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+# We have a conf and classes directory, append to BBPATH
+BBPATH .= ":${LAYERDIR}"
+
+# We have a recipes directory, add to BBFILES
+BBFILES += "${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bb ${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bbappend"
+
+BBFILE_COLLECTIONS += "xfce-layer"
+BBFILE_PATTERN_xfce-layer := "^${LAYERDIR}/"
+BBFILE_PRIORITY_xfce-layer = "7"
+
+# This should only be incremented on significant changes that will
+# cause compatibility issues with other layers
+LAYERVERSION_xfce-layer = "1"
+
+LAYERDEPENDS_xfce-layer = "core"
+LAYERDEPENDS_xfce-layer += "openembedded-layer"
+LAYERDEPENDS_xfce-layer += "gnome-layer"
+LAYERDEPENDS_xfce-layer += "openembedded-layer"
+LAYERDEPENDS_xfce-layer += "meta-python"
+
+SIGGEN_EXCLUDE_SAFE_RECIPE_DEPS += " \
+  xfce4-session->machine-host \
+"