bitbake: Switch to bitbake-dev version (bitbake master upstream)

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

37 files changed, 4731 insertions, 735 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/__init__.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/__init__.py
index b8f7c7f59e..f2f8f656d8 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/__init__.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/__init__.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 # 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 
-__version__ = "1.8.13"
+__version__ = "1.9.0"
 
 __all__ = [
 
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ __all__ = [
 # modules
     "parse",
     "data",
+    "command",
     "event",
     "build",
     "fetch",
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/build.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/build.py
index 1d6742b6e6..6d80b4b549 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/build.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/build.py
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 #
 #Based on functions from the base bb module, Copyright 2003 Holger Schurig
 
-from bb import data, fetch, event, mkdirhier, utils
-import bb, os
+from bb import data, event, mkdirhier, utils
+import bb, os, sys
 
 # When we execute a python function we'd like certain things 
 # in all namespaces, hence we add them to __builtins__
@@ -37,7 +37,11 @@ __builtins__['os'] = os
 
 # events
 class FuncFailed(Exception):
-    """Executed function failed"""
+    """
+    Executed function failed
+    First parameter a message
+    Second paramter is a logfile (optional)
+    """
 
 class EventException(Exception):
     """Exception which is associated with an Event."""
@@ -50,7 +54,9 @@ class TaskBase(event.Event):
 
     def __init__(self, t, d ):
         self._task = t
-        event.Event.__init__(self, d)
+        self._package = bb.data.getVar("PF", d, 1)
+        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):
         return self._task
@@ -68,6 +74,10 @@ class TaskSucceeded(TaskBase):
 
 class TaskFailed(TaskBase):
     """Task execution failed"""
+    def __init__(self, msg, logfile, t, d ):
+        self.logfile = logfile
+        self.msg = msg
+        TaskBase.__init__(self, t, d)
 
 class InvalidTask(TaskBase):
     """Invalid Task"""
@@ -104,42 +114,116 @@ def exec_func(func, d, dirs = None):
     else:
         adir = data.getVar('B', d, 1)
 
+    # Save current directory
     try:
         prevdir = os.getcwd()
     except OSError:
         prevdir = data.getVar('TOPDIR', d, True)
+
+    # Setup logfiles
+    t = data.getVar('T', d, 1)
+    if not t:
+        bb.msg.fatal(bb.msg.domain.Build, "T not set")
+    mkdirhier(t)
+    # Gross hack, FIXME
+    import random
+    logfile = "%s/log.%s.%s.%s" % (t, func, str(os.getpid()),random.random())
+    runfile = "%s/run.%s.%s" % (t, func, str(os.getpid()))
+
+    # Change to correct directory (if specified)
     if adir and os.access(adir, os.F_OK):
         os.chdir(adir)
 
+    # Handle logfiles
+    si = file('/dev/null', 'r')
+    try:
+        if bb.msg.debug_level['default'] > 0 or ispython:
+            so = os.popen("tee \"%s\"" % logfile, "w")
+        else:
+            so = file(logfile, 'w')
+    except OSError, e:
+        bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Build, "opening log file: %s" % e)
+        pass
+
+    se = so
+
+    # Dup the existing fds so we dont lose them
+    osi = [os.dup(sys.stdin.fileno()), sys.stdin.fileno()]
+    oso = [os.dup(sys.stdout.fileno()), sys.stdout.fileno()]
+    ose = [os.dup(sys.stderr.fileno()), sys.stderr.fileno()]
+
+    # Replace those fds with our own
+    os.dup2(si.fileno(), osi[1])
+    os.dup2(so.fileno(), oso[1])
+    os.dup2(se.fileno(), ose[1])
+
     locks = []
     lockfiles = (data.expand(flags['lockfiles'], d) or "").split()
     for lock in lockfiles:
         locks.append(bb.utils.lockfile(lock))
 
-    if flags['python']:
-        exec_func_python(func, d)
-    else:
-        exec_func_shell(func, d, flags)
+    try:
+        # Run the function
+        if ispython:
+            exec_func_python(func, d, runfile, logfile)
+        else:
+            exec_func_shell(func, d, runfile, logfile, flags)
+
+        # Restore original directory
+        try:
+            os.chdir(prevdir)
+        except:
+            pass
 
-    for lock in locks:
-        bb.utils.unlockfile(lock)
+    finally:
 
-    if os.path.exists(prevdir):
-        os.chdir(prevdir)
+        # Unlock any lockfiles
+        for lock in locks:
+            bb.utils.unlockfile(lock)
+
+        # Restore the backup fds
+        os.dup2(osi[0], osi[1])
+        os.dup2(oso[0], oso[1])
+        os.dup2(ose[0], ose[1])
+
+        # Close our logs
+        si.close()
+        so.close()
+        se.close()
 
-def exec_func_python(func, d):
+        if os.path.exists(logfile) and os.path.getsize(logfile) == 0:
+            bb.msg.debug(2, bb.msg.domain.Build, "Zero size logfile %s, removing" % logfile)
+            os.remove(logfile)
+
+        # Close the backup fds
+        os.close(osi[0])
+        os.close(oso[0])
+        os.close(ose[0])
+
+def exec_func_python(func, d, runfile, logfile):
     """Execute a python BB 'function'"""
-    import re
+    import re, os
 
     bbfile = bb.data.getVar('FILE', d, 1)
     tmp  = "def " + func + "():\n%s" % data.getVar(func, d)
     tmp += '\n' + func + '()'
+
+    f = open(runfile, "w")
+    f.write(tmp)
     comp = utils.better_compile(tmp, func, bbfile)
     g = {} # globals
     g['d'] = d
-    utils.better_exec(comp, g, tmp, bbfile)
+    try:
+        utils.better_exec(comp, g, tmp, bbfile)
+    except:
+        (t,value,tb) = sys.exc_info()
+
+        if t in [bb.parse.SkipPackage, bb.build.FuncFailed]:
+            raise
+        bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Build, "Function %s failed" % func)
+        raise FuncFailed("function %s failed" % func, logfile)
 
-def exec_func_shell(func, d, flags):
+def exec_func_shell(func, d, runfile, logfile, flags):
     """Execute a shell BB 'function' Returns true if execution was successful.
 
     For this, it creates a bash shell script in the tmp dectory, writes the local
@@ -149,23 +233,13 @@ def exec_func_shell(func, d, flags):
     of the directories you need created prior to execution.  The last
     item in the list is where we will chdir/cd to.
     """
-    import sys
 
     deps = flags['deps']
     check = flags['check']
-    interact = flags['interactive']
     if check in globals():
         if globals()[check](func, deps):
             return
 
-    global logfile
-    t = data.getVar('T', d, 1)
-    if not t:
-        return 0
-    mkdirhier(t)
-    logfile = "%s/log.%s.%s" % (t, func, str(os.getpid()))
-    runfile = "%s/run.%s.%s" % (t, func, str(os.getpid()))
-
     f = open(runfile, "w")
     f.write("#!/bin/sh -e\n")
     if bb.msg.debug_level['default'] > 0: f.write("set -x\n")
@@ -177,91 +251,21 @@ def exec_func_shell(func, d, flags):
     os.chmod(runfile, 0775)
     if not func:
         bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Build, "Function not specified")
-        raise FuncFailed()
-
-    # open logs
-    si = file('/dev/null', 'r')
-    try:
-        if bb.msg.debug_level['default'] > 0:
-            so = os.popen("tee \"%s\"" % logfile, "w")
-        else:
-            so = file(logfile, 'w')
-    except OSError, e:
-        bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Build, "opening log file: %s" % e)
-        pass
-
-    se = so
-
-    if not interact:
-        # dup the existing fds so we dont lose them
-        osi = [os.dup(sys.stdin.fileno()), sys.stdin.fileno()]
-        oso = [os.dup(sys.stdout.fileno()), sys.stdout.fileno()]
-        ose = [os.dup(sys.stderr.fileno()), sys.stderr.fileno()]
-
-        # replace those fds with our own
-        os.dup2(si.fileno(), osi[1])
-        os.dup2(so.fileno(), oso[1])
-        os.dup2(se.fileno(), ose[1])
+        raise FuncFailed("Function not specified for exec_func_shell")
 
     # execute function
-    prevdir = os.getcwd()
     if flags['fakeroot']:
         maybe_fakeroot = "PATH=\"%s\" fakeroot " % bb.data.getVar("PATH", d, 1)
     else:
         maybe_fakeroot = ''
     lang_environment = "LC_ALL=C "
     ret = os.system('%s%ssh -e %s' % (lang_environment, maybe_fakeroot, runfile))
-    try:
-        os.chdir(prevdir)
-    except:
-        pass
-
-    if not interact:
-        # restore the backups
-        os.dup2(osi[0], osi[1])
-        os.dup2(oso[0], oso[1])
-        os.dup2(ose[0], ose[1])
 
-        # close our logs
-        si.close()
-        so.close()
-        se.close()
-
-        if os.path.exists(logfile) and os.path.getsize(logfile) == 0:
-            bb.msg.debug(2, bb.msg.domain.Build, "Zero size logfile %s, removing" % logfile)
-            os.remove(logfile)
-
-        # close the backup fds
-        os.close(osi[0])
-        os.close(oso[0])
-        os.close(ose[0])
-
-    if ret==0:
-        if bb.msg.debug_level['default'] > 0:
-            os.remove(runfile)
-#            os.remove(logfile)
+    if ret == 0:
         return
-    else:
-        bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Build, "function %s failed" % func)
-        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)
-            if number_of_lines:
-                os.system('tail -n%s %s' % (number_of_lines, logfile))
-            elif os.path.exists(logfile):
-                f = open(logfile, "r")
-                while True:
-                    l = f.readline()
-                    if l == '':
-                        break
-                    l = l.rstrip()
-                    print '| %s' % l
-                f.close()
-            else:
-                bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Build, "There was no logfile output")
-        else:
-            bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Build, "see log in %s" % logfile)
-        raise FuncFailed( logfile )
+
+    bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Build, "Function %s failed" % func)
+    raise FuncFailed("function %s failed" % func, logfile)
 
 
 def exec_task(task, d):
@@ -282,14 +286,20 @@ 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))
-    except FuncFailed, reason:
-        bb.msg.note(1, bb.msg.domain.Build, "Task failed: %s" % reason )
-        failedevent = TaskFailed(task, d)
-        event.fire(failedevent)
-        raise EventException("Function failed in task: %s" % reason, failedevent)
+        event.fire(TaskSucceeded(task, localdata), localdata)
+    except FuncFailed, message:
+        # Try to extract the optional logfile
+        try:
+            (msg, logfile) = message
+        except:
+            logfile = None
+            msg = message
+        bb.msg.note(1, bb.msg.domain.Build, "Task failed: %s" % message )
+        failedevent = TaskFailed(msg, logfile, task, d)
+        event.fire(failedevent, d)
+        raise EventException("Function failed in task: %s" % message, failedevent)
 
