diff --git a/recipes-ros/ecl-tools/ecl-build_0.61.6.bb b/recipes-ros/ecl-tools/ecl-build_0.61.6.bb
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+++ b/recipes-ros/ecl-tools/ecl-build_0.61.6.bb
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+DESCRIPTION = "Collection of cmake/make build tools primarily for ecl development itself"
+SECTION = "devel"
+LICENSE = "BSD"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://package.xml;beginline=11;endline=11;md5=d566ef916e9dedc494f5f793a6690ba5"
+
+DEPENDS = "ecl-license"
+
+require ecl-tools.inc
diff --git a/recipes-ros/ecl-tools/ecl-license_0.61.6.bb b/recipes-ros/ecl-tools/ecl-license_0.61.6.bb
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+DESCRIPTION = "Maintains the ecl licenses and also provides an install target \
+  for deploying licenses with the ecl libraries."
+SECTION = "devel"
+LICENSE = "BSD"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://package.xml;beginline=11;endline=11;md5=d566ef916e9dedc494f5f793a6690ba5"
+
+require ecl-tools.inc
diff --git a/recipes-ros/ecl-tools/ecl-tools.inc b/recipes-ros/ecl-tools/ecl-tools.inc
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+SRC_URI = "https://github.com/stonier/${ROS_SPN}/archive/${PV}.tar.gz;downloadfilename=${ROS_SP}.tar.gz"
+SRC_URI[md5sum] = "f4c840f4336bda84b201aa820e285b6b"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "8004f61d183369ccbb1daebae86f207e91c0161629d41e6113c1aacc8cee332d"
+
+S = "${WORKDIR}/${ROS_SP}/${ROS_BPN}"
+
+inherit catkin
+
+ROS_SPN = "ecl_tools"