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@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ Example::
echo CONFIG_SYS_BOARD boot failed - please check your image
echo Load address is CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR
+Settings which are common to a group of boards can use #include to bring in
+a common file in the `include/env` directory, containing environment
+settings. For example::
+
+ #include <env/ti/mmc.env>
+
If CONFIG_ENV_SOURCE_FILE is empty and the default filename is not present, then
the old-style C environment is used instead. See below.
@@ -94,7 +100,7 @@ to add environment variables.
Board maintainers are encouraged to migrate to the text-based environment as it
is easier to maintain. The distro-board script still requires the old-style
-environment but work is underway to address this.
+environments, so use :doc:`../develop/bootstd` instead.
List of environment variables