     # make stamp, or cause event and raise exception
     if not data.getVarFlag(task, 'nostamp', d) and not data.getVarFlag(task, 'selfstamp', d):
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/cache.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/cache.py
index d30d57d33b..2f1b8fa601 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/cache.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/cache.py
@@ -134,7 +134,18 @@ class Cache:
         self.data = data
 
         # Make sure __depends makes the depends_cache
-        self.getVar("__depends", virtualfn, True)
+        # If we're a virtual class we need to make sure all our depends are appended 
+        # to the depends of fn.
+        depends = self.getVar("__depends", virtualfn, True) or []
+        if "__depends" not in self.depends_cache[fn] or not self.depends_cache[fn]["__depends"]:
+            self.depends_cache[fn]["__depends"] = depends
+        for dep in depends:
+            if dep not in self.depends_cache[fn]["__depends"]:
+                self.depends_cache[fn]["__depends"].append(dep)
+
+        # Make sure BBCLASSEXTEND always makes the cache too
+        self.getVar('BBCLASSEXTEND', virtualfn, True)
+
         self.depends_cache[virtualfn]["CACHETIMESTAMP"] = bb.parse.cached_mtime(fn)
 
     def virtualfn2realfn(self, virtualfn):
@@ -170,11 +181,8 @@ class Cache:
 
         bb.msg.debug(1, bb.msg.domain.Cache, "Parsing %s (full)" % fn)
 
-        bb_data, skipped = self.load_bbfile(fn, cfgData)
-        if isinstance(bb_data, dict):
-            return bb_data[cls]
-
-        return bb_data
+        bb_data = self.load_bbfile(fn, cfgData)
+        return bb_data[cls]
 
     def loadData(self, fn, cfgData, cacheData):
         """
@@ -184,42 +192,39 @@ class Cache:
         to record the variables accessed.
         Return the cache status and whether the file was skipped when parsed
         """
+        skipped = 0
+        virtuals = 0
+
         if fn not in self.checked:
             self.cacheValidUpdate(fn)
+
         if self.cacheValid(fn):
-            if "SKIPPED" in self.depends_cache[fn]:
-                return True, True
-            self.handle_data(fn, cacheData)
             multi = self.getVar('BBCLASSEXTEND', fn, True)
-            if multi:
-                for cls in multi.split():
-                    virtualfn = self.realfn2virtual(fn, cls)
-                    # Pretend we're clean so getVar works
-                    self.clean[virtualfn] = ""
-                    self.handle_data(virtualfn, cacheData)
-            return True, False
+            for cls in (multi or "").split() + [""]:
+                virtualfn = self.realfn2virtual(fn, cls)
+                if self.depends_cache[virtualfn]["__SKIPPED"]:
+                    skipped += 1
+                    bb.msg.debug(1, bb.msg.domain.Cache, "Skipping %s" % virtualfn)
+                    continue
+                self.handle_data(virtualfn, cacheData)
+                virtuals += 1
+            return True, skipped, virtuals
 
         bb.msg.debug(1, bb.msg.domain.Cache, "Parsing %s" % fn)
 
-        bb_data, skipped = self.load_bbfile(fn, cfgData)
-
-        if skipped:
-           if isinstance(bb_data, dict):
-               self.setData(fn, fn, bb_data[""])
-           else:
-               self.setData(fn, fn, bb_data)
-           return False, skipped
+        bb_data = self.load_bbfile(fn, cfgData)
 
-        if isinstance(bb_data, dict):
-            for data in bb_data:
-                virtualfn = self.realfn2virtual(fn, data)
-                self.setData(virtualfn, fn, bb_data[data])
+        for data in bb_data:
+            virtualfn = self.realfn2virtual(fn, data)
+            self.setData(virtualfn, fn, bb_data[data])
+            if self.getVar("__SKIPPED", virtualfn, True):
+                skipped += 1
+                bb.msg.debug(1, bb.msg.domain.Cache, "Skipping %s" % virtualfn)
+            else:
                 self.handle_data(virtualfn, cacheData)
-            return False, skipped
+                virtuals += 1
+        return False, skipped, virtuals
 
-        self.setData(fn, fn, bb_data)
-        self.handle_data(fn, cacheData)
-        return False, skipped
 
     def cacheValid(self, fn):
         """
@@ -286,16 +291,13 @@ class Cache:
         if not fn in self.clean:
             self.clean[fn] = ""
 
-        return True
+        # Mark extended class data as clean too
+        multi = self.getVar('BBCLASSEXTEND', fn, True)
+        for cls in (multi or "").split():
+            virtualfn = self.realfn2virtual(fn, cls)
+            self.clean[virtualfn] = ""
 
-    def skip(self, fn):
-        """
-        Mark a fn as skipped
-        Called from the parser
-        """
-        if not fn in self.depends_cache:
-            self.depends_cache[fn] = {}
-        self.depends_cache[fn]["SKIPPED"] = "1"
+        return True
 
     def remove(self, fn):
         """
@@ -462,10 +464,7 @@ class Cache:
         try:
             bb_data = parse.handle(bbfile, bb_data) # read .bb data
             os.chdir(oldpath)
-            return bb_data, False
-        except bb.parse.SkipPackage:
-            os.chdir(oldpath)
-            return bb_data, True
+            return bb_data
         except:
             os.chdir(oldpath)
             raise
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/command.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/command.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2bb5365c0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/command.py
@@ -0,0 +1,271 @@
+"""
+BitBake 'Command' module
+
+Provide an interface to interact with the bitbake server through 'commands'
+"""
+
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2007  Richard Purdie
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
+"""
+The bitbake server takes 'commands' from its UI/commandline. 
+Commands are either synchronous or asynchronous.
+Async commands return data to the client in the form of events.
+Sync commands must only return data through the function return value
+and must not trigger events, directly or indirectly.
+Commands are queued in a CommandQueue
+"""
+
+import bb
+
+async_cmds = {}
+sync_cmds = {}
+
+class Command:
+    """
+    A queue of asynchronous commands for bitbake
+    """
+    def __init__(self, cooker):
+
+        self.cooker = cooker
+        self.cmds_sync = CommandsSync()
+        self.cmds_async = CommandsAsync()
+
+        # FIXME Add lock for this
+        self.currentAsyncCommand = None
+
+        for attr in CommandsSync.__dict__:
+            command = attr[:].lower()
+            method = getattr(CommandsSync, attr)
+            sync_cmds[command] = (method)
+
+        for attr in CommandsAsync.__dict__:
+            command = attr[:].lower()
+            method = getattr(CommandsAsync, attr)
+            async_cmds[command] = (method)
+
+    def runCommand(self, commandline):
+        try:
+            command = commandline.pop(0)
+            if command in CommandsSync.__dict__:
+                # Can run synchronous commands straight away            
+                return getattr(CommandsSync, command)(self.cmds_sync, self, commandline)
+            if self.currentAsyncCommand is not None:
+                return "Busy (%s in progress)" % self.currentAsyncCommand[0]
+            if command not in CommandsAsync.__dict__:
+                return "No such command"
+            self.currentAsyncCommand = (command, commandline)
+            self.cooker.server.register_idle_function(self.cooker.runCommands, self.cooker)
+            return True
+        except:
+            import traceback
+            return traceback.format_exc()
+
+    def runAsyncCommand(self):
+        try:
+            if self.currentAsyncCommand is not None:
+                (command, options) = self.currentAsyncCommand
+                commandmethod = getattr(CommandsAsync, command)
+                needcache = getattr( commandmethod, "needcache" )
+                if needcache and self.cooker.cookerState != bb.cooker.cookerParsed:
+                    self.cooker.updateCache()
+                    return True
+                else:
+                    commandmethod(self.cmds_async, self, options)
+                    return False
+            else:
+                return False
+        except:
+            import traceback
+            self.finishAsyncCommand(traceback.format_exc())
+            return False
+
+    def finishAsyncCommand(self, error = None):
+        if 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)
+        self.currentAsyncCommand = None
+
+
+class CommandsSync:
+    """
+    A class of synchronous commands
+    These should run quickly so as not to hurt interactive performance.
+    These must not influence any running synchronous command.
+    """
+
+    def stateShutdown(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Trigger cooker 'shutdown' mode
+        """
+        command.cooker.cookerAction = bb.cooker.cookerShutdown
+
+    def stateStop(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Stop the cooker
+        """
+        command.cooker.cookerAction = bb.cooker.cookerStop
+
+    def getCmdLineAction(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Get any command parsed from the commandline
+        """
+        return command.cooker.commandlineAction
+
+    def getVariable(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Read the value of a variable from configuration.data
+        """
+        varname = params[0]
+        expand = True
+        if len(params) > 1:
+            expand = params[1]
+
+        return bb.data.getVar(varname, command.cooker.configuration.data, expand)
+
+    def setVariable(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Set the value of variable in configuration.data
+        """
+        varname = params[0]
+        value = params[1]
+        bb.data.setVar(varname, value, command.cooker.configuration.data)
+
+
+class CommandsAsync:
+    """
+    A class of asynchronous commands
+    These functions communicate via generated events.
+    Any function that requires metadata parsing should be here.
+    """
+
+    def buildFile(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Build a single specified .bb file
+        """
+        bfile = params[0]
+        task = params[1]
+
+        command.cooker.buildFile(bfile, task)
+    buildFile.needcache = False
+
+    def buildTargets(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Build a set of targets
+        """
+        pkgs_to_build = params[0]
+        task = params[1]
+
+        command.cooker.buildTargets(pkgs_to_build, task)
+    buildTargets.needcache = True
+
+    def generateDepTreeEvent(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Generate an event containing the dependency information
+        """
+        pkgs_to_build = params[0]
+        task = params[1]
+
+        command.cooker.generateDepTreeEvent(pkgs_to_build, task)
+        command.finishAsyncCommand()
+    generateDepTreeEvent.needcache = True
+
+    def generateDotGraph(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Dump dependency information to disk as .dot files
+        """
+        pkgs_to_build = params[0]
+        task = params[1]
+
+        command.cooker.generateDotGraphFiles(pkgs_to_build, task)
+        command.finishAsyncCommand()
+    generateDotGraph.needcache = True
+
+    def showVersions(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Show the currently selected versions
+        """
+        command.cooker.showVersions()
+        command.finishAsyncCommand()
+    showVersions.needcache = True
+
+    def showEnvironmentTarget(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Print the environment of a target recipe
+        (needs the cache to work out which recipe to use)
+        """
+        pkg = params[0]
+
+        command.cooker.showEnvironment(None, pkg)
+        command.finishAsyncCommand()
+    showEnvironmentTarget.needcache = True
+
+    def showEnvironment(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Print the standard environment
+        or if specified the environment for a specified recipe
+        """
+        bfile = params[0]
+
+        command.cooker.showEnvironment(bfile)
+        command.finishAsyncCommand()
+    showEnvironment.needcache = False
+
+    def parseFiles(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Parse the .bb files
+        """
+        command.cooker.updateCache()
+        command.finishAsyncCommand()
+    parseFiles.needcache = True
+
+    def compareRevisions(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Parse the .bb files
+        """
+        command.cooker.compareRevisions()
+        command.finishAsyncCommand()
+    compareRevisions.needcache = True
+
+#
+# Events
+#
+class CookerCommandCompleted(bb.event.Event):
+    """
+    Cooker command completed
+    """
+    def  __init__(self):
+        bb.event.Event.__init__(self)
+
+
+class CookerCommandFailed(bb.event.Event):
+    """
+    Cooker command completed
+    """
+    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, exitcode):
+        bb.event.Event.__init__(self)
+        self.exitcode = int(exitcode)
+
+
+
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
index 14ccfb59aa..8036d7e9d5 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2003 - 2005 Michael 'Mickey' Lauer
 # Copyright (C) 2005        Holger Hans Peter Freyther
 # Copyright (C) 2005        ROAD GmbH
-# Copyright (C) 2006        Richard Purdie
+# Copyright (C) 2006 - 2007 Richard Purdie
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
@@ -25,9 +25,35 @@
 import sys, os, getopt, glob, copy, os.path, re, time
 import bb
 from bb import utils, data, parse, event, cache, providers, taskdata, runqueue
+from bb import command
+import bb.server.xmlrpc
 import itertools, sre_constants
 
