<glossentry id='var-DESCRIPTION'><glossterm>DESCRIPTION</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The package description used by package managers.
- By default, <filename>DESCRIPTION</filename> is
- defined by the
+ If not set, <filename>DESCRIPTION</filename> takes
+ the value of the
<link linkend='var-SUMMARY'><filename>SUMMARY</filename></link>
- variable:
- <literallayout class='monospaced'>
- DESCRIPTION ?= "${SUMMARY}"
- </literallayout>
+ variable.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<filename>dpkg</filename>.
By default, <filename>SUMMARY</filename> is used to define
the <link linkend='var-DESCRIPTION'><filename>DESCRIPTION</filename></link>
- variable.
+ variable if <filename>DESCRIPTION</filename> is not set
+ in the recipe.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>