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+# We use scancode utlity for extacting licence information.
+# scancode itself is an OSS Utlitity.
+# For more informaiton https://github.com/nexB/scancode-toolkit
+# scancode is used from HOSTTOOLS.
+
+SCANCODE_FORMAT ?= "html-app"
+EXT = "${@'html' if d.getVar('SCANCODE_FORMAT', True) == 'html-app' else 'json'}"
+
+do_scancode() {
+	mkdir -p ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/scancode
+	if [ -d "${S}" ]; then
+		scancode ${S} --format  ${SCANCODE_FORMAT} ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/scancode/${PN}.${EXT}
+	fi
+}
+
+addtask scancode after do_patch
+
+do_scancode_oss() {
+    echo "We are done running scancode"
+}
+
+do_scancode_oss[recrdeptask] = "do_scancode_oss do_scancode"
+do_scancode_oss[nostamp] = "1"
+addtask do_scancode_oss after do_scancode