-parsespin = itertools.cycle( r'|/-\\' )
+class MultipleMatches(Exception):
+    """
+    Exception raised when multiple file matches are found
+    """
+
+class ParsingErrorsFound(Exception):
+    """
+    Exception raised when parsing errors are found
+    """
+
+class NothingToBuild(Exception):
+    """
+    Exception raised when there is nothing to build
+    """
+
+
+# Different states cooker can be in
+cookerClean = 1
+cookerParsing = 2
+cookerParsed = 3
+
+# Different action states the cooker can be in
+cookerRun = 1           # Cooker is running normally
+cookerShutdown = 2      # Active tasks should be brought to a controlled stop
+cookerStop = 3          # Stop, now!
 
 #============================================================================#
 # BBCooker
@@ -37,12 +63,14 @@ class BBCooker:
     Manages one bitbake build run
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, configuration):
+    def __init__(self, configuration, server):
         self.status = None
 
         self.cache = None
         self.bb_cache = None
 
+        self.server = server.BitBakeServer(self)
+
         self.configuration = configuration
 
         if self.configuration.verbose:
@@ -58,17 +86,15 @@ class BBCooker:
 
         self.configuration.data = bb.data.init()
 
-    def parseConfiguration(self):
-
         bb.data.inheritFromOS(self.configuration.data)
 
-        # Add conf/bitbake.conf to the list of configuration files to read
-        self.configuration.file.append( os.path.join( "conf", "bitbake.conf" ) )
+        for f in self.configuration.file:
+            self.parseConfigurationFile( f )
 
-        self.parseConfigurationFile(self.configuration.file)
+        self.parseConfigurationFile( os.path.join( "conf", "bitbake.conf" ) )
 
         if not self.configuration.cmd:
-            self.configuration.cmd = bb.data.getVar("BB_DEFAULT_TASK", self.configuration.data) or "build"
+            self.configuration.cmd = bb.data.getVar("BB_DEFAULT_TASK", self.configuration.data, True) or "build"
 
         bbpkgs = bb.data.getVar('BBPKGS', self.configuration.data, True)
         if bbpkgs and len(self.configuration.pkgs_to_build) == 0:
@@ -80,9 +106,7 @@ class BBCooker:
         self.configuration.event_data = bb.data.createCopy(self.configuration.data)
         bb.data.update_data(self.configuration.event_data)
 
-        #
         # TOSTOP must not be set or our children will hang when they output
-        #
         fd = sys.stdout.fileno()
         if os.isatty(fd):
             import termios
@@ -92,40 +116,91 @@ class BBCooker:
                 tcattr[3] = tcattr[3] & ~termios.TOSTOP
                 termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSANOW, tcattr)
 
+        self.command = bb.command.Command(self)
+        self.cookerState = cookerClean
+        self.cookerAction = cookerRun
+
+    def parseConfiguration(self):
+
+
         # Change nice level if we're asked to
         nice = bb.data.getVar("BB_NICE_LEVEL", self.configuration.data, True)
         if nice:
             curnice = os.nice(0)
             nice = int(nice) - curnice
             bb.msg.note(2, bb.msg.domain.Build, "Renice to %s " % os.nice(nice))
- 
+
+    def parseCommandLine(self):
+        # Parse any commandline into actions
+        if self.configuration.show_environment:
+            self.commandlineAction = None
+
+            if 'world' in self.configuration.pkgs_to_build:
+                bb.error("'world' is not a valid target for --environment.")
+            elif len(self.configuration.pkgs_to_build) > 1:
+                bb.error("Only one target can be used with the --environment option.")
+            elif self.configuration.buildfile and len(self.configuration.pkgs_to_build) > 0:
+                bb.error("No target should be used with the --environment and --buildfile options.")
+            elif len(self.configuration.pkgs_to_build) > 0:
+                self.commandlineAction = ["showEnvironmentTarget", self.configuration.pkgs_to_build]
+            else:
+                self.commandlineAction = ["showEnvironment", self.configuration.buildfile]
+        elif self.configuration.buildfile is not None:
+            self.commandlineAction = ["buildFile", self.configuration.buildfile, self.configuration.cmd]
+        elif self.configuration.revisions_changed:
+            self.commandlineAction = ["compareRevisions"]
+        elif self.configuration.show_versions:
+            self.commandlineAction = ["showVersions"]
+        elif self.configuration.parse_only:
+            self.commandlineAction = ["parseFiles"]
+        # FIXME - implement
+        #elif self.configuration.interactive:
+        #    self.interactiveMode()
+        elif self.configuration.dot_graph:
+            if self.configuration.pkgs_to_build:
+                self.commandlineAction = ["generateDotGraph", self.configuration.pkgs_to_build, self.configuration.cmd]
+            else:
+                self.commandlineAction = None
+                bb.error("Please specify a package name for dependency graph generation.")
+        else:
+            if self.configuration.pkgs_to_build:
+                self.commandlineAction = ["buildTargets", self.configuration.pkgs_to_build, self.configuration.cmd]
+            else:
+                self.commandlineAction = None
+                bb.error("Nothing to do.  Use 'bitbake world' to build everything, or run 'bitbake --help' for usage information.")
+
+    def runCommands(self, server, data, abort):
+        """
+        Run any queued asynchronous command
+        This is done by the idle handler so it runs in true context rather than
+        tied to any UI.
+        """
+
+        return self.command.runAsyncCommand()
 
     def tryBuildPackage(self, fn, item, task, the_data):
         """
         Build one task of a package, optionally build following task depends
         """
-        bb.event.fire(bb.event.PkgStarted(item, the_data))
         try:
             if not self.configuration.dry_run:
                 bb.build.exec_task('do_%s' % task, the_data)
-            bb.event.fire(bb.event.PkgSucceeded(item, the_data))
             return True
         except bb.build.FuncFailed:
             bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Build, "task stack execution failed")
-            bb.event.fire(bb.event.PkgFailed(item, the_data))
             raise
         except bb.build.EventException, e:
             event = e.args[1]
             bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Build, "%s event exception, aborting" % bb.event.getName(event))
-            bb.event.fire(bb.event.PkgFailed(item, the_data))
             raise
 
-    def tryBuild(self, fn):
+    def tryBuild(self, fn, task):
         """
         Build a provider and its dependencies. 
         build_depends is a list of previous build dependencies (not runtime)
         If build_depends is empty, we're dealing with a runtime depends
         """
+
         the_data = self.bb_cache.loadDataFull(fn, self.configuration.data)
 
         item = self.status.pkg_fn[fn]
@@ -133,9 +208,13 @@ class BBCooker:
         #if bb.build.stamp_is_current('do_%s' % self.configuration.cmd, the_data):
         #    return True
 
-        return self.tryBuildPackage(fn, item, self.configuration.cmd, the_data)
+        return self.tryBuildPackage(fn, item, task, the_data)
 
     def showVersions(self):
+
+        # Need files parsed
+        self.updateCache()
+
         pkg_pn = self.status.pkg_pn
         preferred_versions = {}
         latest_versions = {}
@@ -149,43 +228,36 @@ class BBCooker:
         pkg_list = pkg_pn.keys()
         pkg_list.sort()
 
+        bb.msg.plain("%-35s %25s %25s" % ("Package Name", "Latest Version", "Preferred Version"))
+        bb.msg.plain("%-35s %25s %25s\n" % ("============", "==============", "================="))
+
         for p in pkg_list:
             pref = preferred_versions[p]
             latest = latest_versions[p]
 
