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+DESCRIPTION = "SSH tasks for Poky"
+LICENSE = "MIT"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${POKYBASE}/LICENSE;md5=3f40d7994397109285ec7b81fdeb3b58 \
+                    file://${POKYBASE}/meta/COPYING.MIT;md5=3da9cfbcb788c80a0384361b4de20420"
+PR = "r0"
+
+PACKAGES = "\
+    task-poky-ssh-server \
+    task-poky-ssh-server-dbg \
+    task-poky-ssh-server-dev \
+    "
+
+ALLOW_EMPTY = "1"
+
+# Default to dropbear for historical reasons
+IMAGE_SSH_PROVIDER ?= "dropbear"
+
+RDEPENDS_task-poky-ssh-server = "${IMAGE_SSH_PROVIDER}" 
+
+RDEPENDS_task-poky-ssh-server-dbg = "${IMAGE_SSH_PROVIDER}-dbg"
+
+RDEPENDS_task-poky-ssh-server-dev = "${IMAGE_SSH_PROVIDER}-dev"