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+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright (c) 2021, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+#
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#[===[.rst:
+Add platform provided components to a build
+-------------------------------------------
+
+#]===]
+
+
+#[===[.rst:
+.. cmake:command:: add_platform
+
+	.. code:: cmake
+
+		add_platform(TARGET <target name>)
+
+	INPUTS:
+
+	``TARGET``
+	The name of an already defined target to add platform components to.
+
+#]===]
+function(add_platform)
+	set(options  )
+	set(oneValueArgs TARGET)
+	cmake_parse_arguments(MY_PARAMS "${options}" "${oneValueArgs}" "${multiValueArgs}" ${ARGN} )
+
+	if(NOT DEFINED MY_PARAMS_TARGET)
+		message(FATAL_ERROR "add_platform: mandatory parameter TARGET not defined!")
+	endif()
+
+	set(TGT ${MY_PARAMS_TARGET} CACHE STRING "")
+
+	# Ensure file path conforms to lowercase project convention
+	string(TOLOWER "${TS_PLATFORM_ROOT}/${TS_PLATFORM}/platform.cmake" _platdef)
+	include(${_platdef})
+	set(CMAKE_CONFIGURE_DEPENDS ${_platdef})
+
+	unset(TGT CACHE)
+endfunction()