-            if pref != latest:
-                prefstr = pref[0][0] + ":" + pref[0][1] + '-' + pref[0][2]
-            else:
+            prefstr = pref[0][0] + ":" + pref[0][1] + '-' + pref[0][2]
+            lateststr = latest[0][0] + ":" + latest[0][1] + "-" + latest[0][2]
+
+            if pref == latest:
                 prefstr = ""
 
-            print "%-30s %20s %20s" % (p, latest[0][0] + ":" + latest[0][1] + "-" + latest[0][2],
-                                        prefstr)
+            bb.msg.plain("%-35s %25s %25s" % (p, lateststr, prefstr))
 
+    def compareRevisions(self):
+        ret = bb.fetch.fetcher_compare_revisons(self.configuration.data)
+        bb.event.fire(bb.command.CookerCommandSetExitCode(ret), self.configuration.event_data)
 
-    def showEnvironment(self , buildfile = None, pkgs_to_build = []):
+    def showEnvironment(self, buildfile = None, pkgs_to_build = []):
         """
         Show the outer or per-package environment
         """
         fn = None
         envdata = None
 
-        if 'world' in pkgs_to_build:
-            print "'world' is not a valid target for --environment."
-            sys.exit(1)
-
-        if len(pkgs_to_build) > 1:
-            print "Only one target can be used with the --environment option."
-            sys.exit(1)
-
         if buildfile:
-            if len(pkgs_to_build) > 0:
-                print "No target should be used with the --environment and --buildfile options."
-                sys.exit(1)
             self.cb = None
             self.bb_cache = bb.cache.init(self)
             fn = self.matchFile(buildfile)
-            if not fn:
-                sys.exit(1)
         elif len(pkgs_to_build) == 1:
             self.updateCache()
 
@@ -193,13 +265,9 @@ class BBCooker:
             bb.data.update_data(localdata)
             bb.data.expandKeys(localdata)
 
-            taskdata = bb.taskdata.TaskData(self.configuration.abort, self.configuration.tryaltconfigs)
-
-            try:
-                taskdata.add_provider(localdata, self.status, pkgs_to_build[0])
-                taskdata.add_unresolved(localdata, self.status)
-            except bb.providers.NoProvider:
-                sys.exit(1)
+            taskdata = bb.taskdata.TaskData(self.configuration.abort)
+            taskdata.add_provider(localdata, self.status, pkgs_to_build[0])
+            taskdata.add_unresolved(localdata, self.status)
 
             targetid = taskdata.getbuild_id(pkgs_to_build[0])
             fnid = taskdata.build_targets[targetid][0]
@@ -211,55 +279,69 @@ class BBCooker:
             try:
                 envdata = self.bb_cache.loadDataFull(fn, self.configuration.data)
             except IOError, e:
-                bb.msg.fatal(bb.msg.domain.Parsing, "Unable to read %s: %s" % (fn, e))
+                bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Parsing, "Unable to read %s: %s" % (fn, e))
+                raise
             except Exception, e:
-                bb.msg.fatal(bb.msg.domain.Parsing, "%s" % e)
+                bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Parsing, "%s" % e)
+                raise
+
+        class dummywrite:
+            def __init__(self):
+                self.writebuf = ""
+            def write(self, output):
+                self.writebuf = self.writebuf + output
 
         # emit variables and shell functions
         try:
-            data.update_data( envdata )
-            data.emit_env(sys.__stdout__, envdata, True)
+            data.update_data(envdata)
+            wb = dummywrite()
+            data.emit_env(wb, envdata, True)
+            bb.msg.plain(wb.writebuf)
         except Exception, e:
             bb.msg.fatal(bb.msg.domain.Parsing, "%s" % e)
         # emit the metadata which isnt valid shell
-        data.expandKeys( envdata )
+        data.expandKeys(envdata)
         for e in envdata.keys():
             if data.getVarFlag( e, 'python', envdata ):
-                sys.__stdout__.write("\npython %s () {\n%s}\n" % (e, data.getVar(e, envdata, 1)))
+                bb.msg.plain("\npython %s () {\n%s}\n" % (e, data.getVar(e, envdata, 1)))
 
-    def generateDotGraph( self, pkgs_to_build, ignore_deps ):
+    def generateDepTreeData(self, pkgs_to_build, task):
         """
-        Generate a task dependency graph. 
-
-        pkgs_to_build A list of packages that needs to be built
-        ignore_deps   A list of names where processing of dependencies
-                      should be stopped. e.g. dependencies that get
+        Create a dependency tree of pkgs_to_build, returning the data.
         """
 
-        for dep in ignore_deps:
-            self.status.ignored_dependencies.add(dep)
+        # Need files parsed
+        self.updateCache()
+
+        # If we are told to do the None task then query the default task
+        if (task == None):
+            task = self.configuration.cmd
+
+        pkgs_to_build = self.checkPackages(pkgs_to_build)
 
         localdata = data.createCopy(self.configuration.data)
         bb.data.update_data(localdata)
         bb.data.expandKeys(localdata)
-        taskdata = bb.taskdata.TaskData(self.configuration.abort, self.configuration.tryaltconfigs)
+        taskdata = bb.taskdata.TaskData(self.configuration.abort)
 
         runlist = []
-        try:
-            for k in pkgs_to_build:
-                taskdata.add_provider(localdata, self.status, k)
-                runlist.append([k, "do_%s" % self.configuration.cmd])
-            taskdata.add_unresolved(localdata, self.status)
-        except bb.providers.NoProvider:
-            sys.exit(1)
+        for k in pkgs_to_build:
+            taskdata.add_provider(localdata, self.status, k)
+            runlist.append([k, "do_%s" % task])
+        taskdata.add_unresolved(localdata, self.status)
+
         rq = bb.runqueue.RunQueue(self, self.configuration.data, self.status, taskdata, runlist)
         rq.prepare_runqueue()
 
         seen_fnids = []  
-        depends_file = file('depends.dot', 'w' )
-        tdepends_file = file('task-depends.dot', 'w' )
-        print >> depends_file, "digraph depends {"
-        print >> tdepends_file, "digraph depends {"
+        depend_tree = {}
+        depend_tree["depends"] = {}
+        depend_tree["tdepends"] = {}
+        depend_tree["pn"] = {}
+        depend_tree["rdepends-pn"] = {}
+        depend_tree["packages"] = {}
+        depend_tree["rdepends-pkg"] = {}
+        depend_tree["rrecs-pkg"] = {}
 
