bitbake-dev: Sync with upstream

Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <rpurdie@linux.intel.com>

24 files changed, 503 insertions, 374 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake-dev/bin/bitbake b/bitbake-dev/bin/bitbake
index cabdf2b452..33ae1b96e9 100755
--- a/bitbake-dev/bin/bitbake
+++ b/bitbake-dev/bin/bitbake
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@ import sys, os, getopt, re, time, optparse, xmlrpclib
 sys.path.insert(0,os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0])), 'lib'))
 import bb
 from bb import cooker
-from bb import daemonize
 from bb import ui
-from bb.ui import uievent
+
 
 __version__ = "1.9.0"
 
@@ -144,11 +143,14 @@ Default BBFILES are the .bb files in the current directory.""" )
     configuration.pkgs_to_build = []
     configuration.pkgs_to_build.extend(args[1:])
 
+    #server = bb.server.xmlrpc
+    server = bb.server.none
+
     # Save a logfile for cooker into the current working directory. When the
     # server is daemonized this logfile will be truncated.
     cooker_logfile = os.path.join (os.getcwd(), "cooker.log")
 
-    cooker = bb.cooker.BBCooker(configuration, bb.server.xmlrpc)
+    cooker = bb.cooker.BBCooker(configuration, server)
 
     # Clear away any spurious environment variables. But don't wipe the
     # environment totally. This is necessary to ensure the correct operation
@@ -157,19 +159,15 @@ Default BBFILES are the .bb files in the current directory.""" )
 
     cooker.parseCommandLine()
 
+    serverinfo = server.BitbakeServerInfo(cooker.server)
 
-
-
-    host = cooker.server.host
-    port = cooker.server.port
-
-    daemonize.createDaemon(cooker.serve, cooker_logfile)
+    server.BitBakeServerFork(serverinfo, cooker.serve, cooker_logfile)
     del cooker
 
+    sys.excepthook = print_exception
+
     # Setup a connection to the server (cooker)
-    server = xmlrpclib.Server("http://%s:%s" % (host, port),  allow_none=True)
-    # Setup an event receiving queue
-    eventHandler = uievent.BBUIEventQueue(server)
+    serverConnection = server.BitBakeServerConnection(serverinfo)
 
     # Launch the UI
     if configuration.ui:
@@ -182,30 +180,16 @@ Default BBFILES are the .bb files in the current directory.""" )
             # suggest a fixed set this allows you to have flexibility in which
             # ones are available.
             exec "from bb.ui import " + ui
-            exec "return_value = " + ui + ".init(server, eventHandler)"
+            exec "return_value = " + ui + ".init(serverConnection.connection, serverConnection.events)"
     except ImportError:
         print "FATAL: Invalid user interface '%s' specified. " % ui
         print "Valid interfaces are 'ncurses', 'depexp' or the default, 'knotty'."
     except Exception, e:
         print "FATAL: Unable to start to '%s' UI: %s." % (configuration.ui, e.message)
     finally:
-        # Don't wait for server indefinitely
-        import socket
-        socket.setdefaulttimeout(2) 
-        try:
-            eventHandler.system_quit()
-        except:
-            pass
-        try:
-            server.terminateServer()
-        except:
-            pass
+        serverConnection.terminate()
         return return_value
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    print """WARNING, WARNING, WARNING
-This is a Bitbake from the Unstable/Development 1.9 Branch. This software is a work in progress and should only be used by Bitbake developers/testers"""
-
     ret = main()
     sys.exit(ret)
-
diff --git a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/build.py b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/build.py
index 65e8118b4f..6d80b4b549 100644
--- a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/build.py
+++ b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/build.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class TaskBase(event.Event):
     def __init__(self, t, d ):
         self._task = t
         self._package = bb.data.getVar("PF", d, 1)
-        event.Event.__init__(self, d)
+        event.Event.__init__(self)
         self._message = "package %s: task %s: %s" % (bb.data.getVar("PF", d, 1), t, bb.event.getName(self)[4:])
 
     def getTask(self):
@@ -286,9 +286,9 @@ def exec_task(task, d):
         data.setVar('OVERRIDES', 'task-%s:%s' % (task[3:], old_overrides), localdata)
         data.update_data(localdata)
         data.expandKeys(localdata)
-        event.fire(TaskStarted(task, localdata))
+        event.fire(TaskStarted(task, localdata), localdata)
         exec_func(task, localdata)
-        event.fire(TaskSucceeded(task, localdata))
+        event.fire(TaskSucceeded(task, localdata), localdata)
     except FuncFailed, message:
         # Try to extract the optional logfile
         try:
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ def exec_task(task, d):
             msg = message
         bb.msg.note(1, bb.msg.domain.Build, "Task failed: %s" % message )
         failedevent = TaskFailed(msg, logfile, task, d)
-        event.fire(failedevent)
+        event.fire(failedevent, d)
         raise EventException("Function failed in task: %s" % message, failedevent)
 
     # make stamp, or cause event and raise exception
diff --git a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/command.py b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/command.py
index 1a1bf00b33..2bb5365c0c 100644
--- a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/command.py
+++ b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/command.py
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ class Command:
 
     def finishAsyncCommand(self, error = None):
         if error:
-            bb.event.fire(bb.command.CookerCommandFailed(self.cooker.configuration.event_data, error))
+            bb.event.fire(bb.command.CookerCommandFailed(error), self.cooker.configuration.event_data)
         else:
-            bb.event.fire(bb.command.CookerCommandCompleted(self.cooker.configuration.event_data))
+            bb.event.fire(bb.command.CookerCommandCompleted(), self.cooker.configuration.event_data)
         self.currentAsyncCommand = None
 
 
@@ -247,24 +247,24 @@ class CookerCommandCompleted(bb.event.Event):
     """
     Cooker command completed
     """
-    def  __init__(self, data):
-        bb.event.Event.__init__(self, data)
+    def  __init__(self):
+        bb.event.Event.__init__(self)
 
 
 class CookerCommandFailed(bb.event.Event):
     """
     Cooker command completed
     """
-    def  __init__(self, data, error):
-        bb.event.Event.__init__(self, data)
+    def  __init__(self, error):
+        bb.event.Event.__init__(self)
         self.error = error
 
 class CookerCommandSetExitCode(bb.event.Event):
     """
     Set the exit code for a cooker command
     """
-    def  __init__(self, data, exitcode):
-        bb.event.Event.__init__(self, data)
+    def  __init__(self, exitcode):
+        bb.event.Event.__init__(self)
         self.exitcode = int(exitcode)
 
 
diff --git a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/cooker.py b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/cooker.py
index 1bf7d4bd14..25131b7406 100644
--- a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/cooker.py
+++ b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/cooker.py
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ class BBCooker:
 
     def compareRevisions(self):
         ret = bb.fetch.fetcher_compare_revisons(self.configuration.data)
-        bb.event.fire(bb.command.CookerCommandSetExitCode(self.configuration.event_data, ret))
+        bb.event.fire(bb.command.CookerCommandSetExitCode(ret), self.configuration.event_data)
 
     def showEnvironment(self, buildfile = None, pkgs_to_build = []):
         """
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ class BBCooker:
         Generate an event with the result
         """
         depgraph = self.generateDepTreeData(pkgs_to_build, task)
-        bb.event.fire(bb.event.DepTreeGenerated(self.configuration.data, depgraph))
+        bb.event.fire(bb.event.DepTreeGenerated(depgraph), self.configuration.data)
 
     def generateDotGraphFiles(self, pkgs_to_build, task):
         """
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ class BBCooker:
 
             bb.fetch.fetcher_init(self.configuration.data)
 
-            bb.event.fire(bb.event.ConfigParsed(self.configuration.data))
+            bb.event.fire(bb.event.ConfigParsed(), self.configuration.data)
 
         except IOError, e:
             bb.msg.fatal(bb.msg.domain.Parsing, "Error when parsing %s: %s" % (afile, str(e)))
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ class BBCooker:
         taskdata.add_provider(self.configuration.data, self.status, item)
 
         buildname = bb.data.getVar("BUILDNAME", self.configuration.data)
-        bb.event.fire(bb.event.BuildStarted(buildname, [item], self.configuration.event_data))
+        bb.event.fire(bb.event.BuildStarted(buildname, [item]), self.configuration.event_data)
 
         # Execute the runqueue
         runlist = [[item, "do_%s" % task]]
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ class BBCooker:
                 retval = False
             if not retval:
                 self.command.finishAsyncCommand()
-                bb.event.fire(bb.event.BuildCompleted(buildname, item, self.configuration.event_data, failures))
+                bb.event.fire(bb.event.BuildCompleted(buildname, item, failures), self.configuration.event_data)
                 return False
             return 0.5
 
@@ -716,14 +716,14 @@ class BBCooker:
                 retval = False
             if not retval:
                 self.command.finishAsyncCommand()
-                bb.event.fire(bb.event.BuildCompleted(buildname, targets, self.configuration.event_data, failures))
+                bb.event.fire(bb.event.BuildCompleted(buildname, targets, failures), self.configuration.event_data)
                 return None
             return 0.5
 
         self.buildSetVars()
 
         buildname = bb.data.getVar("BUILDNAME", self.configuration.data)
-        bb.event.fire(bb.event.BuildStarted(buildname, targets, self.configuration.event_data))
+        bb.event.fire(bb.event.BuildStarted(buildname, targets), self.configuration.event_data)
 
         localdata = data.createCopy(self.configuration.data)
         bb.data.update_data(localdata)
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ class BBCooker:
             self.cookerState = cookerParsed
             return None
 
