diff --git a/pico_sdk_init.cmake b/pico_sdk_init.cmake
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+# Pre-initialize the Raspberry Pi Pico SDK, setting up the platform and toolchain and some CMake utility functions
+# This file must be included prior to the project() call
+
+# Note: this file is perhaps named badly, as it provides a method pico_sdk_init which
+# the enclosing project calls LATER to actually "initialize" the SDK (by including the CMakeLists.txt from this
+# same directory)
+
+if (NOT TARGET _pico_sdk_pre_init_marker)
+    add_library(_pico_sdk_pre_init_marker INTERFACE)
+
+    function(pico_is_top_level_project VAR)
+        string(TOLOWER ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR} __list_dir)
+        string(TOLOWER ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} __source_dir)
+        if (__source_dir STREQUAL __list_dir)
+            set(${VAR} 1 PARENT_SCOPE)
+        else()
+            set(${VAR} 0 PARENT_SCOPE)
+        endif()
+    endfunction()
+
+    function(pico_message_debug MESSAGE)
+        # The log-level system was added in CMake 3.15.
+        if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS "3.15.0")
+            message(${MESSAGE})
+        else()
+            message(DEBUG ${MESSAGE})
+        endif()
+    endfunction()
+
+    if (NOT PICO_SDK_PATH)
+        set(PICO_SDK_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR})
+    endif ()
+
+    get_filename_component(PICO_SDK_PATH "${PICO_SDK_PATH}" REALPATH BASE_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}")
+
+    set(PICO_SDK_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR} CACHE PATH "Path to the Raspberry Pi Pico SDK" FORCE)
+
+    list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PICO_SDK_PATH}/cmake)
+
+    include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/pico_sdk_version.cmake)
+    include(pico_utils)
+
+    message("PICO_SDK_PATH is ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}")
+
+    include(pico_pre_load_platform)
+
+    # We want to configure correct toolchain prior to project load
+    # todo perhaps this should be included by the platform instead?
+    include(pico_pre_load_toolchain)
+
+    macro(pico_sdk_init)
+        if (NOT CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME)
+            message(WARNING "pico_sdk_init() should be called after the project is created (and languages added)")
+        endif()
+        add_subdirectory(${PICO_SDK_PATH} pico-sdk)
+        pico_is_top_level_project(ISTOP)
+    endmacro()
+
+    macro(add_sub_list_dirs var)
+        foreach(LIST_DIR IN LISTS ${var})
+            get_filename_component(SHORT_NAME "${LIST_DIR}" NAME)
+            pico_message_debug("Including custom CMakeLists.txt ${SHORT_NAME}")
+            add_subdirectory(${LIST_DIR} ${SHORT_NAME})
+        endforeach()
+    endmacro()
+
+    macro(add_sub_list_files var)
+        foreach(LIST_FILE IN LISTS ${var})
+            pico_message_debug("Including custom CMake file ${LIST_FILE}")
+            include(${LIST_FILE})
+        endforeach()
+    endmacro()
+
+    macro(pico_register_common_scope_var NAME)
+        if (NOT ${NAME} IN_LIST PICO_PROMOTE_COMMON_SCOPE_VARS)
+            list(APPEND PICO_PROMOTE_COMMON_SCOPE_VARS ${NAME})
+        endif()
+    endmacro()
+
+    set(PICO_PROMOTE_COMMON_SCOPE_VARS
+            PICO_INCLUDE_DIRS
+            PICO_SDK_POST_LIST_DIRS
+            PICO_SDK_POST_LIST_FILES
+            PICO_CONFIG_HEADER_FILES
+            PICO_RP2040_CONFIG_HEADER_FILES
+    )
+
+    macro(pico_promote_common_scope_vars)
+        set(PICO_PROMOTE_COMMON_SCOPE_VARS ${PICO_PROMOTE_COMMON_SCOPE_VARS} PARENT_SCOPE)
+        foreach(VAR IN LISTS PICO_PROMOTE_COMMON_SCOPE_VARS)
+            SET(${VAR} ${${VAR}} PARENT_SCOPE)
+        endforeach()
+    endmacro()
+endif()