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+# referes to meta-netmodule-wlan layer
+DEPENDS = "libnl"
+
+CFLAGS = " "
+LDFLAGS = " "
+
+EXTRA_OEMAKE = "\
+    -f '${S}/Makefile' \
+    \
+    'PREFIX=${prefix}' \
+    'SBINDIR=${sbindir}' \
+    'MANDIR=${mandir}' \
+"
+
+CFLAGS += "-lnl-genl"