         for task in range(len(rq.runq_fnid)):
             taskname = rq.runq_task[task]
@@ -267,43 +349,118 @@ class BBCooker:
             fn = taskdata.fn_index[fnid]
             pn = self.status.pkg_fn[fn]
             version  = "%s:%s-%s" % self.status.pkg_pepvpr[fn]
-            print >> tdepends_file, '"%s.%s" [label="%s %s\\n%s\\n%s"]' % (pn, taskname, pn, taskname, version, fn)
+            if pn not in depend_tree["pn"]:
+                depend_tree["pn"][pn] = {}
+                depend_tree["pn"][pn]["filename"] = fn
+                depend_tree["pn"][pn]["version"] = version
             for dep in rq.runq_depends[task]:
                 depfn = taskdata.fn_index[rq.runq_fnid[dep]]
                 deppn = self.status.pkg_fn[depfn]
-                print >> tdepends_file, '"%s.%s" -> "%s.%s"' % (pn, rq.runq_task[task], deppn, rq.runq_task[dep])
+                dotname = "%s.%s" % (pn, rq.runq_task[task])
+                if not dotname in depend_tree["tdepends"]:
+                    depend_tree["tdepends"][dotname] = []
+                depend_tree["tdepends"][dotname].append("%s.%s" % (deppn, rq.runq_task[dep]))
             if fnid not in seen_fnids:
                 seen_fnids.append(fnid)
                 packages = []
-                print >> depends_file, '"%s" [label="%s %s\\n%s"]' % (pn, pn, version, fn)
-                for depend in self.status.deps[fn]:
-                    print >> depends_file, '"%s" -> "%s"' % (pn, depend)
+
+                depend_tree["depends"][pn] = []
+                for dep in taskdata.depids[fnid]:
+                    depend_tree["depends"][pn].append(taskdata.build_names_index[dep])
+
+                depend_tree["rdepends-pn"][pn] = []
+                for rdep in taskdata.rdepids[fnid]:
+                        depend_tree["rdepends-pn"][pn].append(taskdata.run_names_index[rdep])
+
                 rdepends = self.status.rundeps[fn]
                 for package in rdepends:
-                    for rdepend in re.findall("([\w.-]+)(\ \(.+\))?", rdepends[package]):
-                        print >> depends_file, '"%s" -> "%s%s" [style=dashed]' % (package, rdepend[0], rdepend[1])
+                    depend_tree["rdepends-pkg"][package] = []
+                    for rdepend in rdepends[package]:
+                        depend_tree["rdepends-pkg"][package].append(rdepend)
                     packages.append(package)
+
                 rrecs = self.status.runrecs[fn]
                 for package in rrecs:
-                    for rdepend in re.findall("([\w.-]+)(\ \(.+\))?", rrecs[package]):
-                        print >> depends_file, '"%s" -> "%s%s" [style=dashed]' % (package, rdepend[0], rdepend[1])
+                    depend_tree["rrecs-pkg"][package] = []
+                    for rdepend in rrecs[package]:
+                        depend_tree["rrecs-pkg"][package].append(rdepend)
                     if not package in packages:
                         packages.append(package)
+
                 for package in packages:
-                    if package != pn:
-                        print >> depends_file, '"%s" [label="%s(%s) %s\\n%s"]' % (package, package, pn, version, fn)
-                        for depend in self.status.deps[fn]:
-                            print >> depends_file, '"%s" -> "%s"' % (package, depend)
-                # Prints a flattened form of the above where subpackages of a package are merged into the main pn
-                #print >> depends_file, '"%s" [label="%s %s\\n%s\\n%s"]' % (pn, pn, taskname, version, fn)
-                #for rdep in taskdata.rdepids[fnid]:
-                #    print >> depends_file, '"%s" -> "%s" [style=dashed]' % (pn, taskdata.run_names_index[rdep])
-                #for dep in taskdata.depids[fnid]:
-                #    print >> depends_file, '"%s" -> "%s"' % (pn, taskdata.build_names_index[dep])
+                    if package not in depend_tree["packages"]:
+                        depend_tree["packages"][package] = {}
+                        depend_tree["packages"][package]["pn"] = pn
+                        depend_tree["packages"][package]["filename"] = fn
+                        depend_tree["packages"][package]["version"] = version
+
+        return depend_tree
+
+
+    def generateDepTreeEvent(self, pkgs_to_build, task):
+        """
+        Create a task dependency graph of pkgs_to_build.
+        Generate an event with the result
+        """
+        depgraph = self.generateDepTreeData(pkgs_to_build, task)
+        bb.event.fire(bb.event.DepTreeGenerated(depgraph), self.configuration.data)
+
+    def generateDotGraphFiles(self, pkgs_to_build, task):
+        """
+        Create a task dependency graph of pkgs_to_build.
+        Save the result to a set of .dot files.
+        """
+
+        depgraph = self.generateDepTreeData(pkgs_to_build, task)
+
+        # Prints a flattened form of package-depends below where subpackages of a package are merged into the main pn
+        depends_file = file('pn-depends.dot', 'w' )
+        print >> depends_file, "digraph depends {"
+        for pn in depgraph["pn"]:
+            fn = depgraph["pn"][pn]["filename"]
+            version = depgraph["pn"][pn]["version"]
+            print >> depends_file, '"%s" [label="%s %s\\n%s"]' % (pn, pn, version, fn)
+        for pn in depgraph["depends"]:
+            for depend in depgraph["depends"][pn]:
+                print >> depends_file, '"%s" -> "%s"' % (pn, depend)
+        for pn in depgraph["rdepends-pn"]:
+            for rdepend in depgraph["rdepends-pn"][pn]:
+                print >> depends_file, '"%s" -> "%s" [style=dashed]' % (pn, rdepend)
+        print >> depends_file,  "}"
+        bb.msg.plain("PN dependencies saved to 'pn-depends.dot'")
+
+        depends_file = file('package-depends.dot', 'w' )
+        print >> depends_file, "digraph depends {"
+        for package in depgraph["packages"]:
+            pn = depgraph["packages"][package]["pn"]
+            fn = depgraph["packages"][package]["filename"]
+            version = depgraph["packages"][package]["version"]
+            if package == pn:
+                print >> depends_file, '"%s" [label="%s %s\\n%s"]' % (pn, pn, version, fn)
+            else:
+                print >> depends_file, '"%s" [label="%s(%s) %s\\n%s"]' % (package, package, pn, version, fn)
+            for depend in depgraph["depends"][pn]:
+                print >> depends_file, '"%s" -> "%s"' % (package, depend)
+        for package in depgraph["rdepends-pkg"]:
+            for rdepend in depgraph["rdepends-pkg"][package]:
+                print >> depends_file, '"%s" -> "%s" [style=dashed]' % (package, rdepend)
+        for package in depgraph["rrecs-pkg"]:
+            for rdepend in depgraph["rrecs-pkg"][package]:
+                print >> depends_file, '"%s" -> "%s" [style=dashed]' % (package, rdepend)
         print >> depends_file,  "}"
+        bb.msg.plain("Package dependencies saved to 'package-depends.dot'")
+
+        tdepends_file = file('task-depends.dot', 'w' )
+        print >> tdepends_file, "digraph depends {"
+        for task in depgraph["tdepends"]:
+            (pn, taskname) = task.rsplit(".", 1)
+            fn = depgraph["pn"][pn]["filename"]
+            version = depgraph["pn"][pn]["version"]
+            print >> tdepends_file, '"%s.%s" [label="%s %s\\n%s\\n%s"]' % (pn, taskname, pn, taskname, version, fn)
+            for dep in depgraph["tdepends"][task]:
+                print >> tdepends_file, '"%s" -> "%s"' % (task, dep)
         print >> tdepends_file,  "}"
-        bb.msg.note(1, bb.msg.domain.Collection, "Dependencies saved to 'depends.dot'")
-        bb.msg.note(1, bb.msg.domain.Collection, "Task dependencies saved to 'task-depends.dot'")
+        bb.msg.plain("Task dependencies saved to 'task-depends.dot'")
 
     def buildDepgraph( self ):
         all_depends = self.status.all_depends
@@ -324,7 +481,7 @@ class BBCooker:
             try:
                 (providee, provider) = p.split(':')
             except:
-                bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Provider, "Malformed option in PREFERRED_PROVIDERS variable: %s" % p)
+                bb.msg.fatal(bb.msg.domain.Provider, "Malformed option in PREFERRED_PROVIDERS variable: %s" % p)
                 continue
             if providee in self.status.preferred and self.status.preferred[providee] != provider:
                 bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Provider, "conflicting preferences for %s: both %s and %s specified" % (providee, provider, self.status.preferred[providee]))
@@ -362,19 +519,6 @@ class BBCooker:
             self.status.possible_world = None
             self.status.all_depends    = None
 
-    def myProgressCallback( self, x, y, f, from_cache ):
-        """Update any tty with the progress change"""
-        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()
-        else:
-            if x == 1:
-                sys.stdout.write("Parsing .bb files, please wait...")
-                sys.stdout.flush()
-            if x == y:
-                sys.stdout.write("done.")
-                sys.stdout.flush()
-
     def interactiveMode( self ):
         """Drop off into a shell"""
         try:
@@ -383,12 +527,10 @@ class BBCooker:
             bb.msg.fatal(bb.msg.domain.Parsing, "Sorry, shell not available (%s)" % details )
         else:
             shell.start( self )
-            sys.exit( 0 )
 
-    def parseConfigurationFile( self, afiles ):
+    def parseConfigurationFile( self, afile ):
         try:
-            for afile in afiles:
-                self.configuration.data = bb.parse.handle( afile, self.configuration.data )
+            self.configuration.data = bb.parse.handle( afile, self.configuration.data )
 
             # Handle any INHERITs and inherit the base class
             inherits  = ["base"] + (bb.data.getVar('INHERIT', self.configuration.data, True ) or "").split()
@@ -402,10 +544,10 @@ 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, "IO Error: %s" % str(e) )
+            bb.msg.fatal(bb.msg.domain.Parsing, "Error when parsing %s: %s" % (afile, str(e)))
         except bb.parse.ParseError, details:
             bb.msg.fatal(bb.msg.domain.Parsing, "Unable to parse %s (%s)" % (afile, details) )
 
@@ -439,17 +581,17 @@ class BBCooker:
         """
         if not bb.data.getVar("BUILDNAME", self.configuration.data):
             bb.data.setVar("BUILDNAME", os.popen('date +%Y%m%d%H%M').readline().strip(), self.configuration.data)
-        bb.data.setVar("BUILDSTART", time.strftime('%m/%d/%Y %H:%M:%S',time.gmtime()),self.configuration.data)
+        bb.data.setVar("BUILDSTART", time.strftime('%m/%d/%Y %H:%M:%S',time.gmtime()), self.configuration.data)
 
-    def matchFile(self, buildfile):
+    def matchFiles(self, buildfile):
         """
-        Convert the fragment buildfile into a real file
-        Error if there are too many matches
+        Find the .bb files which match the expression in 'buildfile'.
         """
+
         bf = os.path.abspath(buildfile)
         try:
             os.stat(bf)
-            return bf
+            return [bf]
         except OSError:
             (filelist, masked) = self.collect_bbfiles()
             regexp = re.compile(buildfile)
@@ -458,27 +600,41 @@ class BBCooker:
                 if regexp.search(f) and os.path.isfile(f):
                     bf = f
                     matches.append(f)
-            if len(matches) != 1:
-                bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Parsing, "Unable to match %s (%s matches found):" % (buildfile, len(matches)))
-                for f in matches:
-                    bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Parsing, "    %s" % f)
-                return False
-            return matches[0]
+            return matches
 
-    def buildFile(self, buildfile):
+    def matchFile(self, buildfile):
+        """
+        Find the .bb file which matches the expression in 'buildfile'.
+        Raise an error if multiple files
+        """
+        matches = self.matchFiles(buildfile)
+        if len(matches) != 1:
+            bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Parsing, "Unable to match %s (%s matches found):" % (buildfile, len(matches)))
+            for f in matches:
+                bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Parsing, "    %s" % f)
+            raise MultipleMatches
+        return matches[0]
+
+    def buildFile(self, buildfile, task):
         """
         Build the file matching regexp buildfile
         """
 
-        # Make sure our target is a fully qualified filename
+        # Parse the configuration here. We need to do it explicitly here since
+        # buildFile() doesn't use the cache
+        self.parseConfiguration()
+
+        # If we are told to do the None task then query the default task
+        if (task == None):
+            task = self.configuration.cmd
+
         fn = self.matchFile(buildfile)
-        if not fn:
-            return False
+        self.buildSetVars()
 
         # Load data into the cache for fn and parse the loaded cache data
         self.bb_cache = bb.cache.init(self)
         self.status = bb.cache.CacheData()
-        self.bb_cache.loadData(fn, self.configuration.data, self.status)
+        self.bb_cache.loadData(fn, self.configuration.data, self.status)      
 
         # Tweak some variables
         item = self.bb_cache.getVar('PN', fn, True)
@@ -493,159 +649,157 @@ class BBCooker:
 
         # Remove stamp for target if force mode active
         if self.configuration.force:
-            bb.msg.note(2, bb.msg.domain.RunQueue, "Remove stamp %s, %s" % (self.configuration.cmd, fn))
-            bb.build.del_stamp('do_%s' % self.configuration.cmd, self.configuration.data)
+            bb.msg.note(2, bb.msg.domain.RunQueue, "Remove stamp %s, %s" % (task, fn))
+            bb.build.del_stamp('do_%s' % task, self.status, fn)
 
