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+# LAYER_CONF_VERSION is increased each time build/conf/bblayers.conf
+# changes incompatibly
+LCONF_VERSION = "6"
+
+BBPATH = "${TOPDIR}"
+BBFILES ?= ""
+
+BBLAYERS ?= " \
+  ##OEROOT##/meta \
+  ##OEROOT##/meta-yocto \
+  ##OEROOT##/meta-phosphor \
+  ##OEROOT##/meta-openbmc-bsp/meta-aspeed \
+  ##OEROOT##/meta-openbmc-bsp/meta-aspeed/meta-ast2500 \
+  ##OEROOT##/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower \
+  ##OEROOT##/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm \
+  ##OEROOT##/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon \
+  "
+BBLAYERS_NON_REMOVABLE ?= " \
+  ##OEROOT##/meta \
+  ##OEROOT##/meta-yocto \
+  ##OEROOT##/meta-phosphor \
+  ##OEROOT##/meta-aspeed \
+  ##OEROOT##/meta-aspeed/meta-ast2500 \
+  ##OEROOT##/meta-openpower \
+  ##OEROOT##/meta-openpower/meta-ibm \
+  ##OEROOT##/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon\
+  "