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The variable is set by cmake.mk which can be found in /opt/ros/fuerte/share/ros/core/mk. The file /opt/ros/fuerte/share/ros/core/rosbuild/rostoolchain.cmake contains more information about the purpose of the file. I think it has something to do with cross compilation.

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