-        return 0.00001
+        return True
 
     def checkPackages(self, pkgs_to_build):
 
@@ -904,15 +904,15 @@ class BBCooker:
         else:
             self.server.serve_forever()
         
-        bb.event.fire(CookerExit(self.configuration.event_data))
+        bb.event.fire(CookerExit(), self.configuration.event_data)
         
 class CookerExit(bb.event.Event):
     """
     Notify clients of the Cooker shutdown
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, d):
-        bb.event.Event.__init__(self, d)
+    def __init__(self):
+        bb.event.Event.__init__(self)
 
 class CookerParser:
     def __init__(self, cooker, filelist, masked):
@@ -932,8 +932,6 @@ class CookerParser:
         self.pointer = 0
 
     def parse_next(self):
-        print "Pointer %d" % self.pointer
-
         if self.pointer < len(self.filelist):
             f = self.filelist[self.pointer]
             cooker = self.cooker
@@ -964,7 +962,7 @@ class CookerParser:
                 cooker.bb_cache.remove(f)
                 raise
             finally:
-                bb.event.fire(bb.event.ParseProgress(cooker.configuration.event_data, self.cached, self.parsed, self.skipped, self.masked, self.error, self.total))
+                bb.event.fire(bb.event.ParseProgress(self.cached, self.parsed, self.skipped, self.masked, self.error, self.total), cooker.configuration.event_data)
 
             self.pointer += 1
 
diff --git a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/event.py b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/event.py
index 86b566febf..3062dc51be 100644
--- a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/event.py
+++ b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/event.py
@@ -24,27 +24,19 @@ BitBake build tools.
 
 import os, re
 import bb.utils
+import pickle
 
 # This is the pid for which we should generate the event. This is set when
 # the runqueue forks off.
 worker_pid = 0
+worker_pipe = None
 
 class Event:
     """Base class for events"""
-    type = "Event"
 
-    def __init__(self, d):
-        self._data = d
+    def __init__(self):
         self.pid = worker_pid
 
-    def getData(self):
-        return self._data
-
-    def setData(self, data):
-        self._data = data
-
-    data = property(getData, setData, None, "data property")
-
 NotHandled = 0
 Handled = 1
 
@@ -56,33 +48,48 @@ _handlers = {}
 _ui_handlers = {}
 _ui_handler_seq = 0
 
-def fire(event):
+def fire(event, d):
     """Fire off an Event"""
 
+    if worker_pid != 0:
+        worker_fire(event, d)
+        return
+
     for handler in _handlers:
         h = _handlers[handler]
+        event.data = d
         if type(h).__name__ == "code":
             exec(h)
             tmpHandler(event)
         else:
             h(event)
-
-    # Remove the event data elements for UI handlers - too much data otherwise
-    # They can request data if they need it
-    event.data = None
-    event._data = None
+        del event.data
 
     errors = []
     for h in _ui_handlers:
         #print "Sending event %s" % event
-        classid = "%s.%s" % (event.__class__.__module__, event.__class__.__name__)
         try:
-            _ui_handlers[h].event.send((classid, event))
+             # We use pickle here since it better handles object instances
+             # which xmlrpc's marshaller does not. Events *must* be serializable
+             # by pickle.
+            _ui_handlers[h].event.send((pickle.dumps(event)))
         except:
             errors.append(h)
     for h in errors:
         del _ui_handlers[h]
 
+def worker_fire(event, d):
+    data = "<event>" + pickle.dumps(event) + "</event>"
+    if os.write(worker_pipe, data) != len (data):
+        print "Error sending event to server (short write)"
+
+def fire_from_worker(event, d):
+    if not event.startswith("<event>") or not event.endswith("</event>"):
+        print "Error, not an event"
+        return
+    event = pickle.loads(event[7:-8])
+    bb.event.fire(event, d)
+
 def register(name, handler):
     """Register an Event handler"""
 
@@ -128,17 +135,17 @@ class ConfigParsed(Event):
 class RecipeParsed(Event):
     """ Recipe Parsing Complete """
 
-    def __init__(self, fn, d):
+    def __init__(self, fn):
         self.fn = fn
-        Event.__init__(self, d)
+        Event.__init__(self)
 
 class StampUpdate(Event):
     """Trigger for any adjustment of the stamp files to happen"""
 
-    def __init__(self, targets, stampfns, d):
+    def __init__(self, targets, stampfns):
         self._targets = targets
         self._stampfns = stampfns
-        Event.__init__(self, d)
+        Event.__init__(self)
 
     def getStampPrefix(self):
         return self._stampfns
@@ -149,30 +156,13 @@ class StampUpdate(Event):
     stampPrefix = property(getStampPrefix)
     targets = property(getTargets)
 
-class PkgBase(Event):
-    """Base class for package events"""
-
-    def __init__(self, t, d):
-        self._pkg = t
-        Event.__init__(self, d)
-        self._message = "package %s: %s" % (bb.data.getVar("P", d, 1), getName(self)[3:])
-
-    def getPkg(self):
-        return self._pkg
-
-    def setPkg(self, pkg):
-        self._pkg = pkg
-
-    pkg = property(getPkg, setPkg, None, "pkg property")
-
-
 class BuildBase(Event):
     """Base class for bbmake run events"""
 
-    def __init__(self, n, p, c, failures = 0):
+    def __init__(self, n, p, failures = 0):
         self._name = n
         self._pkgs = p
-        Event.__init__(self, c)
+        Event.__init__(self)
         self._failures = failures
 
     def getPkgs(self):
@@ -204,20 +194,7 @@ class BuildBase(Event):
     cfg = property(getCfg, setCfg, None, "cfg property")
 
 
-class DepBase(PkgBase):
-    """Base class for dependency events"""
 
-    def __init__(self, t, data, d):
-        self._dep = d
-        PkgBase.__init__(self, t, data)
-
-    def getDep(self):
-        return self._dep
-
-    def setDep(self, dep):
-        self._dep = dep
-
-    dep = property(getDep, setDep, None, "dep property")
 
 
 class BuildStarted(BuildBase):
@@ -228,18 +205,13 @@ class BuildCompleted(BuildBase):
     """bbmake build run completed"""
 
 
-class UnsatisfiedDep(DepBase):
-    """Unsatisfied Dependency"""
-
 
-class RecursiveDep(DepBase):
-    """Recursive Dependency"""
 
 class NoProvider(Event):
     """No Provider for an Event"""
 
-    def __init__(self, item, data, runtime=False):
-        Event.__init__(self, data)
+    def __init__(self, item, runtime=False):
+        Event.__init__(self)
         self._item = item
         self._runtime = runtime
 
@@ -252,8 +224,8 @@ class NoProvider(Event):
 class MultipleProviders(Event):
     """Multiple Providers"""
 
-    def  __init__(self, item, candidates, data, runtime = False):
-        Event.__init__(self, data)
+    def  __init__(self, item, candidates, runtime = False):
+        Event.__init__(self)
         self._item = item
         self._candidates = candidates
         self._is_runtime = runtime
@@ -281,8 +253,8 @@ class ParseProgress(Event):
     Parsing Progress Event
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, d, cached, parsed, skipped, masked, errors, total):
-        Event.__init__(self, d)
+    def __init__(self, cached, parsed, skipped, masked, errors, total):
+        Event.__init__(self)
         self.cached = cached
         self.parsed = parsed
         self.skipped = skipped
@@ -296,7 +268,7 @@ class DepTreeGenerated(Event):
     Event when a dependency tree has been generated
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, d, depgraph):
-        Event.__init__(self, d)
+    def __init__(self, depgraph):
+        Event.__init__(self)
         self._depgraph = depgraph
 
diff --git a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/fetch/cvs.py b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/fetch/cvs.py
index d8bd4eaf75..90a006500e 100644
--- a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/fetch/cvs.py
+++ b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/fetch/cvs.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class Cvs(Fetch):
         """
         Check to see if a given url can be fetched with cvs.
         """
-        return ud.type in ['cvs', 'pserver']
+        return ud.type in ['cvs']
 
     def localpath(self, url, ud, d):
         if not "module" in ud.parm:
diff --git a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/fetch/git.py b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/fetch/git.py
index 43053d6c46..0e68325db9 100644
--- a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/fetch/git.py
+++ b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/fetch/git.py
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ class Git(Fetch):
 
         ud.branch = ud.parm.get("branch", "master")
 
+        gitsrcname = '%s%s' % (ud.host, ud.path.replace('/', '.'))
+        ud.mirrortarball = 'git_%s.tar.gz' % (gitsrcname)
+        ud.clonedir = os.path.join(data.expand('${GITDIR}', d), gitsrcname)
+
         tag = Fetch.srcrev_internal_helper(ud, d)
         if tag is True:
             ud.tag = self.latest_revision(url, ud, d)   
@@ -60,7 +64,18 @@ class Git(Fetch):
         if not ud.tag or ud.tag == "master":
             ud.tag = self.latest_revision(url, ud, d)   
 
