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+##################################################################
+# Specific image creation and rootfs population info.
+##################################################################
+
+IMAGE_BASENAME = "${PN}"
+IMAGE_VERSION_SUFFIX = "-${DATETIME}"
+IMAGE_VERSION_SUFFIX[vardepsexclude] += "DATETIME"
+IMAGE_NAME = "${IMAGE_BASENAME}-${MACHINE}${IMAGE_VERSION_SUFFIX}"
+IMAGE_LINK_NAME = "${IMAGE_BASENAME}-${MACHINE}"
+
+# IMAGE_NAME is the base name for everything produced when building images.
+# The actual image that contains the rootfs has an additional suffix (.rootfs
+# by default) followed by additional suffices which describe the format (.ext4,
+# .ext4.xz, etc.).
+IMAGE_NAME_SUFFIX ??= ".rootfs"