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@@ -5552,6 +5552,12 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
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+   :term:`LOCALE_PATHS`
+      The :term:`LOCALE_PATHS` variable holds a whitespace separated list of
+      paths that are scanned to construct ``-locale`` packages during
+      :ref:`overview-manual/concepts:Package Splitting`. The list
+      contains ``${datadir}/locale`` by default.
+
    :term:`LOG_DIR`
       Specifies the directory to which the OpenEmbedded build system writes
       overall log files. The default directory is ``${TMPDIR}/log``.