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+# Example of a custom initramfs image recipe.  The image will be deployed to
+#
+#   build/tmp/deploy/images/${MACHINE}/isar-initramfs-${DISTRO}-${MACHINE}.initrd.img
+#
+# This software is a part of ISAR.
+
+inherit initramfs
+
+# Debian packages that should be installed into the system for building the
+# initramfs.  E.g. the cryptsetup package which contains initramfs scripts for
+# decrypting a root filesystem.
+INITRAMFS_PREINSTALL += " \
+    "
+
+# Recipes that should be installed into the initramfs build rootfs.
+INITRAMFS_INSTALL += " \
+    initramfs-example \
+    "