         # Setup taskdata structure
-        taskdata = bb.taskdata.TaskData(self.configuration.abort, self.configuration.tryaltconfigs)
+        taskdata = bb.taskdata.TaskData(self.configuration.abort)
         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" % self.configuration.cmd]]
+        runlist = [[item, "do_%s" % task]]
+
         rq = bb.runqueue.RunQueue(self, self.configuration.data, self.status, taskdata, runlist)
-        rq.prepare_runqueue()
-        try:
-            failures = rq.execute_runqueue()
-        except runqueue.TaskFailure, fnids:
+
+        def buildFileIdle(server, rq, abort):
+
+            if abort or self.cookerAction == cookerStop:
+                rq.finish_runqueue(True)
+            elif self.cookerAction == cookerShutdown:
+                rq.finish_runqueue(False)
             failures = 0
-            for fnid in fnids:
-                bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Build, "'%s' failed" % taskdata.fn_index[fnid])
-                failures = failures + 1
-            bb.event.fire(bb.event.BuildCompleted(buildname, [item], self.configuration.event_data, failures))
-            return False
-        bb.event.fire(bb.event.BuildCompleted(buildname, [item], self.configuration.event_data, failures))
-        return True
+            try:
+                retval = rq.execute_runqueue()
+            except runqueue.TaskFailure, fnids:
+                for fnid in fnids:
+                    bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Build, "'%s' failed" % taskdata.fn_index[fnid])
+                    failures = failures + 1
+                retval = False
+            if not retval:
+                self.command.finishAsyncCommand()
+                bb.event.fire(bb.event.BuildCompleted(buildname, item, failures), self.configuration.event_data)
+                return False
+            return 0.5
+
+        self.server.register_idle_function(buildFileIdle, rq)
 
-    def buildTargets(self, targets):
+    def buildTargets(self, targets, task):
         """
         Attempt to build the targets specified
         """
 
-        buildname = bb.data.getVar("BUILDNAME", self.configuration.data)
-        bb.event.fire(bb.event.BuildStarted(buildname, targets, self.configuration.event_data))
+        # Need files parsed
+        self.updateCache()
 
-        localdata = data.createCopy(self.configuration.data)
-        bb.data.update_data(localdata)
-        bb.data.expandKeys(localdata)
+        # If we are told to do the NULL task then query the default task
+        if (task == None):
+            task = self.configuration.cmd
 
-        taskdata = bb.taskdata.TaskData(self.configuration.abort, self.configuration.tryaltconfigs)
+        targets = self.checkPackages(targets)
 
-        runlist = []
-        try:
-            for k in targets:
-                taskdata.add_provider(localdata, self.status, k)
-                runlist.append([k, "do_%s" % self.configuration.cmd])
-            taskdata.add_unresolved(localdata, self.status)
-        except bb.providers.NoProvider:
-            sys.exit(1)
+        def buildTargetsIdle(server, rq, abort):
 
-        rq = bb.runqueue.RunQueue(self, self.configuration.data, self.status, taskdata, runlist)
-        rq.prepare_runqueue()
-        try:
-            failures = rq.execute_runqueue()
-        except runqueue.TaskFailure, fnids:
+            if abort or self.cookerAction == cookerStop:
+                rq.finish_runqueue(True)
+            elif self.cookerAction == cookerShutdown:
+                rq.finish_runqueue(False)
             failures = 0
-            for fnid in fnids:
-                bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Build, "'%s' failed" % taskdata.fn_index[fnid])
-                failures = failures + 1
-            bb.event.fire(bb.event.BuildCompleted(buildname, targets, self.configuration.event_data, failures))
-            sys.exit(1)
-        bb.event.fire(bb.event.BuildCompleted(buildname, targets, self.configuration.event_data, failures))
+            try:
+                retval = rq.execute_runqueue()
+            except runqueue.TaskFailure, fnids:
+                for fnid in fnids:
+                    bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Build, "'%s' failed" % taskdata.fn_index[fnid])
+                    failures = failures + 1
+                retval = False
+            if not retval:
+                self.command.finishAsyncCommand()
+                bb.event.fire(bb.event.BuildCompleted(buildname, targets, failures), self.configuration.event_data)
+                return None
+            return 0.5
 
-        sys.exit(0)
+        self.buildSetVars()
 
-    def updateCache(self):
-        # Import Psyco if available and not disabled
-        import platform
-        if platform.machine() in ['i386', 'i486', 'i586', 'i686']:
-            if not self.configuration.disable_psyco:
-                try:
-                    import psyco
-                except ImportError:
-                    bb.msg.note(1, bb.msg.domain.Collection, "Psyco JIT Compiler (http://psyco.sf.net) not available. Install it to increase performance.")
-                else:
-                    psyco.bind( self.parse_bbfiles )
-            else:
-                bb.msg.note(1, bb.msg.domain.Collection, "You have disabled Psyco. This decreases performance.")
+        buildname = bb.data.getVar("BUILDNAME", self.configuration.data)
+        bb.event.fire(bb.event.BuildStarted(buildname, targets), self.configuration.event_data)
 
-        self.status = bb.cache.CacheData()
+        localdata = data.createCopy(self.configuration.data)
+        bb.data.update_data(localdata)
+        bb.data.expandKeys(localdata)
 
-        ignore = bb.data.getVar("ASSUME_PROVIDED", self.configuration.data, 1) or ""
-        self.status.ignored_dependencies = set( ignore.split() )
+        taskdata = bb.taskdata.TaskData(self.configuration.abort)
 
-        self.handleCollections( bb.data.getVar("BBFILE_COLLECTIONS", self.configuration.data, 1) )
+        runlist = []
+        for k in targets:
+            taskdata.add_provider(localdata, self.status, k)
+            runlist.append([k, "do_%s" % task])
+        taskdata.add_unresolved(localdata, self.status)
 
-        bb.msg.debug(1, bb.msg.domain.Collection, "collecting .bb files")
-        (filelist, masked) = self.collect_bbfiles()
-        bb.data.renameVar("__depends", "__base_depends", self.configuration.data)
-        self.parse_bbfiles(filelist, masked, self.myProgressCallback)
-        bb.msg.debug(1, bb.msg.domain.Collection, "parsing complete")
+        rq = bb.runqueue.RunQueue(self, self.configuration.data, self.status, taskdata, runlist)
 
-        self.buildDepgraph()
+        self.server.register_idle_function(buildTargetsIdle, rq)
 
-    def cook(self):
-        """
-        We are building stuff here. We do the building
-        from here. By default we try to execute task
-        build.
-        """
+    def updateCache(self):
 
-        # Wipe the OS environment
-        bb.utils.empty_environment()
+        if self.cookerState == cookerParsed:
+            return
 
-        if self.configuration.show_environment:
-            self.showEnvironment(self.configuration.buildfile, self.configuration.pkgs_to_build)
-            sys.exit( 0 )
+        if self.cookerState != cookerParsing:
 
-        self.buildSetVars()
+            self.parseConfiguration ()
 
-        if self.configuration.interactive:
-            self.interactiveMode()
+            # Import Psyco if available and not disabled
+            import platform
+            if platform.machine() in ['i386', 'i486', 'i586', 'i686']:
+                if not self.configuration.disable_psyco:
+                    try:
+                        import psyco
+                    except ImportError:
+                        bb.msg.note(1, bb.msg.domain.Collection, "Psyco JIT Compiler (http://psyco.sf.net) not available. Install it to increase performance.")
+                    else:
+                        psyco.bind( CookerParser.parse_next )
+                else:
+                    bb.msg.note(1, bb.msg.domain.Collection, "You have disabled Psyco. This decreases performance.")
 
-        if self.configuration.buildfile is not None:
-            if not self.buildFile(self.configuration.buildfile):
-                sys.exit(1)
-            sys.exit(0)
+            self.status = bb.cache.CacheData()
 
-        # initialise the parsing status now we know we will need deps
-        self.updateCache()
+            ignore = bb.data.getVar("ASSUME_PROVIDED", self.configuration.data, 1) or ""
+            self.status.ignored_dependencies = set(ignore.split())
+    
+            for dep in self.configuration.extra_assume_provided:
+                self.status.ignored_dependencies.add(dep)
+    
+            self.handleCollections( bb.data.getVar("BBFILE_COLLECTIONS", self.configuration.data, 1) )
 
-        if self.configuration.revisions_changed:
-            sys.exit(bb.fetch.fetcher_compare_revisons(self.configuration.data))
+            bb.msg.debug(1, bb.msg.domain.Collection, "collecting .bb files")
+            (filelist, masked) = self.collect_bbfiles()
+            bb.data.renameVar("__depends", "__base_depends", self.configuration.data)
 
-        if self.configuration.parse_only:
-            bb.msg.note(1, bb.msg.domain.Collection, "Requested parsing .bb files only.  Exiting.")
-            return 0
+            self.parser = CookerParser(self, filelist, masked)
+            self.cookerState = cookerParsing
 
-        pkgs_to_build = self.configuration.pkgs_to_build
+        if not self.parser.parse_next():
+            bb.msg.debug(1, bb.msg.domain.Collection, "parsing complete")
+            self.buildDepgraph()
+            self.cookerState = cookerParsed
+            return None
 
-        if len(pkgs_to_build) == 0 and not self.configuration.show_versions:
-                print "Nothing to do.  Use 'bitbake world' to build everything, or run 'bitbake --help'"
-                print "for usage information."
-                sys.exit(0)
+        return True
 
-        try:
-            if self.configuration.show_versions:
-                self.showVersions()
-                sys.exit( 0 )
-            if 'world' in pkgs_to_build:
-                self.buildWorldTargetList()
-                pkgs_to_build.remove('world')
-                for t in self.status.world_target:
-                    pkgs_to_build.append(t)
+    def checkPackages(self, pkgs_to_build):
 
-            if self.configuration.dot_graph:
-                self.generateDotGraph( pkgs_to_build, self.configuration.ignored_dot_deps )
-                sys.exit( 0 )
+        if len(pkgs_to_build) == 0:
+            raise NothingToBuild
 
-            return self.buildTargets(pkgs_to_build)
+        if 'world' in pkgs_to_build:
+            self.buildWorldTargetList()
+            pkgs_to_build.remove('world')
+            for t in self.status.world_target:
+                pkgs_to_build.append(t)
 
-        except KeyboardInterrupt:
-            bb.msg.note(1, bb.msg.domain.Collection, "KeyboardInterrupt - Build not completed.")
-            sys.exit(1)
+        return pkgs_to_build
 
     def get_bbfiles( self, path = os.getcwd() ):
         """Get list of default .bb files by reading out the current directory"""
@@ -717,59 +871,108 @@ class BBCooker:
 
         return (finalfiles, masked)
 
