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+This directory will be used to contain the new EDK II files:
+    FrameworkDatabase.db  - Second generation XML workspace info
+    target.txt            - Restricts a build to defined values
+    tools_def.txt         - Information about 3rd party tools
+
+These files will be created from the template files in the new
+BaseTools\Conf directory if and only if they do not exist.