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+DEPENDS += " cmake-native "
+
+# We want the staging and installing functions from autotools
+inherit autotools
+
+cmake_do_configure() {
+     cmake . -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${prefix} -Wno-dev \
+     -DCMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH=${STAGING_DIR_HOST}
+}
+
+EXPORT_FUNCTIONS do_configure