# Add third-party layers to the workspace

Clone the layer and add third-party layer to the workspace to allow BitBake to parse the layer.

To add a third-party layer to the workspace, do the following:

1. Clone the layer under `<WORKSPACE>`.
2. Add the layer in the `layers/meta-qcom-distro/conf/bblayers.conf` file as part of the `BBLAYERS` variable, as follows:

# These layers hold machine specific content, aka Board Support Packages
        BSPLAYERS ?= " \
          ${WORKSPACE}/layers/meta-testlayer \
          ${WORKSPACE}/layers/meta-qcom \
        "
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Cloning and adding the layer allows the BitBake to parse the layer.

Last Published: Mar 17, 2026

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