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+SUMMARY = "Dummy Linux kernel"
+DESCRIPTION = "Dummy Linux kernel, to be selected as the preferred \
+provider for virtual/kernel to satisfy dependencies for situations \
+where you wish to build the kernel externally from the build system."
+SECTION = "kernel"
+
+LICENSE = "GPLv2"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${WORKDIR}/COPYING.GPL;md5=751419260aa954499f7abaabaa882bbe"
+
+PROVIDES += "virtual/kernel"
+
+PACKAGES_DYNAMIC += "^kernel-module-.*"
+PACKAGES_DYNAMIC += "^kernel-image-.*"
+PACKAGES_DYNAMIC += "^kernel-firmware-.*"
+
+PACKAGES += "kernel-modules"
+FILES_kernel-modules = ""
+ALLOW_EMPTY_kernel-modules = "1"
+DESCRIPTION_kernel-modules = "Kernel modules meta package"
+
+#COMPATIBLE_MACHINE = "your_machine"
+
+PR = "r1"
+
+SRC_URI = "file://COPYING.GPL"
+S = "${WORKDIR}"
+
+do_configure() {
+	:
+}
+
+do_compile () {
+	:
+}
+
+do_shared_workdir () {
+	:
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	:
+}
+
+do_bundle_initramfs() {
+	:
+}
+
+do_deploy() {
+	:
+}
+
+addtask bundle_initramfs after do_install before do_deploy
+addtask deploy after do_install
+addtask shared_workdir after do_compile before do_install