-    def parse_bbfiles(self, filelist, masked, progressCallback = None):
-        parsed, cached, skipped, error = 0, 0, 0, 0
-        for i in xrange( len( filelist ) ):
-            f = filelist[i]
+    def serve(self):
 
-            #bb.msg.debug(1, bb.msg.domain.Collection, "parsing %s" % f)
+        # Empty the environment. The environment will be populated as
+        # necessary from the data store.
+        bb.utils.empty_environment()
 
-            # read a file's metadata
+        if self.configuration.profile:
             try:
-                fromCache, skip = self.bb_cache.loadData(f, self.configuration.data, self.status)
-                if skip:
-                    skipped += 1
-                    bb.msg.debug(2, bb.msg.domain.Collection, "skipping %s" % f)
-                    self.bb_cache.skip(f)
-                    continue
-                elif fromCache: cached += 1
-                else: parsed += 1
-
-                # Disabled by RP as was no longer functional
-                # allow metadata files to add items to BBFILES
-                #data.update_data(self.pkgdata[f])
-                #addbbfiles = self.bb_cache.getVar('BBFILES', f, False) or None
-                #if addbbfiles:
-                #    for aof in addbbfiles.split():
-                #        if not files.count(aof):
-                #            if not os.path.isabs(aof):
-                #                aof = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(f),aof)
-                #            files.append(aof)
-
-                # now inform the caller
-                if progressCallback is not None:
-                    progressCallback( i + 1, len( filelist ), f, fromCache )
+                import cProfile as profile
+            except:
+                import profile
+
+            profile.runctx("self.server.serve_forever()", globals(), locals(), "profile.log")
+
+            # Redirect stdout to capture profile information
+            pout = open('profile.log.processed', 'w')
+            so = sys.stdout.fileno()
+            os.dup2(pout.fileno(), so)
+
+            import pstats
+            p = pstats.Stats('profile.log')
+            p.sort_stats('time')
+            p.print_stats()
+            p.print_callers()
+            p.sort_stats('cumulative')
+            p.print_stats()
+
+            os.dup2(so, pout.fileno())
+            pout.flush()
+            pout.close()
+        else:
+            self.server.serve_forever()
+        
+        bb.event.fire(CookerExit(), self.configuration.event_data)
+        
+class CookerExit(bb.event.Event):
+    """
+    Notify clients of the Cooker shutdown
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        bb.event.Event.__init__(self)
+
+class CookerParser:
+    def __init__(self, cooker, filelist, masked):
+        # Internal data
+        self.filelist = filelist
+        self.cooker = cooker
+
+        # Accounting statistics
+        self.parsed = 0
+        self.cached = 0
+        self.error = 0
+        self.masked = masked
+        self.total = len(filelist)
+
+        self.skipped = 0
+        self.virtuals = 0
+
+        # Pointer to the next file to parse
+        self.pointer = 0
+
+    def parse_next(self):
+        if self.pointer < len(self.filelist):
+            f = self.filelist[self.pointer]
+            cooker = self.cooker
+
+            try:
+                fromCache, skipped, virtuals = cooker.bb_cache.loadData(f, cooker.configuration.data, cooker.status)
+                if fromCache:
+                    self.cached += 1
+                else:
+                    self.parsed += 1
+
+                self.skipped += skipped
+                self.virtuals += virtuals
 
             except IOError, e:
-                self.bb_cache.remove(f)
+                self.error += 1
+                cooker.bb_cache.remove(f)
                 bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Collection, "opening %s: %s" % (f, e))
                 pass
             except KeyboardInterrupt:
-                self.bb_cache.sync()
+                cooker.bb_cache.remove(f)
+                cooker.bb_cache.sync()
                 raise
             except Exception, e:
-                error += 1
-                self.bb_cache.remove(f)
+                self.error += 1
+                cooker.bb_cache.remove(f)
                 bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Collection, "%s while parsing %s" % (e, f))
             except:
-                self.bb_cache.remove(f)
+                cooker.bb_cache.remove(f)
                 raise
+            finally:
+                bb.event.fire(bb.event.ParseProgress(self.cached, self.parsed, self.skipped, self.masked, self.virtuals, self.error, self.total), cooker.configuration.event_data)
 
-        if progressCallback is not None:
-            print "\r" # need newline after Handling Bitbake files message
-            bb.msg.note(1, bb.msg.domain.Collection, "Parsing finished. %d cached, %d parsed, %d skipped, %d masked." % ( cached, parsed, skipped, masked ))
+            self.pointer += 1
 
-        self.bb_cache.sync()
+        if self.pointer >= self.total:
+            cooker.bb_cache.sync()
+            if self.error > 0:
+                raise ParsingErrorsFound
+            return False
+        return True
 
-        if error > 0:
-            bb.msg.fatal(bb.msg.domain.Collection, "Parsing errors found, exiting...")
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/daemonize.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/daemonize.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a8bb379f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/daemonize.py
@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+"""

+Python Deamonizing helper

+

+Configurable daemon behaviors:

+

+   1.) The current working directory set to the "/" directory.

+   2.) The current file creation mode mask set to 0.

+   3.) Close all open files (1024). 

+   4.) Redirect standard I/O streams to "/dev/null".

+

+A failed call to fork() now raises an exception.

+

+References:

+   1) Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment: W. Richard Stevens

+   2) Unix Programming Frequently Asked Questions:

+         http://www.erlenstar.demon.co.uk/unix/faq_toc.html

+

+Modified to allow a function to be daemonized and return for 

+bitbake use by Richard Purdie

+"""

+

+__author__ = "Chad J. Schroeder"

+__copyright__ = "Copyright (C) 2005 Chad J. Schroeder"

+__version__ = "0.2"

+

+# Standard Python modules.

+import os               # Miscellaneous OS interfaces.

+import sys              # System-specific parameters and functions.

+

+# Default daemon parameters.

+# File mode creation mask of the daemon.

+# For BitBake's children, we do want to inherit the parent umask.

+UMASK = None

+

+# Default maximum for the number of available file descriptors.

+MAXFD = 1024

+

+# The standard I/O file descriptors are redirected to /dev/null by default.

+if (hasattr(os, "devnull")):

+   REDIRECT_TO = os.devnull

+else:

+   REDIRECT_TO = "/dev/null"

+

+def createDaemon(function, logfile):

+   """

+   Detach a process from the controlling terminal and run it in the

+   background as a daemon, returning control to the caller.

+   """

+

+   try:

+      # Fork a child process so the parent can exit.  This returns control to

+      # the command-line or shell.  It also guarantees that the child will not

+      # be a process group leader, since the child receives a new process ID

+      # and inherits the parent's process group ID.  This step is required

+      # to insure that the next call to os.setsid is successful.

+      pid = os.fork()

+   except OSError, e:

+      raise Exception, "%s [%d]" % (e.strerror, e.errno)

+

+   if (pid == 0):       # The first child.

+      # To become the session leader of this new session and the process group

+      # leader of the new process group, we call os.setsid().  The process is

+      # also guaranteed not to have a controlling terminal.

+      os.setsid()

+

+      # Is ignoring SIGHUP necessary?

+      #

+      # It's often suggested that the SIGHUP signal should be ignored before

+      # the second fork to avoid premature termination of the process.  The

+      # reason is that when the first child terminates, all processes, e.g.

+      # the second child, in the orphaned group will be sent a SIGHUP.

+      #

+      # "However, as part of the session management system, there are exactly

+      # two cases where SIGHUP is sent on the death of a process:

+      #

+      #   1) When the process that dies is the session leader of a session that

+      #      is attached to a terminal device, SIGHUP is sent to all processes

+      #      in the foreground process group of that terminal device.

+      #   2) When the death of a process causes a process group to become

+      #      orphaned, and one or more processes in the orphaned group are

+      #      stopped, then SIGHUP and SIGCONT are sent to all members of the

+      #      orphaned group." [2]

+      #

+      # The first case can be ignored since the child is guaranteed not to have

+      # a controlling terminal.  The second case isn't so easy to dismiss.

+      # The process group is orphaned when the first child terminates and

+      # POSIX.1 requires that every STOPPED process in an orphaned process

+      # group be sent a SIGHUP signal followed by a SIGCONT signal.  Since the

+      # second child is not STOPPED though, we can safely forego ignoring the

+      # SIGHUP signal.  In any case, there are no ill-effects if it is ignored.

+      #

+      # import signal           # Set handlers for asynchronous events.

+      # signal.signal(signal.SIGHUP, signal.SIG_IGN)

+

+      try:

+         # Fork a second child and exit immediately to prevent zombies.  This

+         # causes the second child process to be orphaned, making the init

+         # process responsible for its cleanup.  And, since the first child is

+         # a session leader without a controlling terminal, it's possible for

+         # it to acquire one by opening a terminal in the future (System V-

+         # based systems).  This second fork guarantees that the child is no

+         # longer a session leader, preventing the daemon from ever acquiring

+         # a controlling terminal.

+         pid = os.fork()        # Fork a second child.

+      except OSError, e:

+         raise Exception, "%s [%d]" % (e.strerror, e.errno)

+

+      if (pid == 0):    # The second child.

+         # We probably don't want the file mode creation mask inherited from

+         # the parent, so we give the child complete control over permissions.

+         if UMASK is not None:

+             os.umask(UMASK)

+      else:

+         # Parent (the first child) of the second child.

+         os._exit(0)

+   else:

+      # exit() or _exit()?

+      # _exit is like exit(), but it doesn't call any functions registered

+      # with atexit (and on_exit) or any registered signal handlers.  It also

+      # closes any open file descriptors.  Using exit() may cause all stdio

+      # streams to be flushed twice and any temporary files may be unexpectedly

+      # removed.  It's therefore recommended that child branches of a fork()

+      # and the parent branch(es) of a daemon use _exit().

+      return

+

+   # Close all open file descriptors.  This prevents the child from keeping

+   # open any file descriptors inherited from the parent.  There is a variety

+   # of methods to accomplish this task.  Three are listed below.

+   #

+   # Try the system configuration variable, SC_OPEN_MAX, to obtain the maximum

+   # number of open file descriptors to close.  If it doesn't exists, use

+   # the default value (configurable).

