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+
+AUTO_SYSLINUXCFG = "1"
+INITRD_IMAGE ?= "core-image-minimal-initramfs"
+INITRD ?= "${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${INITRD_IMAGE}-${MACHINE}.cpio.gz"
+SYSLINUX_ROOT = "root=/dev/ram0"
+SYSLINUX_TIMEOUT ?= "50"
+SYSLINUX_LABELS ?= "boot install"
+LABELS_append = " ${SYSLINUX_LABELS} "
+
+ROOTFS ?= "${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_BASENAME}-${MACHINE}.ext4"
+
+do_bootimg[depends] += "${INITRD_IMAGE}:do_rootfs"
+do_bootimg[depends] += "${PN}:do_rootfs"
+
+inherit bootimg
+
+IMAGE_TYPEDEP_live = "ext4"
+IMAGE_TYPES_MASKED += "live"