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+# We have a conf and classes directory, append to BBPATH
+BBPATH .= ":${LAYERDIR}"
+
+# We have a recipes directory, add to BBFILES
+BBFILES += "${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bb ${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bbappend"
+
+BBFILE_COLLECTIONS += "ros-layer"
+BBFILE_PATTERN_ros-layer := "^${LAYERDIR}/"
+BBFILE_PRIORITY_ros-layer = "7"
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