-        ud.localfile = data.expand('git_%s%s_%s.tar.gz' % (ud.host, ud.path.replace('/', '.'), ud.tag), d)
+        subdir = ud.parm.get("subpath", "")
+        if subdir != "":
+            if subdir.endswith("/"):
+                subdir = subdir[:-1]
+            subdirpath = os.path.join(ud.path, subdir);
+        else:
+            subdirpath = ud.path;
+
+        if 'fullclone' in ud.parm:
+            ud.localfile = ud.mirrortarball
+        else:
+            ud.localfile = data.expand('git_%s%s_%s.tar.gz' % (ud.host, subdirpath.replace('/', '.'), ud.tag), d)
 
         return os.path.join(data.getVar("DL_DIR", d, True), ud.localfile)
 
@@ -76,24 +91,20 @@ class Git(Fetch):
         else:
             username = ""
 
-        gitsrcname = '%s%s' % (ud.host, ud.path.replace('/', '.'))
-
-        repofilename = 'git_%s.tar.gz' % (gitsrcname)
-        repofile = os.path.join(data.getVar("DL_DIR", d, 1), repofilename)
-        repodir = os.path.join(data.expand('${GITDIR}', d), gitsrcname)
+        repofile = os.path.join(data.getVar("DL_DIR", d, 1), ud.mirrortarball)
 
         coname = '%s' % (ud.tag)
-        codir = os.path.join(repodir, coname)
+        codir = os.path.join(ud.clonedir, coname)
 
-        if not os.path.exists(repodir):
-            if Fetch.try_mirror(d, repofilename):    
-                bb.mkdirhier(repodir)
-                os.chdir(repodir)
+        if not os.path.exists(ud.clonedir):
+            if Fetch.try_mirror(d, ud.mirrortarball):    
+                bb.mkdirhier(ud.clonedir)
+                os.chdir(ud.clonedir)
                 runfetchcmd("tar -xzf %s" % (repofile), d)
             else:
-                runfetchcmd("git clone -n %s://%s%s%s %s" % (ud.proto, username, ud.host, ud.path, repodir), d)
+                runfetchcmd("git clone -n %s://%s%s%s %s" % (ud.proto, username, ud.host, ud.path, ud.clonedir), d)
 
-        os.chdir(repodir)
+        os.chdir(ud.clonedir)
         # Remove all but the .git directory
         if not self._contains_ref(ud.tag, d):
             runfetchcmd("rm * -Rf", d)
@@ -102,25 +113,45 @@ class Git(Fetch):
             runfetchcmd("git prune-packed", d)
             runfetchcmd("git pack-redundant --all | xargs -r rm", d)
 
-        os.chdir(repodir)
+        os.chdir(ud.clonedir)
         mirror_tarballs = data.getVar("BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS", d, True)
-        if mirror_tarballs != "0": 
+        if mirror_tarballs != "0" or 'fullclone' in ud.parm: 
             bb.msg.note(1, bb.msg.domain.Fetcher, "Creating tarball of git repository")
             runfetchcmd("tar -czf %s %s" % (repofile, os.path.join(".", ".git", "*") ), d)
 
+        if 'fullclone' in ud.parm:
+            return
+
         if os.path.exists(codir):
             bb.utils.prunedir(codir)
 
+        subdir = ud.parm.get("subpath", "")
+        if subdir != "":
+            if subdir.endswith("/"):
+                subdirbase = os.path.basename(subdir[:-1])
+            else:
+                subdirbase = os.path.basename(subdir)
+        else:
+            subdirbase = ""
+
+        if subdir != "":
+            readpathspec = ":%s" % (subdir)
+            codir = os.path.join(codir, "git")
+            coprefix = os.path.join(codir, subdirbase, "")
+        else:
+            readpathspec = ""
+            coprefix = os.path.join(codir, "git", "")
+
         bb.mkdirhier(codir)
-        os.chdir(repodir)
-        runfetchcmd("git read-tree %s" % (ud.tag), d)
-        runfetchcmd("git checkout-index -q -f --prefix=%s -a" % (os.path.join(codir, "git", "")), d)
+        os.chdir(ud.clonedir)
+        runfetchcmd("git read-tree %s%s" % (ud.tag, readpathspec), d)
+        runfetchcmd("git checkout-index -q -f --prefix=%s -a" % (coprefix), d)
 
         os.chdir(codir)
         bb.msg.note(1, bb.msg.domain.Fetcher, "Creating tarball of git checkout")
         runfetchcmd("tar -czf %s %s" % (ud.localpath, os.path.join(".", "*") ), d)
 
-        os.chdir(repodir)
+        os.chdir(ud.clonedir)
         bb.utils.prunedir(codir)
 
     def suppports_srcrev(self):
@@ -145,7 +176,10 @@ class Git(Fetch):
         else:
             username = ""
 
-        output = runfetchcmd("git ls-remote %s://%s%s%s %s" % (ud.proto, username, ud.host, ud.path, ud.branch), d, True)
+        cmd = "git ls-remote %s://%s%s%s %s" % (ud.proto, username, ud.host, ud.path, ud.branch)
+        output = runfetchcmd(cmd, d, True)
+        if not output:
+            raise bb.fetch.FetchError("Fetch command %s gave empty output\n" % (cmd))
         return output.split()[0]
 
     def _build_revision(self, url, ud, d):
@@ -156,20 +190,20 @@ class Git(Fetch):
         Return a suitable buildindex for the revision specified. This is done by counting revisions 
         using "git rev-list" which may or may not work in different circumstances.
         """
-        gitsrcname = '%s%s' % (ud.host, ud.path.replace('/', '.'))
-        repodir = os.path.join(data.expand('${GITDIR}', d), gitsrcname)
 
         cwd = os.getcwd()
 
         # Check if we have the rev already
-        if not os.path.exists(repodir):
+
+        if not os.path.exists(ud.clonedir):
+            print "no repo"
             self.go(None, ud, d)
-            if not os.path.exists(repodir):
-                bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Fetcher, "GIT repository for %s doesn't exist in %s, cannot get sortable buildnumber, using old value" % (url, repodir))
+            if not os.path.exists(ud.clonedir):
+                bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Fetcher, "GIT repository for %s doesn't exist in %s, cannot get sortable buildnumber, using old value" % (url, ud.clonedir))
                 return None
 
 
-        os.chdir(repodir)
+        os.chdir(ud.clonedir)
         if not self._contains_ref(rev, d):
             self.go(None, ud, d)
 
diff --git a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/fetch/local.py b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/fetch/local.py
index 577774e597..f9bdf589cb 100644
--- a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/fetch/local.py
+++ b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/fetch/local.py
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ from   bb.fetch import Fetch
 class Local(Fetch):
     def supports(self, url, urldata, d):
         """
-        Check to see if a given url can be fetched with cvs.
+        Check to see if a given url represents a local fetch.
         """
-        return urldata.type in ['file','patch']
+        return urldata.type in ['file']
 
     def localpath(self, url, urldata, d):
         """
diff --git a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/fetch/svk.py b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/fetch/svk.py
index 442f85804f..120dad9d4e 100644
--- a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/fetch/svk.py
+++ b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/fetch/svk.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class Svk(Fetch):
     """Class to fetch a module or modules from svk repositories"""
     def supports(self, url, ud, d):
         """
-        Check to see if a given url can be fetched with cvs.
+        Check to see if a given url can be fetched with svk.
         """
         return ud.type in ['svk']
 
diff --git a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/fetch/wget.py b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/fetch/wget.py
index a0dca94040..fd93c7ec46 100644
--- a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/fetch/wget.py
+++ b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/fetch/wget.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class Wget(Fetch):
     """Class to fetch urls via 'wget'"""
     def supports(self, url, ud, d):
         """
-        Check to see if a given url can be fetched with cvs.
+        Check to see if a given url can be fetched with wget.
         """
         return ud.type in ['http','https','ftp']
 
diff --git a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/msg.py b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/msg.py
index 7990833c2e..3fcf7091be 100644
--- a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/msg.py
+++ b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/msg.py
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ domain = bb.utils.Enum(
 class MsgBase(bb.event.Event):
     """Base class for messages"""
 
