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+# This variable is set to True if gobject-introspection-data is in
+# DISTRO_FEATURES and qemu-usermode is in MACHINE_FEATURES, and False otherwise.
+#
+# It should be used in recipes to determine whether introspection data should be built,
+# so that qemu use can be avoided when necessary.
+GI_DATA_ENABLED = "${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'gobject-introspection-data', \
+                      bb.utils.contains('MACHINE_FEATURES', 'qemu-usermode', 'True', 'False', d), 'False', d)}"
+
+