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+# This is a shell function to be sourced into your shell or placed in your .profile,
+# which makes setting things up for BitBake a bit easier.
+#
+# The author disclaims copyright to the contents of this file and places it in the
+# public domain.
+
+bbdev () {
+	local BBDIR PKGDIR BUILDDIR
+	if test x"$1" = "x--help"; then echo >&2 "syntax: bbdev [bbdir [pkgdir [builddir]]]"; return 1; fi
+	if test x"$1" = x; then BBDIR=`pwd`; else BBDIR=$1; fi
+	if test x"$2" = x; then PKGDIR=`pwd`; else PKGDIR=$2; fi
+	if test x"$3" = x; then BUILDDIR=`pwd`; else BUILDDIR=$3; fi
+
+	BBDIR=`readlink -f $BBDIR`
+	PKGDIR=`readlink -f $PKGDIR`
+	BUILDDIR=`readlink -f $BUILDDIR`
+	if ! (test -d $BBDIR && test -d $PKGDIR && test -d $BUILDDIR); then
+		echo >&2 "syntax: bbdev [bbdir [pkgdir [builddir]]]"
+		return 1
+	fi
+	
+	PATH=$BBDIR/bin:$PATH
+	BBPATH=$BBDIR
+	if test x"$BBDIR" != x"$PKGDIR"; then
+		BBPATH=$PKGDIR:$BBPATH
+	fi
+	if test x"$PKGDIR" != x"$BUILDDIR"; then
+		BBPATH=$BUILDDIR:$BBPATH
+	fi
+	export BBPATH
+}