Introducing the Phosphor OpenBMC OE layer

 -Codifies the IBM vision for an OpenBMC build system.
 -Structured around a core DBUS API architecture.
 -Provides implementation flexibility within that architecture.
 -Provides sample qemuarm BSP layer.
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+require conf/distro/poky.conf
+
+DISTRO = "openbmc-phosphor"
+DISTRO_NAME = "Phosphor OpenBMC (Phosphor OpenBMC Project Reference Distro)"
+DISTRO_VERSION = "0.1.0"
+
+IMAGE_FSTYPES += "cpio.gz"
+
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_keymaps = ""
+
+# Phosphor OpenBMC uses systemd and udev
+DISTRO_FEATURES_append = " systemd"
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_init_manager = "systemd"
+DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED = "sysvinit"
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_initscripts = ""
+
+DISTRO_FEATURES = "\
+        ipv6 \
+        obmc-phosphor-fan-mgmt \
+        obmc-phosphor-chassis-mgmt \
+        obmc-phosphor-sensor-mgmt \
+        obmc-phosphor-flash-mgmt \
+        obmc-phosphor-event-mgmt \
+        obmc-phosphor-policy-mgmt \
+        obmc-phosphor-system-mgmt \
+        ${DISTRO_FEATURES_LIBC} \
+        "