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62    :term:`Build Directory`
65       script that is found in the Source Directory
67       :term:`TOPDIR` variable points to the Build Directory.
69       You have a lot of flexibility when creating the Build Directory.
70       Following are some examples that show how to create the directory.  The
71       examples assume your :term:`Source Directory` is named ``poky``:
73          -  Create the Build Directory inside your Source Directory and let
74             the name of the Build Directory default to ``build``:
81          -  Create the Build Directory inside your home directory and
88          -  Provide a directory path and specifically name the Build
89             Directory. Any intermediate folders in the pathname must exist.
90             This next example creates a Build Directory named
91             ``YP-&DISTRO;`` within the existing directory ``mybuilds``:
99          By default, the Build Directory contains :term:`TMPDIR`, which is a
100          temporary directory the build system uses for its work. :term:`TMPDIR` cannot
101          be under NFS. Thus, by default, the Build Directory cannot be under
102          NFS. However, if you need the Build Directory to be under NFS, you can
105          Build Directory.
126       :file:`conf/local.conf` configuration file in the :term:`Build Directory`
131       :term:`Source Directory`, define variables for specific hardware and are
143       layer, the top level ``meta-openembedded/`` directory is not itself an actual layer,
152       have a top-level directory that is itself an actual layer, as well as
157       a directory structure which contains multiple valid OpenEmbedded layers.
243       You can see the Metadata in the ``meta`` directory of the Yocto
343    :term:`Source Directory`
344      This term refers to the directory structure
354         Source Directory.
356      Sometimes you might hear the term "poky directory" used to refer to
357      this directory structure.
361         The OpenEmbedded build system does not support file or directory
362         names that contain spaces. Be sure that the Source Directory you
365      The Source Directory contains BitBake, Documentation, Metadata and
367      must have the Source Directory in place on your development system in
378      the Source Directory, if you do, the top-level directory name of the
379      Source Directory is derived from the Yocto Project release tarball.
382      results in a Source Directory whose root folder is named poky.
386      Directory created by unpacking a released tarball as compared to
390      files in the Source Directory are on top of the release and will
394      changes you make to the local Source Directory can be later applied