-    def __init__(self, msg, d ):
+    def __init__(self, msg):
         self._message = msg
-        event.Event.__init__(self, d)
+        event.Event.__init__(self)
 
 class MsgDebug(MsgBase):
     """Debug Message"""
@@ -100,26 +100,26 @@ def debug(level, domain, msg, fn = None):
     if not domain:
         domain = 'default'
     if debug_level[domain] >= level:
-        bb.event.fire(MsgDebug(msg, None))
+        bb.event.fire(MsgDebug(msg), None)
 
 def note(level, domain, msg, fn = None):
     if not domain:
         domain = 'default'
     if level == 1 or verbose or debug_level[domain] >= 1:
-        bb.event.fire(MsgNote(msg, None))
+        bb.event.fire(MsgNote(msg), None)
 
 def warn(domain, msg, fn = None):
-    bb.event.fire(MsgWarn(msg, None))
+    bb.event.fire(MsgWarn(msg), None)
 
 def error(domain, msg, fn = None):
-    bb.event.fire(MsgError(msg, None))
+    bb.event.fire(MsgError(msg), None)
     print 'ERROR: ' + msg
 
 def fatal(domain, msg, fn = None):
-    bb.event.fire(MsgFatal(msg, None))
+    bb.event.fire(MsgFatal(msg), None)
     print 'FATAL: ' + msg
     sys.exit(1)
 
 def plain(msg, fn = None):
-    bb.event.fire(MsgPlain(msg, None))
+    bb.event.fire(MsgPlain(msg), None)
 
diff --git a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/BBHandler.py b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/BBHandler.py
index f0c3409568..f34599136c 100644
--- a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/BBHandler.py
+++ b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/BBHandler.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def finalise(fn, d):
     tasklist = data.getVar('__BBTASKS', d) or []
     bb.build.add_tasks(tasklist, d)
 
-    bb.event.fire(bb.event.RecipeParsed(fn, d))
+    bb.event.fire(bb.event.RecipeParsed(fn), d)
 
 
 def handle(fn, d, include = 0):
diff --git a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/ConfHandler.py b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/ConfHandler.py
index c9f1ea13fb..23316ada58 100644
--- a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/ConfHandler.py
+++ b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/ConfHandler.py
@@ -34,10 +34,17 @@ __require_regexp__ = re.compile( r"require\s+(.+)" )
 __export_regexp__ = re.compile( r"export\s+(.+)" )
 
 def init(data):
-    if not bb.data.getVar('TOPDIR', data):
-        bb.data.setVar('TOPDIR', os.getcwd(), data)
+    topdir = bb.data.getVar('TOPDIR', data)
+    if not topdir:
+        topdir = os.getcwd()
+        bb.data.setVar('TOPDIR', topdir, data)
     if not bb.data.getVar('BBPATH', data):
-        bb.data.setVar('BBPATH', os.path.join(sys.prefix, 'share', 'bitbake'), data)
+        from pkg_resources import Requirement, resource_filename
+        bitbake = Requirement.parse("bitbake")
+        datadir = resource_filename(bitbake, "../share/bitbake")
+        basedir = resource_filename(bitbake, "..")
+        bb.data.setVar('BBPATH', '%s:%s:%s' % (topdir, datadir, basedir), data)
+
 
 def supports(fn, d):
     return localpath(fn, d)[-5:] == ".conf"
diff --git a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/runqueue.py b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/runqueue.py
index 8b6e12d185..c3ad442e47 100644
--- a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/runqueue.py
+++ b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/runqueue.py
@@ -857,6 +857,7 @@ class RunQueue:
         self.runq_running = []
         self.runq_complete = []
         self.build_pids = {}
+        self.build_pipes = {}
         self.failed_fnids = []
 
         # Mark initial buildable tasks
@@ -870,7 +871,7 @@ class RunQueue:
 
         self.state = runQueueRunning
 
-        event.fire(bb.event.StampUpdate(self.target_pairs, self.dataCache.stamp, self.cfgData))
+        event.fire(bb.event.StampUpdate(self.target_pairs, self.dataCache.stamp), self.cfgData)
 
     def task_complete(self, task):
         """
@@ -903,7 +904,7 @@ class RunQueue:
         self.stats.taskFailed()
         fnid = self.runq_fnid[task]
         self.failed_fnids.append(fnid)
-        bb.event.fire(runQueueTaskFailed(task, self.stats, self, self.cfgData))
+        bb.event.fire(runQueueTaskFailed(task, self.stats, self), self.cfgData)
         if self.taskData.abort:
             self.state = runQueueCleanup
 
@@ -935,53 +936,67 @@ class RunQueue:
 
                 sys.stdout.flush()
                 sys.stderr.flush()
-                try: 
+                try:
+                    pipein, pipeout = os.pipe()
                     pid = os.fork() 
                 except OSError, e: 
                     bb.msg.fatal(bb.msg.domain.RunQueue, "fork failed: %d (%s)" % (e.errno, e.strerror))
                 if pid == 0:
+                    os.close(pipein)
                     # Save out the PID so that the event can include it the
                     # events
                     bb.event.worker_pid = os.getpid()
+                    bb.event.worker_pipe = pipeout
 
-                    bb.event.fire(runQueueTaskStarted(task, self.stats, self, self.cfgData))
-                    bb.msg.note(1, bb.msg.domain.RunQueue,
-                                "Running task %d of %d (ID: %s, %s)" % (self.stats.completed + self.stats.active + 1,
-                                                                        self.stats.total,
-                                                                        task,
-                                                                        self.get_user_idstring(task)))
                     self.state = runQueueChildProcess
                     # Make the child the process group leader
                     os.setpgid(0, 0)
+                    # No stdin
                     newsi = os.open('/dev/null', os.O_RDWR)
                     os.dup2(newsi, sys.stdin.fileno())
+
+                    bb.event.fire(runQueueTaskStarted(task, self.stats, self), self.cfgData)
+                    bb.msg.note(1, bb.msg.domain.RunQueue,
+                                "Running task %d of %d (ID: %s, %s)" % (self.stats.completed + self.stats.active + 1,
+                                                                        self.stats.total,
+                                                                        task,
+                                                                        self.get_user_idstring(task)))
+
                     bb.data.setVar("__RUNQUEUE_DO_NOT_USE_EXTERNALLY", self, self.cooker.configuration.data)
                     try:
                         self.cooker.tryBuild(fn, taskname[3:])
                     except bb.build.EventException:
                         bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Build, "Build of " + fn + " " + taskname + " failed")
-                        sys.exit(1)
+                        os._exit(1)
                     except:
                         bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Build, "Build of " + fn + " " + taskname + " failed")
-                        raise
-                    sys.exit(0)
+                        os._exit(1)
+                    os._exit(0)
+
                 self.build_pids[pid] = task
+                self.build_pipes[pid] = runQueuePipe(pipein, pipeout, self.cfgData)
                 self.runq_running[task] = 1
                 self.stats.taskActive()
                 if self.stats.active < self.number_tasks:
                     continue
+
+            for pipe in self.build_pipes:
+                self.build_pipes[pipe].read()
+
             if self.stats.active > 0:
                 result = os.waitpid(-1, os.WNOHANG)
                 if result[0] is 0 and result[1] is 0:
                     return
                 task = self.build_pids[result[0]]
                 del self.build_pids[result[0]]
+                self.build_pipes[result[0]].close()
+                del self.build_pipes[result[0]]
                 if result[1] != 0:
                     self.task_fail(task, result[1])
                     return
                 self.task_complete(task)
                 self.stats.taskCompleted()
-                bb.event.fire(runQueueTaskCompleted(task, self.stats, self, self.cfgData))
+                bb.event.fire(runQueueTaskCompleted(task, self.stats, self), self.cfgData)
                 continue
 
             if len(self.failed_fnids) != 0:
@@ -1006,6 +1021,8 @@ class RunQueue:
                  os.kill(-k, signal.SIGINT)
              except:
                  pass
+        for pipe in self.build_pipes:
+            self.build_pipes[pipe].read()
 
     def finish_runqueue(self, now = False):
         self.state = runQueueCleanUp
@@ -1013,7 +1030,7 @@ class RunQueue:
             self.finish_runqueue_now()
         try:
             while self.stats.active > 0:
-                bb.event.fire(runQueueExitWait(self.stats.active, self.cfgData))
+                bb.event.fire(runQueueExitWait(self.stats.active), self.cfgData)
                 bb.msg.note(1, bb.msg.domain.RunQueue, "Waiting for %s active tasks to finish" % self.stats.active)
                 tasknum = 1
                 for k, v in self.build_pids.iteritems():
@@ -1024,11 +1041,13 @@ class RunQueue:
                     return
                 task = self.build_pids[result[0]]
                 del self.build_pids[result[0]]
+                self.build_pipes[result[0]].close()
+                del self.build_pipes[result[0]]
                 if result[1] != 0:
                     self.task_fail(task, result[1])
                 else:
                     self.stats.taskCompleted()
-                    bb.event.fire(runQueueTaskCompleted(task, self.stats, self, self.cfgData))
+                    bb.event.fire(runQueueTaskCompleted(task, self.stats, self), self.cfgData)
         except:
             self.finish_runqueue_now()
             raise
@@ -1078,43 +1097,43 @@ class runQueueExitWait(bb.event.Event):
     Event when waiting for task processes to exit
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, remain, d):
+    def __init__(self, remain):
         self.remain = remain
         self.message = "Waiting for %s active tasks to finish" % remain
-        bb.event.Event.__init__(self, d)
+        bb.event.Event.__init__(self)
 
 class runQueueEvent(bb.event.Event):
     """
     Base runQueue event class
     """
-    def __init__(self, task, stats, rq, d):
+    def __init__(self, task, stats, rq):
         self.taskid = task
         self.taskstring = rq.get_user_idstring(task)
         self.stats = stats
-        bb.event.Event.__init__(self, d)
+        bb.event.Event.__init__(self)
 
