+INPLACE_DATA_DIR = $(FPTOOLS_TOP_ABS)/inplace-datadir
+INPLACE_PKG_CONF = $(INPLACE_DATA_DIR)/package.conf
+# Used to signal that we are inplace, as opposed to installed:
+INPLACE_FILE = $(INPLACE_DATA_DIR)/inplace
+
+boot all ::
+ $(MKDIRHIER) $(INPLACE_DATA_DIR)
+ test -e $(INPLACE_PKG_CONF) || echo "[]" > $(INPLACE_PKG_CONF)
+ touch $(INPLACE_FILE)