<glossentry id='var-DISTRO'><glossterm>DISTRO</glossterm>
<glossdef>
- <para>The short name of the distribution.</para>
+ <para>
+ The short name of the distribution.
+ This variable corresponds to a file with the
+ extension <filename>.conf</filename>
+ located in a <filename>conf/distro</filename> directory
+ within the metadata that contains the distribution configuration.
+ The
+ value must not contain spaces, and is typically all lower-case.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If the variable is blank, a set of default configuration
+ will be used, which is specified
+ within <filename>meta/conf/distro/defaultsetup.conf</filename>.
+ </para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>