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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 \
+ ${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bbappend"
+
+BBFILE_COLLECTIONS += "stx-virt-layer"
+BBFILE_PATTERN_stx-virt-layer := "^${LAYERDIR}/"
+BBFILE_PRIORITY_stx-virt-layer = "5"
+
+LAYERDEPENDS_STX_VIRT = "\
+ core \
+ dpdk \
+ networking-layer \
+ openembedded-layer \
+ networking-layer \
+ filesystems-layer \
+ perl-layer \
+ meta-python \
+ webserver \
+ virtualization-layer \
+ cloud-services-layer \
+ openstack-layer \
+"
+
+# This should only be incremented on significant changes that will
+# cause compatibility issues with other layers
+LAYERVERSION_stx-virt-version = "1"
+LAYERSERIES_COMPAT_stx-virt-layer = "thud warrior"
+
+LAYER_PATH_meta-stx-virt = "${LAYERDIR}"
+
+# Masked recipes:
+BBMASK += "/meta-python2/recipes-core/images/meta-python-ptest-image.bb"
+BBMASK += "/meta-python2/recipes-core/images/meta-python-image-base.bb"
+BBMASK += "/meta-python2/recipes-core/images/meta-python-image.bb"
+BBMASK += "/meta-stak-common/recipes-containers/kubernetes/kubernetes_git.bbappend"
+BBMASK += "/meta-cloud-services/meta-openstack/recipes-devtools/python/python-cephclient_0.1.0.5.bb"
+BBMASK += "/meta-openstack/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu_2.%.bbappend"
+BBMASK += "/meta-cloud-services/meta-openstack/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.18.bbappend"
+BBMASK += "/meta-selinux/recipes-graphics/mesa/mesa_%.bbappend"
+BBMASK += "/meta-virtualization/recipes-containers/docker-distribution/docker-distribution_git.bb"
+BBMASK += "/meta-starlingX/recipes-containers/docker-distribution/docker-distribution_git.bbappend"
+BBMASK += "/meta-starlingX/recipes-support/puppet/puppetlabs-stdlib_git.bbappend"