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+require recipes-core/images/core-image-minimal.bb
+
+DESCRIPTION = "Small image capable of booting a device with a test suite and \
+tools for real-time use. It includes the full meta-toolchain, development \
+headers and libraries to form a standalone SDK."
+DEPENDS = "linux-yocto-rt"
+
+IMAGE_FEATURES += "dev-pkgs tools-sdk tools-debug eclipse-debug tools-profile tools-testapps debug-tweaks"
+
+IMAGE_INSTALL += "rt-tests hwlatdetect kernel-dev"
+
+LICENSE = "MIT"