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+SUMMARY_${PN}-ptest ?= "${SUMMARY} - Package test files"
+DESCRIPTION_${PN}-ptest ?= "${DESCRIPTION}  \
+This package contains a test directory ${PTEST_PATH} for package test purposes."
+
+PTEST_PATH ?= "${libdir}/${PN}/ptest"
+FILES_${PN}-ptest = "${PTEST_PATH}"
+SECTION_${PN}-ptest = "devel"
+ALLOW_EMPTY_${PN}-ptest = "1"
+PTEST_ENABLED = "${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'ptest', '1', '0', d)}"
+PTEST_ENABLED_class-native = ""
+PTEST_ENABLED_class-nativesdk = ""
+PTEST_ENABLED_class-cross-canadian = ""
+RDEPENDS_${PN}-ptest_class-native = ""
+RDEPENDS_${PN}-ptest_class-nativesdk = ""
+RRECOMMENDS_${PN}-ptest += "ptest-runner"
+
+PACKAGES =+ "${@bb.utils.contains('PTEST_ENABLED', '1', '${PN}-ptest', '', d)}"
+
+do_configure_ptest() {
+    :
+}
+
+do_configure_ptest_base() {
+    do_configure_ptest
+}
+
+do_compile_ptest() {
+    :
+}
+
+do_compile_ptest_base() {
+    do_compile_ptest
+}
+
+do_install_ptest() {
+    :
+}
+
+do_install_ptest_base() {
+    if [ -f ${WORKDIR}/run-ptest ]; then
+        install -D ${WORKDIR}/run-ptest ${D}${PTEST_PATH}/run-ptest
+        if grep -q install-ptest: Makefile; then
+            oe_runmake DESTDIR=${D}${PTEST_PATH} install-ptest
+        fi
+        do_install_ptest
+        chown -R root:root ${D}${PTEST_PATH}
+    fi
+}
+
+do_configure_ptest_base[dirs] = "${B}"
+do_compile_ptest_base[dirs] = "${B}"
+do_install_ptest_base[dirs] = "${B}"
+do_install_ptest_base[cleandirs] = "${D}${PTEST_PATH}"
+
+addtask configure_ptest_base after do_configure before do_compile
+addtask compile_ptest_base   after do_compile   before do_install
+addtask install_ptest_base   after do_install   before do_package do_populate_sysroot
+
+python () {
+    if not bb.data.inherits_class('native', d) and not bb.data.inherits_class('cross', d):
+        d.setVarFlag('do_install_ptest_base', 'fakeroot', 1)
+
+    # Remove all '*ptest_base' tasks when ptest is not enabled
+    if not(d.getVar('PTEST_ENABLED', True) == "1"):
+        for i in ['do_configure_ptest_base', 'do_compile_ptest_base', 'do_install_ptest_base']:
+            bb.build.deltask(i, d)
+}