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+#@TYPE: Machine
+#@NAME: qemu PPC Emulator setup
+#@DESCRIPTION: Machine configuration for running an PPC system under qemu emulation
+
+TARGET_ARCH = "powerpc"
+
+require conf/machine/include/qemu.inc
+require conf/machine/include/tune-ppc603e.inc
+
+KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "uImage"
+
+SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttyS0"
+
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel = "linux"