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+# We have a conf and classes directory, add to BBPATH
+BBPATH .= ":${LAYERDIR}"
+
+# We have a packages directory, add to BBFILES
+BBFILES += "${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bb"
+BBFILES += "${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bbappend"
+
+BBFILE_COLLECTIONS += "xilinx-microblaze"
+BBFILE_PATTERN_xilinx-microblaze = "^${LAYERDIR}/"
+BBFILE_PRIORITY_xilinx-microblaze = "5"
+
+LAYERDEPENDS_xilinx-microblaze = "core"
+
+LAYERSERIES_COMPAT_xilinx-microblaze = "dunfell gatesgarth"