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dev-manual: Edits to "Creating Your Own Distribution" section. 

(From yocto-docs rev: 7832fbf97e714649730794d0a71bcae42933209d)

Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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Poky distribution. Poky distribution.
If you wish to gain more control over package alternative If you wish to gain more control over package alternative
selections, compile-time options, and other low-level selections, compile-time options, and other low-level
configuration, you can create your own distribution. configurations, you can create your own distribution.
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
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configurations in a <filename>local.conf</filename> configurations in a <filename>local.conf</filename>
configuration file makes it easier to reproduce the same configuration file makes it easier to reproduce the same
build configuration when using multiple build machines. build configuration when using multiple build machines.
See the
"<link linkend='creating-a-general-layer-using-the-yocto-layer-script'>Creating a General Layer Using the yocto-layer Script</link>"
section for information on how to quickly set up a layer.
</para></listitem> </para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis>Create the Distribution Configuration File:</emphasis> <listitem><para><emphasis>Create the distribution configuration file:</emphasis>
The distribution configuration file needs to be created in The distribution configuration file needs to be created in
the <filename>conf/distro</filename> directory of your the <filename>conf/distro</filename> directory of your
layer. layer.
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or configuration files from other distributions or configuration files from other distributions
such as Poky or Angstrom as references. such as Poky or Angstrom as references.
</tip></para></listitem> </tip></para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis>Provide Miscellaneous Variables:</emphasis> <listitem><para><emphasis>Provide miscellaneous variables:</emphasis>
Be sure to define any other variable for which you want to Be sure to define any other variables for which you want to
create a default or enforce as part of the distribution create a default or enforce as part of the distribution
configuration. configuration.
You can include nearly any variable from the You can include nearly any variable from the
<filename>local.conf</filename> file. <filename>local.conf</filename> file.
The variables you use are not limited to the list in the The variables you use are not limited to the list in the
previous bulleted item.</para></listitem> previous bulleted item.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis>Point to Your Distribution Configuration File:</emphasis> <listitem><para><emphasis>Point to Your distribution configuration file:</emphasis>
In your <filename>local.conf</filename> file in the In your <filename>local.conf</filename> file in the
<link linkend='build-directory'>Build Directory</link>, <link linkend='build-directory'>Build Directory</link>,
set your set your
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<literallayout class='monospaced'> <literallayout class='monospaced'>
DISTRO = "mydistro" DISTRO = "mydistro"
</literallayout></para></listitem> </literallayout></para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis>Add More to the Layer if Necessary:</emphasis> <listitem><para><emphasis>Add more to the layer if necessary:</emphasis>
Use your layer to hold other information needed for the Use your layer to hold other information needed for the
distribution: distribution:
<itemizedlist> <itemizedlist>