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+# Add support for interface configuration via interfaces.d directory. This
+# feature can be used by other packages to add network interface
+# configuration by adding network network interface configuration file under
+# interfaces.d directory.
+
+do_install_append() {
+    # Add scan of interfaces.d to interfaces file
+    cp -f ${WORKDIR}/interfaces ${WORKDIR}/interfaces.subdir
+    echo "source-directory ${sysconfdir}/network/interfaces.d/"
+        >> ${WORKDIR}/interfaces.subdir
+
+    # Create interfaces.d script in case nobody is adding a script
+    # so that there is no error about non existing directory
+    install -d -m 755 ${D}${sysconfdir}/network/interfaces.d
+
+    # Install our file instead of the original one
+    install -m 644 interfaces.subdir ${D}${sysconfdir}/network/interfaces
+}