 class runQueueTaskStarted(runQueueEvent):
     """
     Event notifing a task was started
     """
-    def __init__(self, task, stats, rq, d):
-        runQueueEvent.__init__(self, task, stats, rq, d)
+    def __init__(self, task, stats, rq):
+        runQueueEvent.__init__(self, task, stats, rq)
         self.message = "Running task %s (%d of %d) (%s)" % (task, stats.completed + stats.active + 1, self.stats.total, self.taskstring)
 
 class runQueueTaskFailed(runQueueEvent):
     """
     Event notifing a task failed
     """
-    def __init__(self, task, stats, rq, d):
-        runQueueEvent.__init__(self, task, stats, rq, d)
+    def __init__(self, task, stats, rq):
+        runQueueEvent.__init__(self, task, stats, rq)
         self.message = "Task %s failed (%s)" % (task, self.taskstring)
 
 class runQueueTaskCompleted(runQueueEvent):
     """
     Event notifing a task completed
     """
-    def __init__(self, task, stats, rq, d):
-        runQueueEvent.__init__(self, task, stats, rq, d)
+    def __init__(self, task, stats, rq):
+        runQueueEvent.__init__(self, task, stats, rq)
         self.message = "Task %s completed (%s)" % (task, self.taskstring)
 
 def check_stamp_fn(fn, taskname, d):
@@ -1124,3 +1143,32 @@ def check_stamp_fn(fn, taskname, d):
     if taskid is not None:
         return rq.check_stamp_task(taskid)
     return None
+
+class runQueuePipe():
+    """
+    Abstraction for a pipe between a worker thread and the server
+    """
+    def __init__(self, pipein, pipeout, d):
+        self.fd = pipein
+        os.close(pipeout)
+        self.queue = ""
+        self.d = d
+
+    def read(self):
+        start = len(self.queue)
+        self.queue = self.queue + os.read(self.fd, 1024)
+        end = len(self.queue)
+        index = self.queue.find("</event>")
+        while index != -1:
+            bb.event.fire_from_worker(self.queue[:index+8], self.d)
+            self.queue = self.queue[index+8:]
+            index = self.queue.find("</event>")
+        return (end > start)
+
+    def close(self):
+        while self.read():
+            continue
+        if len(self.queue) > 0:
+            print "Warning, worker left partial message"
+        os.close(self.fd)
+
diff --git a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/server/__init__.py b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/server/__init__.py
index 0dd04cf724..1a732236e2 100644
--- a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/server/__init__.py
+++ b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/server/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 import xmlrpc
+import none
diff --git a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/server/none.py b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/server/none.py
index ef061bc5dd..ebda111582 100644
--- a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/server/none.py
+++ b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/server/none.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# BitBake XMLRPC Server
+# BitBake 'dummy' Passthrough Server
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2006 - 2007  Michael 'Mickey' Lauer
 # Copyright (C) 2006 - 2008  Richard Purdie
@@ -31,8 +31,11 @@
     in the server's main loop.
 """
 
+import time
 import bb
+from bb.ui import uievent
 import xmlrpclib
+import pickle
 
 DEBUG = False
 
@@ -44,31 +47,19 @@ class BitBakeServerCommands():
         self.cooker = cooker
         self.server = server
 
-    def registerEventHandler(self, host, port):
-        """
-        Register a remote UI Event Handler
-        """
-        s = xmlrpclib.Server("http://%s:%d" % (host, port), allow_none=True)
-        return bb.event.register_UIHhandler(s)
-
-    def unregisterEventHandler(self, handlerNum):
-        """
-        Unregister a remote UI Event Handler
-        """
-        return bb.event.unregister_UIHhandler(handlerNum)
-
     def runCommand(self, command):
         """
         Run a cooker command on the server
         """
+        #print "Running Command %s" % command
         return self.cooker.command.runCommand(command)
 
     def terminateServer(self):
         """
         Trigger the server to quit
         """
-        self.server.quit = True
-        print "Server (cooker) exitting"
+        self.server.server_exit()
+        #print "Server (cooker) exitting"
         return
 
     def ping(self):
@@ -77,63 +68,84 @@ class BitBakeServerCommands():
         """
         return True
 
-class BitBakeXMLRPCServer(SimpleXMLRPCServer):
+eventQueue = []
+
+class BBUIEventQueue:
+    class event:
+        def __init__(self, parent):
+            self.parent = parent
+        @staticmethod
+        def send(event):
+            bb.server.none.eventQueue.append(pickle.loads(event))
+        @staticmethod
+        def quit():
+            return
+
+    def __init__(self, BBServer):
+        self.eventQueue = bb.server.none.eventQueue
+        self.BBServer = BBServer
+        self.EventHandle = bb.event.register_UIHhandler(self)
+
+    def getEvent(self):
+        if len(self.eventQueue) == 0:
+            return None
+
+        return self.eventQueue.pop(0)
+
+    def waitEvent(self, delay):
+        event = self.getEvent()
+        if event:
+            return event
+        self.BBServer.idle_commands(delay)
+        return self.getEvent()
+
+    def queue_event(self, event):
+        self.eventQueue.append(event)
+
+    def system_quit( self ):

+        bb.event.unregister_UIHhandler(self.EventHandle)
+
+class BitBakeServer():
     # remove this when you're done with debugging
     # allow_reuse_address = True
 
-    def __init__(self, cooker, interface = ("localhost", 0)):
-        """
-        Constructor
-        """
-        SimpleXMLRPCServer.__init__(self, interface,
-                                    requestHandler=SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler,
-                                    logRequests=False, allow_none=True)
+    def __init__(self, cooker):
         self._idlefuns = {}
-        self.host, self.port = self.socket.getsockname()
-        #self.register_introspection_functions()
-        commands = BitBakeServerCommands(self, cooker)
-        self.autoregister_all_functions(commands, "")
-
-    def autoregister_all_functions(self, context, prefix):
-        """
-        Convenience method for registering all functions in the scope
-        of this class that start with a common prefix
-        """
-        methodlist = inspect.getmembers(context, inspect.ismethod)
-        for name, method in methodlist:
-            if name.startswith(prefix):
-                self.register_function(method, name[len(prefix):])
+        self.commands = BitBakeServerCommands(self, cooker)
 
     def register_idle_function(self, function, data):
         """Register a function to be called while the server is idle"""
         assert callable(function)
         self._idlefuns[function] = data
 
-    def serve_forever(self):
-        """
-        Serve Requests. Overloaded to honor a quit command
-        """
-        self.quit = False
-        while not self.quit:
-            #print "Idle queue length %s" % len(self._idlefuns)
-            if len(self._idlefuns) == 0:
-                self.timeout = None
-            else:
-                self.timeout = 0
-            self.handle_request()
-            #print "Idle timeout, running idle functions"
-            for function, data in self._idlefuns.items():
-                try:
-                    retval = function(self, data, False)
-                    if not retval:
-                        del self._idlefuns[function]
-                except SystemExit:
-                    raise
-                except:
-                    import traceback
-                    traceback.print_exc()
-                    pass
+    def idle_commands(self, delay):
+        #print "Idle queue length %s" % len(self._idlefuns)
+        #print "Idle timeout, running idle functions"
+        #if len(self._idlefuns) == 0:
+        nextsleep = delay
+        for function, data in self._idlefuns.items():
+            try:
+                retval = function(self, data, False)
+                #print "Idle function returned %s" % (retval)
+                if retval is False:
+                    del self._idlefuns[function]
+                elif retval is True:
+                    nextsleep = None
+                elif nextsleep is None:
+                    continue
+                elif retval < nextsleep:
+                    nextsleep = retval
+            except SystemExit:
+                raise
+            except:
+                import traceback
+                traceback.print_exc()
+                pass
+        if nextsleep is not None:
+            #print "Sleeping for %s (%s)" % (nextsleep, delay)
+            time.sleep(nextsleep)
 
+    def server_exit(self):
         # Tell idle functions we're exiting
         for function, data in self._idlefuns.items():
             try:
@@ -141,5 +153,29 @@ class BitBakeXMLRPCServer(SimpleXMLRPCServer):
             except:
                 pass
 
-        self.server_close()
-        return
+class BitbakeServerInfo():
+    def __init__(self, server):
+        self.server = server
+        self.commands = server.commands
+
+class BitBakeServerFork():
+    def __init__(self, serverinfo, command, logfile):
+        serverinfo.forkCommand = command
+        serverinfo.logfile = logfile
+
+class BitBakeServerConnection():
+    def __init__(self, serverinfo):
+        self.server = serverinfo.server
+        self.connection = serverinfo.commands
+        self.events = bb.server.none.BBUIEventQueue(self.server)
+
+    def terminate(self):
+        try:
+            self.events.system_quit()
+        except:
+            pass
+        try:
+            self.connection.terminateServer()
+        except:
+            pass
+
diff --git a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/server/xmlrpc.py b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/server/xmlrpc.py
index c5937abd66..b4d69f7be3 100644
--- a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/server/xmlrpc.py
+++ b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/server/xmlrpc.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 
 import bb
 import xmlrpclib
+from bb import daemonize
+from bb.ui import uievent
 
