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+# Common code for applications providing a D-Bus service using sd-bus bindings.
+
+# Class users should define DBUS_SERVICES prior to including.
+
+DEPENDS += "systemd"
+RDEPENDS_${PN} += "libsystemd"
+
+inherit obmc-phosphor-dbus-service
+inherit obmc-phosphor-c-daemon