<glossentry id='var-TMPDIR'><glossterm>TMPDIR</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
- This variable is the temporary directory the OpenEmbedded build system
- uses when it does its work building images.
- By default, the <filename>TMPDIR</filename> variable is named
- <filename>tmp</filename> within the
+ This variable is the base directory the OpenEmbedded
+ build system uses for all build output and intermediate
+ files (other than the shared state cache).
+ By default, the <filename>TMPDIR</filename> variable points
+ to <filename>tmp</filename> within the
<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>.
</para>
<para>
- If you want to establish this directory in a location other than the
- default, you can uncomment the following statement in the
+ If you want to establish this directory in a location other
+ than the default, you can uncomment and edit the following
+ statement in the
<filename>conf/local.conf</filename> file in the
<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>:
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