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variables.rst: remove references to obsolete tar packaging

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The tar packaging format was removed some time ago. Also, add some
minor grammatical tweaking.

(From yocto-docs rev: 0c154c1f431be918c4c9ce3047c12099925a9c53)

Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca>
Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard <antonin.godard@bootlin.com>
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Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard <antonin.godard@bootlin.com>
Signed-off-by: Steve Sakoman <steve@sakoman.com>
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@@ -4076,13 +4076,13 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
variable.
:term:`IMAGE_PKGTYPE`
Defines the package type (i.e. DEB, RPM, IPK, or TAR) used by the
Defines the package type (i.e. DEB, RPM or IPK) used by the
OpenEmbedded build system. The variable is defined appropriately by
the :ref:`ref-classes-package_deb`, :ref:`ref-classes-package_rpm`,
or :ref:`ref-classes-package_ipk` class.
one of the :ref:`ref-classes-package_deb`, :ref:`ref-classes-package_rpm`,
or :ref:`ref-classes-package_ipk` classes.
The :ref:`ref-classes-populate-sdk-*` and :ref:`ref-classes-image`
classes use the :term:`IMAGE_PKGTYPE` for packaging up images and SDKs.
classes use the :term:`IMAGE_PKGTYPE` for packaging images and SDKs.
You should not set the :term:`IMAGE_PKGTYPE` manually. Rather, the
variable is set indirectly through the appropriate
@@ -4091,12 +4091,6 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
OpenEmbedded build system uses the first package type (e.g. DEB, RPM,
or IPK) that appears with the variable
.. note::
Files using the ``.tar`` format are never used as a substitute
packaging format for DEB, RPM, and IPK formatted files for your image
or SDK.
:term:`IMAGE_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND`
Specifies a list of functions to call once the OpenEmbedded build
system creates the final image output files. You can specify