 DEBUG = False
 
@@ -114,26 +116,34 @@ class BitBakeServer(SimpleXMLRPCServer):
         Serve Requests. Overloaded to honor a quit command
         """
         self.quit = False
+        self.timeout = 0 # Run Idle calls for our first callback
         while not self.quit:
             #print "Idle queue length %s" % len(self._idlefuns)
-            if len(self._idlefuns) == 0:
-                self.timeout = None
-            else:
-                self.timeout = 0
             self.handle_request()
             #print "Idle timeout, running idle functions"
+            nextsleep = None
             for function, data in self._idlefuns.items():
                 try:
                     retval = function(self, data, False)
-                    if not retval:
+                    if retval is False:
                         del self._idlefuns[function]
+                    elif retval is True:
+                        nextsleep = 0
+                    elif nextsleep is 0:
+                        continue
+                    elif nextsleep is None:
+                        nextsleep = retval
+                    elif retval < nextsleep:
+                        nextsleep = retval
                 except SystemExit:
                     raise
                 except:
                     import traceback
                     traceback.print_exc()
                     pass
-
+            if nextsleep is None and len(self._idlefuns) > 0:
+                nextsleep = 0  
+            self.timeout = nextsleep
         # Tell idle functions we're exiting
         for function, data in self._idlefuns.items():
             try:
@@ -143,3 +153,31 @@ class BitBakeServer(SimpleXMLRPCServer):
 
         self.server_close()
         return
+
+class BitbakeServerInfo():
+    def __init__(self, server):
+        self.host = server.host
+        self.port = server.port
+
+class BitBakeServerFork():
+    def __init__(self, serverinfo, command, logfile):
+        daemonize.createDaemon(command, logfile)
+
+class BitBakeServerConnection():
+    def __init__(self, serverinfo):
+        self.connection = xmlrpclib.Server("http://%s:%s" % (serverinfo.host, serverinfo.port),  allow_none=True)
+        self.events = uievent.BBUIEventQueue(self.connection)
+
+    def terminate(self):
+        # Don't wait for server indefinitely
+        import socket
+        socket.setdefaulttimeout(2) 
+        try:
+            self.events.system_quit()
+        except:
+            pass
+        try:
+            self.connection.terminateServer()
+        except:
+            pass
+
diff --git a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/taskdata.py b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/taskdata.py
index 73ec2aa750..e3a60b9884 100644
--- a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/taskdata.py
+++ b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/taskdata.py
@@ -25,6 +25,19 @@ Task data collection and handling
 
 import bb
 
+def re_match_strings(target, strings):
+    """
+    Whether or not the string 'target' matches
+    any one string of the strings which can be regular expression string
+    """
+    import re
+
+    for name in strings:
+        if (name==target or
+                re.search(name,target)!=None):
+            return True
+    return False
+
 class TaskData:
     """
     BitBake Task Data implementation
@@ -261,7 +274,7 @@ class TaskData:
         """
         unresolved = []
         for target in self.build_names_index:
-            if target in dataCache.ignored_dependencies:
+            if re_match_strings(target, dataCache.ignored_dependencies):
                 continue
             if self.build_names_index.index(target) in self.failed_deps:
                 continue
@@ -276,7 +289,7 @@ class TaskData:
         """
         unresolved = []
         for target in self.run_names_index:
-            if target in dataCache.ignored_dependencies:
+            if re_match_strings(target, dataCache.ignored_dependencies):
                 continue
             if self.run_names_index.index(target) in self.failed_rdeps:
                 continue
@@ -356,7 +369,7 @@ class TaskData:
         added internally during dependency resolution
         """
 
-        if item in dataCache.ignored_dependencies:
+        if re_match_strings(item, dataCache.ignored_dependencies):
             return
 
         if not item in dataCache.providers:
@@ -364,7 +377,7 @@ class TaskData:
                 bb.msg.note(2, bb.msg.domain.Provider, "Nothing PROVIDES '%s' (but '%s' DEPENDS on or otherwise requires it)" % (item, self.get_dependees_str(item)))
             else:
                 bb.msg.note(2, bb.msg.domain.Provider, "Nothing PROVIDES '%s'" % (item))
-            bb.event.fire(bb.event.NoProvider(item, cfgData))
+            bb.event.fire(bb.event.NoProvider(item), cfgData)
             raise bb.providers.NoProvider(item)
 
         if self.have_build_target(item):
@@ -377,7 +390,7 @@ class TaskData:
 
         if not eligible:
             bb.msg.note(2, bb.msg.domain.Provider, "No buildable provider PROVIDES '%s' but '%s' DEPENDS on or otherwise requires it. Enable debugging and see earlier logs to find unbuildable providers." % (item, self.get_dependees_str(item)))
-            bb.event.fire(bb.event.NoProvider(item, cfgData))
+            bb.event.fire(bb.event.NoProvider(item), cfgData)
             raise bb.providers.NoProvider(item)
 
         if len(eligible) > 1 and foundUnique == False:
@@ -387,7 +400,7 @@ class TaskData:
                     providers_list.append(dataCache.pkg_fn[fn])
                 bb.msg.note(1, bb.msg.domain.Provider, "multiple providers are available for %s (%s);" % (item, ", ".join(providers_list)))
                 bb.msg.note(1, bb.msg.domain.Provider, "consider defining PREFERRED_PROVIDER_%s" % item)
-                bb.event.fire(bb.event.MultipleProviders(item, providers_list, cfgData))
+                bb.event.fire(bb.event.MultipleProviders(item, providers_list), cfgData)
             self.consider_msgs_cache.append(item)
 
         for fn in eligible:
@@ -407,7 +420,7 @@ class TaskData:
         (takes item names from RDEPENDS/PACKAGES namespace)
         """
 
-        if item in dataCache.ignored_dependencies:
+        if re_match_strings(item, dataCache.ignored_dependencies):
             return
 
         if self.have_runtime_target(item):
@@ -417,7 +430,7 @@ class TaskData:
 
         if not all_p:
             bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Provider, "'%s' RDEPENDS/RRECOMMENDS or otherwise requires the runtime entity '%s' but it wasn't found in any PACKAGE or RPROVIDES variables" % (self.get_rdependees_str(item), item))
-            bb.event.fire(bb.event.NoProvider(item, cfgData, runtime=True))
+            bb.event.fire(bb.event.NoProvider(item, runtime=True), cfgData)
             raise bb.providers.NoRProvider(item)
 
         eligible, numberPreferred = bb.providers.filterProvidersRunTime(all_p, item, cfgData, dataCache)
@@ -425,7 +438,7 @@ class TaskData:
 
         if not eligible:
             bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Provider, "'%s' RDEPENDS/RRECOMMENDS or otherwise requires the runtime entity '%s' but it wasn't found in any PACKAGE or RPROVIDES variables of any buildable targets.\nEnable debugging and see earlier logs to find unbuildable targets." % (self.get_rdependees_str(item), item))
-            bb.event.fire(bb.event.NoProvider(item, cfgData, runtime=True))
+            bb.event.fire(bb.event.NoProvider(item, runtime=True), cfgData)
             raise bb.providers.NoRProvider(item)
 
         if len(eligible) > 1 and numberPreferred == 0:
@@ -435,7 +448,7 @@ class TaskData:
                     providers_list.append(dataCache.pkg_fn[fn])
                 bb.msg.note(2, bb.msg.domain.Provider, "multiple providers are available for runtime %s (%s);" % (item, ", ".join(providers_list)))
                 bb.msg.note(2, bb.msg.domain.Provider, "consider defining a PREFERRED_PROVIDER entry to match runtime %s" % item)
-                bb.event.fire(bb.event.MultipleProviders(item,providers_list, cfgData, runtime=True))
+                bb.event.fire(bb.event.MultipleProviders(item,providers_list, runtime=True), cfgData)
             self.consider_msgs_cache.append(item)
 
         if numberPreferred > 1:
@@ -445,7 +458,7 @@ class TaskData:
                     providers_list.append(dataCache.pkg_fn[fn])
                 bb.msg.note(2, bb.msg.domain.Provider, "multiple providers are available for runtime %s (top %s entries preferred) (%s);" % (item, numberPreferred, ", ".join(providers_list)))
                 bb.msg.note(2, bb.msg.domain.Provider, "consider defining only one PREFERRED_PROVIDER entry to match runtime %s" % item)
-                bb.event.fire(bb.event.MultipleProviders(item,providers_list, cfgData, runtime=True))
+                bb.event.fire(bb.event.MultipleProviders(item,providers_list, runtime=True), cfgData)
             self.consider_msgs_cache.append(item)
 
         # run through the list until we find one that we can build
diff --git a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/runningbuild.py b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/runningbuild.py
index 34f65d2396..401559255b 100644
--- a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/runningbuild.py
+++ b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/runningbuild.py
@@ -61,36 +61,36 @@ class RunningBuild (gobject.GObject):
         # If we have a pid attached to this message/event try and get the
         # (package, task) pair for it. If we get that then get the parent iter
         # for the message.
-        if event[1].has_key ('pid'):
-            pid = event[1]['pid']
+        if hassattr(event, 'pid'):
+            pid = event.pid
             if self.pids_to_task.has_key(pid):
                 (package, task) = self.pids_to_task[pid]
                 parent = self.tasks_to_iter[(package, task)]
 
