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+# Common code for recipes that create IPMI provider libraries
+
+LIBDIR = "${D}/${libdir}/ipmid-providers/"
+HOSTIPMI_LIBDIR = "${D}/${libdir}/host-ipmid/"
+NETIPMI_LIBDIR = "${D}/${libdir}/net-ipmid/"
+
+python symlink_create_postinstall() {
+    def install_symlink(d, libname, install_dir):
+        import glob;
+
+        if not os.path.exists(install_dir):
+            os.makedirs(install_dir)
+
+        lib_dir = d.getVar('LIBDIR', True)
+
+        # find the library extension libxxx.so.?
+        install_file = lib_dir + libname + ".?"
+
+        filelist = glob.glob(install_file);
+
+        # get the library name
+        path, file = os.path.split(filelist[0])
+        os.chdir(install_dir)
+        source = "../ipmid-providers/" + file
+
+        # create the symlink
+        os.symlink(source, file)
+
+    for libname in listvar_to_list(d, 'HOSTIPMI_PROVIDER_LIBRARY'):
+        install_dir = d.getVar('HOSTIPMI_LIBDIR', True)
+        install_symlink(d, libname, install_dir)
+
+    for libname in listvar_to_list(d, 'NETIPMI_PROVIDER_LIBRARY'):
+        install_dir = d.getVar('NETIPMI_LIBDIR', True)
+        install_symlink(d, libname, install_dir)
+}
+do_install[postfuncs] += "symlink_create_postinstall"
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