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   * Check Markdown syntax
   * Check files have no trailing whitespace and are UTF-8 encoded
 
+It is important to note that both images set the variable `GIT_LFS_SKIP_SMUDGE`, which means that when the repositories are cloned/fetched, the files hosted using Git LFS will not be downloaded. An example on how to explicitely fetch the files from LFS can be found in the https://git.code.tecnalia.com/tecnalia_robotics/common_config/blob/e93dbe6379d94e6a895a33c59bf17ccab26eacf9/.gitlab-ci.yml#L132[common_config repository].
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 == Custom `rosdep` definitions
 
 Custom `rosdep` definitions for the packages hosted in our internal debian repository are declared in link:rosdistro/rosdep_tecnalia.yaml[].