diff --git a/meta/classes/distutils-common-base.bbclass b/meta/classes/distutils-common-base.bbclass
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+inherit python-dir
+
+EXTRA_OEMAKE = ""
+
+export STAGING_INCDIR
+export STAGING_LIBDIR
+
+PACKAGES = "${PN}-staticdev ${PN}-dev ${PN}-dbg ${PN}-doc ${PN}"
+
+FILES_${PN} += "${libdir}/* ${libdir}/${PYTHON_DIR}/*"
+
+FILES_${PN}-staticdev += "\
+  ${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}/*.a \
+"
+FILES_${PN}-dev += "\
+  ${datadir}/pkgconfig \
+  ${libdir}/pkgconfig \
+  ${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}/*.la \
+"
+FILES_${PN}-dbg += "\
+  ${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}/.debug \
+  ${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}/*/.debug \
+  ${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}/*/*/.debug \
+"