is often necessary | 2844 | <filename>DEPENDS</filename> is often necessary |
2833 | even for recipes that install precompiled | 2845 | even for recipes that install precompiled |