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ref-manual: Added new note item to the DEPENDS note box. 

Fixes [YOCTO #10198]

The new note helps clarify runtime dependencies.

(From yocto-docs rev: e9eba1260df4ef5f3245149f0436eae5ca68c78b)

Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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those from <filename>foo-dev</filename>, into
the sysroot.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
One recipe having another recipe in
<filename>DEPENDS</filename> does not by itself
add any runtime dependencies between the
packages produced by the two recipes.
However, as explained in the
<link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link>
glossary entry, runtime dependencies will often
be added automatically, meaning
<filename>DEPENDS</filename> alone is
sufficient for most recipes.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Counterintuitively,
<filename>DEPENDS</filename> is often necessary