-        if event[0].startswith('bb.msg.Msg'):
+        if isinstance(event, bb.msg.Msg):
             # Set a pretty icon for the message based on it's type.
-            if (event[0].startswith ('bb.msg.MsgWarn')):
+            if isinstance(event, bb.msg.MsgWarn):
                 icon = "dialog-warning"
-            elif (event[0].startswith ('bb.msg.MsgErr')):
+            elif isinstance(event, bb.msg.MsgErr):
                 icon = "dialog-error"
             else:
                 icon = None
 
             # Ignore the "Running task i of n .." messages
-            if (event[1]['_message'].startswith ("Running task")):
+            if (event._message.startswith ("Running task")):
                 return
 
             # Add the message to the tree either at the top level if parent is
             # None otherwise as a descendent of a task.
             self.model.append (parent, 
-                               (event[0].split()[-1], # e.g. MsgWarn, MsgError
+                               (event.__name__.split()[-1], # e.g. MsgWarn, MsgError
                                 package, 
                                 task,
-                                event[1]['_message'],
+                                event._message,
                                 icon, 
                                 False))
-        elif event[0].startswith('bb.build.TaskStarted'):
-            (package, task) = (event[1]['_package'], event[1]['_task'])
+        elif isinstance(event, bb.build.TaskStarted):
+            (package, task) = (event._package, event._task)
 
             # Save out this PID.
             self.pids_to_task[pid] = (package,task)
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ class RunningBuild (gobject.GObject):
             # Mark this task as active.
             self.model.set(i, self.model.COL_ICON, "gtk-execute")
 
-        elif event[0].startswith('bb.build.Task'):
+        elif isinstance(event, bb.build.Task):
 
-            if event[0].startswith('bb.build.TaskFailed'):
+            if isinstance(event, bb.build.TaskFailed):
                 # Mark the task as failed
                 i = self.tasks_to_iter[(package, task)]
                 self.model.set(i, self.model.COL_ICON, "dialog-error")
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ class RunningBuild (gobject.GObject):
             del self.tasks_to_iter[(package, task)]
             del self.pids_to_task[pid]
 
-        elif event[0].startswith('bb.event.BuildCompleted'):
-            failures = int (event[1]['_failures'])
+        elif isinstance(event, bb.event.BuildCompleted):
+            failures = int (event._failures)
 
             # Emit the appropriate signal depending on the number of failures
             if (failures > 1):
diff --git a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/ui/depexp.py b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/ui/depexp.py
index 0c559c7976..cfa5b6564e 100644
--- a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/ui/depexp.py
+++ b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/ui/depexp.py
@@ -229,12 +229,12 @@ def init(server, eventHandler):
 
             if event is None:
                 continue
-            if event[0].startswith('bb.event.ParseProgress'):
-                x = event[1]['sofar']
-                y = event[1]['total']
+            if isinstance(event, bb.event.ParseProgress):
+                x = event.sofar
+                y = event.total
                 if x == y:
                     print("\nParsing finished. %d cached, %d parsed, %d skipped, %d masked, %d errors." 
-                        % ( event[1]['cached'], event[1]['parsed'], event[1]['skipped'], event[1]['masked'], event[1]['errors']))
+                        % ( event.cached, event.parsed, event.skipped, event.masked, event.errors))
                     pbar.hide()
                 gtk.gdk.threads_enter()
                 pbar.progress.set_fraction(float(x)/float(y))
@@ -242,17 +242,17 @@ def init(server, eventHandler):
                 gtk.gdk.threads_leave()
                 continue
 
-            if event[0] == "bb.event.DepTreeGenerated":
+            if isinstance(event, bb.event.DepTreeGenerated):
                 gtk.gdk.threads_enter()
-                parse(event[1]['_depgraph'], dep.pkg_model, dep.depends_model)
+                parse(event._depgraph, dep.pkg_model, dep.depends_model)
                 gtk.gdk.threads_leave()
 
-            if event[0] == 'bb.command.CookerCommandCompleted':
+            if isinstance(event, bb.command.CookerCommandCompleted):
                 continue
-            if event[0] == 'bb.command.CookerCommandFailed':
-                print "Command execution failed: %s" % event[1]['error']
+            if isinstance(event, bb.command.CookerCommandFailed):
+                print "Command execution failed: %s" % event.error
                 break
-            if event[0] == 'bb.cooker.CookerExit':
+            if isinstance(event, bb.cooker.CookerExit):
                 break
 
             continue
diff --git a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/ui/knotty.py b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/ui/knotty.py
index 8a2afeeb6d..6baed836a1 100644
--- a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/ui/knotty.py
+++ b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/ui/knotty.py
@@ -53,29 +53,29 @@ def init(server, eventHandler):
             if event is None:
                 continue
             #print event
-            if event[0].startswith('bb.msg.MsgPlain'):
-                print event[1]['_message']
+            if isinstance(event, bb.msg.MsgPlain):
+                print event._message
                 continue
-            if event[0].startswith('bb.msg.MsgDebug'):
-                print 'DEBUG: ' + event[1]['_message']
+            if isinstance(event, bb.msg.MsgDebug):
+                print 'DEBUG: ' + event._message
                 continue
-            if event[0].startswith('bb.msg.MsgNote'):
-                print 'NOTE: ' + event[1]['_message']
+            if isinstance(event, bb.msg.MsgNote):
+                print 'NOTE: ' + event._message
                 continue
-            if event[0].startswith('bb.msg.MsgWarn'):
-                print 'WARNING: ' + event[1]['_message']
+            if isinstance(event, bb.msg.MsgWarn):
+                print 'WARNING: ' + event._message
                 continue
-            if event[0].startswith('bb.msg.MsgError'):
+            if isinstance(event, bb.msg.MsgError):
                 return_value = 1
-                print 'ERROR: ' + event[1]['_message']
+                print 'ERROR: ' + event._message
                 continue
-            if event[0].startswith('bb.msg.MsgFatal'):
+            if isinstance(event, bb.msg.MsgFatal):
                 return_value = 1
-                print 'FATAL: ' + event[1]['_message']
+                print 'FATAL: ' + event._message
                 break
-            if event[0].startswith('bb.build.TaskFailed'):
+            if isinstance(event, bb.build.TaskFailed):
                 return_value = 1
-                logfile = event[1]['logfile']
+                logfile = event.logfile
                 if logfile:
                     print "ERROR: Logfile of failure stored in %s." % logfile
                     if 1 or includelogs:
@@ -97,12 +97,12 @@ def init(server, eventHandler):
                         if lines:
                             for line in lines:
                                 print line
-            if event[0].startswith('bb.build.Task'):
-                print "NOTE: %s" % event[1]['_message']
+            if isinstance(event, bb.build.TaskBase):
+                print "NOTE: %s" % event._message
                 continue
-            if event[0].startswith('bb.event.ParseProgress'):
-                x = event[1]['sofar']
-                y = event[1]['total']
+            if isinstance(event, bb.event.ParseProgress):
+                x = event.sofar
+                y = event.total
                 if os.isatty(sys.stdout.fileno()):
                     sys.stdout.write("\rNOTE: Handling BitBake files: %s (%04d/%04d) [%2d %%]" % ( parsespin.next(), x, y, x*100/y ) )
                     sys.stdout.flush()
@@ -115,35 +115,35 @@ def init(server, eventHandler):
                         sys.stdout.flush()
                 if x == y:
                     print("\nParsing finished. %d cached, %d parsed, %d skipped, %d masked, %d errors." 
-                        % ( event[1]['cached'], event[1]['parsed'], event[1]['skipped'], event[1]['masked'], event[1]['errors']))
+                        % ( event.cached, event.parsed, event.skipped, event.masked, event.errors))
                 continue
 
-            if event[0] == 'bb.command.CookerCommandCompleted':
+            if isinstance(event, bb.command.CookerCommandCompleted):
                 break
-            if event[0] == 'bb.command.CookerCommandSetExitCode':
-                return_value = event[1]['exitcode']
+            if isinstance(event, bb.command.CookerCommandSetExitCode):
+                return_value = event.exitcode
                 continue
-            if event[0] == 'bb.command.CookerCommandFailed':
+            if isinstance(event, bb.command.CookerCommandFailed):
                 return_value = 1
-                print "Command execution failed: %s" % event[1]['error']
+                print "Command execution failed: %s" % event.error
                 break
-            if event[0] == 'bb.cooker.CookerExit':
+            if isinstance(event, bb.cooker.CookerExit):
                 break
 
