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+addhandler virt_bbappend_distrocheck
+virt_bbappend_distrocheck[eventmask] = "bb.event.SanityCheck"
+python virt_bbappend_distrocheck() {
+    skip_check = e.data.getVar('SKIP_META_VIRT_SANITY_CHECK') == "1"
+    if 'virtualization' not in e.data.getVar('DISTRO_FEATURES').split() and not skip_check:
+        bb.warn("You have included the meta-virtualization layer, but \
+'virtualization' has not been enabled in your DISTRO_FEATURES. Some bbappend files \
+may not take effect. See the meta-virtualization README for details on enabling \
+virtualization support.")
+}