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@@ -330,7 +330,8 @@ Removal (Override Style Syntax)
You can remove values from lists using the removal override style
syntax. Specifying a value for removal causes all occurrences of that
-value to be removed from the variable.
+value to be removed from the variable. Unlike ":append" and ":prepend",
+there is no need to add a leading or trailing space to the value.
When you use this syntax, BitBake expects one or more strings.
Surrounding spaces and spacing are preserved. Here is an example::