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+# We have a conf and classes directory, add to BBPATH
+BBPATH .= ":${LAYERDIR}"
+
+# We have recipes-* directories, add to BBFILES
+BBFILES += "${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bb \
+	${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bbappend"
+
+BBFILE_COLLECTIONS += "xilinx-standalone"
+BBFILE_PATTERN_xilinx-standalone = "^${LAYERDIR}/"
+BBFILE_PRIORITY_xilinx-standalone = "5"
+
+LAYERDEPENDS_xilinx-standalone = "core xilinx"
+
+LAYERSERIES_COMPAT_xilinx-standalone = "thud"