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<para>
Specifies the operating system in use on the build
- host (e.g. Linux).
- The operating system, as reported by the
- <filename>uname</filename> command, sets
- <filename>BUILD_OS</filename>.
- When set, the first word of the value converts to
- lower-case characters.
+ host (e.g. "linux").
+ The OpenEmbedded build system sets the value of
+ <filename>BUILD_OS</filename> from the OS reported by
+ the <filename>uname</filename> command - the first word,
+ converted to lower-case characters.
</para>
</glossdef>
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