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+SUMMARY = "Minimal bootable image for CaROS develoment"
+
+IMAGE_INSTALL = "package-group-core-boot"
+
+inherit core-image
+
+LICENSE = "MIT"
+
+IMAGE_ROOTFS_SIZE ?= "8192"