             # ignore
-            if event[0].startswith('bb.event.BuildStarted'):
+            if isinstance(event, bb.event.BuildStarted):
                 continue
-            if event[0].startswith('bb.event.BuildCompleted'):
+            if isinstance(event, bb.event.BuildCompleted):
                 continue
-            if event[0].startswith('bb.event.MultipleProviders'):
+            if isinstance(event, bb.event.MultipleProviders):
                 continue
-            if event[0].startswith('bb.runqueue.runQueue'):
+            if isinstance(event, bb.runqueue.runQueueEvent):
                 continue
-            if event[0].startswith('bb.event.StampUpdate'):
+            if isinstance(event, bb.event.StampUpdate):
                 continue
-            if event[0].startswith('bb.event.ConfigParsed'):
+            if isinstance(event, bb.event.ConfigParsed):
                 continue
-            if event[0].startswith('bb.event.RecipeParsed'):
+            if isinstance(event, bb.event.RecipeParsed):
                 continue
             print "Unknown Event: %s" % event
 
diff --git a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/ui/ncurses.py b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/ui/ncurses.py
index 2cd7e8e6e7..14310dc124 100644
--- a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/ui/ncurses.py
+++ b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/ui/ncurses.py
@@ -246,29 +246,29 @@ class NCursesUI:
                     continue
                 helper.eventHandler(event)
                 #mw.appendText("%s\n" % event[0])
-                if event[0].startswith('bb.build.Task'):
-                    mw.appendText("NOTE: %s\n" % event[1]['_message'])
-                if event[0].startswith('bb.msg.MsgDebug'):
-                    mw.appendText('DEBUG: ' + event[1]['_message'] + '\n')
-                if event[0].startswith('bb.msg.MsgNote'):
-                    mw.appendText('NOTE: ' + event[1]['_message'] + '\n')
-                if event[0].startswith('bb.msg.MsgWarn'):
-                    mw.appendText('WARNING: ' + event[1]['_message'] + '\n')
-                if event[0].startswith('bb.msg.MsgError'):
-                    mw.appendText('ERROR: ' + event[1]['_message'] + '\n')
-                if event[0].startswith('bb.msg.MsgFatal'):
-                    mw.appendText('FATAL: ' + event[1]['_message'] + '\n')
-                if event[0].startswith('bb.event.ParseProgress'):
-                    x = event[1]['sofar']
-                    y = event[1]['total']
+                if isinstance(event, bb.build.Task):
+                    mw.appendText("NOTE: %s\n" % event._message)
+                if isinstance(event, bb.msg.MsgDebug):
+                    mw.appendText('DEBUG: ' + event._message + '\n')
+                if isinstance(event, bb.msg.MsgNote):
+                    mw.appendText('NOTE: ' + event._message + '\n')
+                if isinstance(event, bb.msg.MsgWarn):
+                    mw.appendText('WARNING: ' + event._message + '\n')
+                if isinstance(event, bb.msg.MsgError):
+                    mw.appendText('ERROR: ' + event._message + '\n')
+                if isinstance(event, bb.msg.MsgFatal):
+                    mw.appendText('FATAL: ' + event._message + '\n')
+                if isinstance(event, bb.event.ParseProgress):
+                    x = event.sofar
+                    y = event.total
                     if x == y:
                         mw.setStatus("Idle")
                         mw.appendText("Parsing finished. %d cached, %d parsed, %d skipped, %d masked." 
-                                % ( event[1]['cached'], event[1]['parsed'], event[1]['skipped'], event[1]['masked'] ))
+                                % ( event.cached, event.parsed, event.skipped, event.masked ))
                     else:
                         mw.setStatus("Parsing: %s (%04d/%04d) [%2d %%]" % ( parsespin.next(), x, y, x*100/y ) )
-#                if event[0].startswith('bb.build.TaskFailed'):
-#                    if event[1]['logfile']:
+#                if isinstance(event, bb.build.TaskFailed):
+#                    if event.logfile:
 #                        if data.getVar("BBINCLUDELOGS", d):
 #                            bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Build, "log data follows (%s)" % logfile)
 #                            number_of_lines = data.getVar("BBINCLUDELOGS_LINES", d)
@@ -286,13 +286,13 @@ class NCursesUI:
 #                        else:
 #                            bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Build, "see log in %s" % logfile)
 
-                if event[0] == 'bb.command.CookerCommandCompleted':
+                if isinstance(event, bb.command.CookerCommandCompleted):
                     exitflag = True
-                if event[0] == 'bb.command.CookerCommandFailed':
-                    mw.appendText("Command execution failed: %s" % event[1]['error'])
+                if isinstance(event, bb.command.CookerCommandFailed):
+                    mw.appendText("Command execution failed: %s" % event.error)
                     time.sleep(2)
                     exitflag = True
-                if event[0] == 'bb.cooker.CookerExit':
+                if isinstance(event, bb.cooker.CookerExit):
                     exitflag = True
 
                 if helper.needUpdate:
diff --git a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/ui/uievent.py b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/ui/uievent.py
index 23fdd0f961..36302f4da7 100644
--- a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/ui/uievent.py
+++ b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/ui/uievent.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ server and queue them for the UI to process. This process must be used to avoid
 client/server deadlocks.
 """
 
-import socket, threading
+import socket, threading, pickle
 from SimpleXMLRPCServer import SimpleXMLRPCServer, SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler
 
 class BBUIEventQueue:
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ class BBUIEventQueue:
         self.BBServer = BBServer
 
         self.t = threading.Thread()
-        self.t.setDaemon(True)
-        self.t.run = self.startCallbackHandler
+        self.t.setDaemon(True)

+        self.t.run = self.startCallbackHandler

         self.t.start()
 
     def getEvent(self):
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ class BBUIEventQueue:
             self.eventQueueNotify.clear()
 
         self.eventQueueLock.release()
-
         return item
 
     def waitEvent(self, delay):
@@ -63,16 +62,15 @@ class BBUIEventQueue:
         return self.getEvent()
 
     def queue_event(self, event):
-
         self.eventQueueLock.acquire()
-        self.eventQueue.append(event)
+        self.eventQueue.append(pickle.loads(event))
         self.eventQueueNotify.set()
         self.eventQueueLock.release()
 
     def startCallbackHandler(self):
 
         server = UIXMLRPCServer()
-        self.host, self.port = server.socket.getsockname()
+        self.host, self.port = server.socket.getsockname()

 
         server.register_function( self.system_quit, "event.quit" )
         server.register_function( self.queue_event, "event.send" )
@@ -85,7 +83,7 @@ class BBUIEventQueue:
             server.handle_request()
         server.server_close()
 
-    def system_quit( self ):
+    def system_quit( self ):

         """
         Shut down the callback thread
         """
@@ -97,11 +95,11 @@ class BBUIEventQueue:
 
 class UIXMLRPCServer (SimpleXMLRPCServer):
 
-    def __init__( self, interface = ("localhost", 0) ):
+    def __init__( self, interface = ("localhost", 0) ):

         self.quit = False
-        SimpleXMLRPCServer.__init__( self,
-                                    interface,
-                                    requestHandler=SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler,
+        SimpleXMLRPCServer.__init__( self,

+                                    interface,

+                                    requestHandler=SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler,

                                     logRequests=False, allow_none=True)
 
     def get_request(self):
@@ -123,5 +121,5 @@ class UIXMLRPCServer (SimpleXMLRPCServer):
         if request is None:
             return
         SimpleXMLRPCServer.process_request(self, request, client_address)
-
+

 
diff --git a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/ui/uihelper.py b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/ui/uihelper.py
index 246844c9d2..151ffc5854 100644
--- a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/ui/uihelper.py
+++ b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/ui/uihelper.py
@@ -24,25 +24,25 @@ class BBUIHelper:
         self.failed_tasks = {}
 
     def eventHandler(self, event):
-        if event[0].startswith('bb.build.TaskStarted'):
-            self.running_tasks["%s %s\n" % (event[1]['_package'], event[1]['_task'])] = ""
+        if isinstance(event, bb.build.TaskStarted):
+            self.running_tasks["%s %s\n" % (event._package, event._task)] = ""
             self.needUpdate = True
-        if event[0].startswith('bb.build.TaskSucceeded'):
-            del self.running_tasks["%s %s\n" % (event[1]['_package'], event[1]['_task'])]
+        if isinstance(event, bb.build.TaskSucceeded):
+            del self.running_tasks["%s %s\n" % (event._package, event._task)]
             self.needUpdate = True
-        if event[0].startswith('bb.build.TaskFailed'):
-            del self.running_tasks["%s %s\n" % (event[1]['_package'], event[1]['_task'])]
-            self.failed_tasks["%s %s\n" % (event[1]['_package'], event[1]['_task'])] = ""
+        if isinstance(event, bb.build.TaskFailed):
+            del self.running_tasks["%s %s\n" % (event._package, event._task)]
+            self.failed_tasks["%s %s\n" % (event._package, event._task)] = ""
             self.needUpdate = True
 
         # Add runqueue event handling
-        #if event[0].startswith('bb.runqueue.runQueueTaskCompleted'):
+        #if isinstance(event, bb.runqueue.runQueueTaskCompleted):
         #    a = 1
-        #if event[0].startswith('bb.runqueue.runQueueTaskStarted'):
+        #if isinstance(event, bb.runqueue.runQueueTaskStarted):
         #    a = 1
-        #if event[0].startswith('bb.runqueue.runQueueTaskFailed'):
+        #if isinstance(event, bb.runqueue.runQueueTaskFailed):
         #    a = 1
-        #if event[0].startswith('bb.runqueue.runQueueExitWait'):
+        #if isinstance(event, bb.runqueue.runQueueExitWait):
         #    a = 1
 
     def getTasks(self):