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+# This class is setup to override the default fetching for the target recipe.
+# When fetching it forces PREMIRROR only fetching so that no attempts are made
+# to fetch the Xilinx downloads that are restricted to authenticated users only.
+#
+# The purpose of this class is to allow for automatation with pre-downloaded
+# content or content that is available with curated/user defined pre-mirrors
+# and or pre-populated downloads/ directories.
+
+python do_fetch() {
+    xilinx_restricted_url = "xilinx.com/member/forms/download"
+
+    src_uri = (d.getVar('SRC_URI') or "").split()
+    if len(src_uri) == 0:
+        return
+
+    for i in src_uri:
+        if xilinx_restricted_url in i:
+            # force the use of premirrors only, do not attempt download from xilinx.com
+            d.setVar("BB_FETCH_PREMIRRORONLY", "1")
+            break
+
+    try:
+        fetcher = bb.fetch2.Fetch(src_uri, d)
+        fetcher.download()
+    except bb.fetch2.NetworkAccess as e:
+        if xilinx_restricted_url in e.url:
+            # fatal on access to xilinx.com restricted downloads, print the url for manual download
+            bb.fatal("The following download cannot be fetched automatically. " \
+                "Please manually download the file and place it in the 'downloads' directory (or on an available PREMIRROR).\n" \
+                "  %s" % (e.url.split(";")[0]))
+        else:
+            bb.fatal(str(e))
+    except bb.fetch2.BBFetchException as e:
+        bb.fatal(str(e))
+}