+   #

+   # try:

+   #    maxfd = os.sysconf("SC_OPEN_MAX")

+   # except (AttributeError, ValueError):

+   #    maxfd = MAXFD

+   #

+   # OR

+   #

+   # if (os.sysconf_names.has_key("SC_OPEN_MAX")):

+   #    maxfd = os.sysconf("SC_OPEN_MAX")

+   # else:

+   #    maxfd = MAXFD

+   #

+   # OR

+   #

+   # Use the getrlimit method to retrieve the maximum file descriptor number

+   # that can be opened by this process.  If there is not limit on the

+   # resource, use the default value.

+   #

+   import resource              # Resource usage information.

+   maxfd = resource.getrlimit(resource.RLIMIT_NOFILE)[1]

+   if (maxfd == resource.RLIM_INFINITY):

+      maxfd = MAXFD

+  

+   # Iterate through and close all file descriptors.

+#   for fd in range(0, maxfd):

+#      try:

+#         os.close(fd)

+#      except OSError:  # ERROR, fd wasn't open to begin with (ignored)

+#         pass

+

+   # Redirect the standard I/O file descriptors to the specified file.  Since

+   # the daemon has no controlling terminal, most daemons redirect stdin,

+   # stdout, and stderr to /dev/null.  This is done to prevent side-effects

+   # from reads and writes to the standard I/O file descriptors.

+

+   # This call to open is guaranteed to return the lowest file descriptor,

+   # which will be 0 (stdin), since it was closed above.

+#   os.open(REDIRECT_TO, os.O_RDWR)     # standard input (0)

+

+   # Duplicate standard input to standard output and standard error.

+#   os.dup2(0, 1)                       # standard output (1)

+#   os.dup2(0, 2)                       # standard error (2)

+

+

+   si = file('/dev/null', 'r')

+   so = file(logfile, 'w')

+   se = so

+

+

+   # Replace those fds with our own

+   os.dup2(si.fileno(), sys.stdin.fileno())

+   os.dup2(so.fileno(), sys.stdout.fileno())

+   os.dup2(se.fileno(), sys.stderr.fileno())

+

+   function()

+

+   os._exit(0)

+

diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/data.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/data.py
index f424ac7a22..d3058b9a1d 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/data.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/data.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ the speed is more critical here.
 #
 #Based on functions from the base bb module, Copyright 2003 Holger Schurig
 
-import sys, os, re, time, types
+import sys, os, re, types
 if sys.argv[0][-5:] == "pydoc":
     path = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[1]))
 else:
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/event.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/event.py
index 9d7341f878..7251d78715 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/event.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/event.py
@@ -24,21 +24,18 @@ 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 getData(self):
-        return self._data
-
-    def setData(self, data):
-        self._data = data
 
-    data = property(getData, setData, None, "data property")
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.pid = worker_pid
 
 NotHandled = 0
 Handled = 1
@@ -47,75 +44,83 @@ Registered        = 10
 AlreadyRegistered = 14
 
 # Internal
-_handlers = []
-_handlers_dict = {}
+_handlers = {}
+_ui_handlers = {}
+_ui_handler_seq = 0
 
-def tmpHandler(event):
-    """Default handler for code events"""
-    return NotHandled
+def fire(event, d):
+    """Fire off an Event"""
 
-def defaultTmpHandler():
-    tmp = "def tmpHandler(e):\n\t\"\"\"heh\"\"\"\n\treturn NotHandled"
-    comp = bb.utils.better_compile(tmp, "tmpHandler(e)", "bb.event.defaultTmpHandler")
-    return comp
+    if worker_pid != 0:
+        worker_fire(event, d)
+        return
 
-def fire(event):
-    """Fire off an Event"""
-    for h in _handlers:
+    for handler in _handlers:
+        h = _handlers[handler]
+        event.data = d
         if type(h).__name__ == "code":
             exec(h)
-            if tmpHandler(event) == Handled:
-                return Handled
+            tmpHandler(event)
         else:
-            if h(event) == Handled:
-                return Handled
-    return NotHandled
+            h(event)
+        del event.data
+
+    errors = []
+    for h in _ui_handlers:
+        #print "Sending event %s" % event
+        try:
+             # 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"""
 
     # already registered
-    if name in _handlers_dict:
+    if name in _handlers:
         return AlreadyRegistered
 
     if handler is not None:
-#       handle string containing python code
+        # handle string containing python code
         if type(handler).__name__ == "str":
-            _registerCode(handler)
+            tmp = "def tmpHandler(e):\n%s" % handler
+            comp = bb.utils.better_compile(tmp, "tmpHandler(e)", "bb.event._registerCode")
+            _handlers[name] = comp
         else:
-            _handlers.append(handler)
+            _handlers[name] = handler
 
-        _handlers_dict[name] = 1
         return Registered
 
-def _registerCode(handlerStr):
-    """Register a 'code' Event.
-       Deprecated interface; call register instead.
-
-       Expects to be passed python code as a string, which will
-       be passed in turn to compile() and then exec().  Note that
-       the code will be within a function, so should have had
-       appropriate tabbing put in place."""
-    tmp = "def tmpHandler(e):\n%s" % handlerStr
-    comp = bb.utils.better_compile(tmp, "tmpHandler(e)", "bb.event._registerCode")
-#   prevent duplicate registration
-    _handlers.append(comp)
-
 def remove(name, handler):
     """Remove an Event handler"""
+    _handlers.pop(name)
 
-    _handlers_dict.pop(name)
-    if type(handler).__name__ == "str":
-        return _removeCode(handler)
-    else:
-        _handlers.remove(handler)
+def register_UIHhandler(handler):
+    bb.event._ui_handler_seq = bb.event._ui_handler_seq + 1
+    _ui_handlers[_ui_handler_seq] = handler
+    return _ui_handler_seq
 
-def _removeCode(handlerStr):
-    """Remove a 'code' Event handler
-       Deprecated interface; call remove instead."""
-    tmp = "def tmpHandler(e):\n%s" % handlerStr
-    comp = bb.utils.better_compile(tmp, "tmpHandler(e)", "bb.event._removeCode")
-    _handlers.remove(comp)
+def unregister_UIHhandler(handlerNum):
+    if handlerNum in _ui_handlers:
+        del _ui_handlers[handlerNum]
+    return
 
 def getName(e):
     """Returns the name of a class or class instance"""
@@ -130,17 +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
@@ -151,29 +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)
-
-    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):
@@ -205,33 +194,8 @@ 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 PkgStarted(PkgBase):
-    """Package build started"""
 
 
-class PkgFailed(PkgBase):
-    """Package build failed"""
-
-
-class PkgSucceeded(PkgBase):
-    """Package build completed"""
-
 
 class BuildStarted(BuildBase):
     """bbmake build run started"""
@@ -241,18 +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
 
@@ -265,8 +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
@@ -288,3 +247,29 @@ class MultipleProviders(Event):
         Get the possible Candidates for a PROVIDER.
         """
         return self._candidates
+
+class ParseProgress(Event):
+    """
+    Parsing Progress Event
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, cached, parsed, skipped, masked, virtuals, errors, total):
+        Event.__init__(self)
+        self.cached = cached
+        self.parsed = parsed
+        self.skipped = skipped
+        self.virtuals = virtuals
+        self.masked = masked
+        self.errors = errors
+        self.sofar = cached + parsed
+        self.total = total
+
+class DepTreeGenerated(Event):
+    """
+    Event when a dependency tree has been generated
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, depgraph):
+        Event.__init__(self)
+        self._depgraph = depgraph
+
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/__init__.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/__init__.py
index 7326ed0f46..ab4658bc3b 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/__init__.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/__init__.py
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ def fetcher_init(d):
         pd.delDomain("BB_URI_HEADREVS")
     else:
         bb.msg.fatal(bb.msg.domain.Fetcher, "Invalid SRCREV cache policy of: %s" % srcrev_policy)
+
+    for m in methods:
+        if hasattr(m, "init"):
+            m.init(d)
+
     # Make sure our domains exist
     pd.addDomain("BB_URI_HEADREVS")
     pd.addDomain("BB_URI_LOCALCOUNT")
@@ -467,6 +472,23 @@ class Fetch(object):
 
     srcrev_internal_helper = staticmethod(srcrev_internal_helper)
 
+    def localcount_internal_helper(ud, d):
+        """
+        Return:
+            a) a locked localcount if specified
+            b) None otherwise
+        """
+
+        localcount= None
+        if 'name' in ud.parm:
+            pn = data.getVar("PN", d, 1)
+            localcount = data.getVar("LOCALCOUNT_" + ud.parm['name'], d, 1)
+        if not localcount:
+            localcount = data.getVar("LOCALCOUNT", d, 1)
+        return localcount
+
+    localcount_internal_helper = staticmethod(localcount_internal_helper)
+
     def try_mirror(d, tarfn):
         """
         Try to use a mirrored version of the sources. We do this
@@ -555,12 +577,7 @@ class Fetch(object):
         """
         
         """
-        has_sortable_valid = hasattr(self, "_sortable_revision_valid")
-        has_sortable = hasattr(self, "_sortable_revision")
-
-        if has_sortable and not has_sortable_valid:
-            return self._sortable_revision(url, ud, d)
-        elif has_sortable and self._sortable_revision_valid(url, ud, d):
+        if hasattr(self, "_sortable_revision"):
             return self._sortable_revision(url, ud, d)
 
         pd = persist_data.PersistData(d)
@@ -568,13 +585,24 @@ class Fetch(object):
 
         latest_rev = self._build_revision(url, ud, d)
         last_rev = pd.getValue("BB_URI_LOCALCOUNT", key + "_rev")
-        count = pd.getValue("BB_URI_LOCALCOUNT", key + "_count")
+        uselocalcount = bb.data.getVar("BB_LOCALCOUNT_OVERRIDE", d, True) or False
+        count = None
+        if uselocalcount:
+            count = Fetch.localcount_internal_helper(ud, d)
+        if count is None:
+            count = pd.getValue("BB_URI_LOCALCOUNT", key + "_count")
 
         if last_rev == latest_rev:
             return str(count + "+" + latest_rev)
 
+        buildindex_provided = hasattr(self, "_sortable_buildindex")
+        if buildindex_provided:
+            count = self._sortable_buildindex(url, ud, d, latest_rev)
+
         if count is None:
             count = "0"
+        elif uselocalcount or buildindex_provided:
+            count = str(count)
         else:
             count = str(int(count) + 1)
 
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/cvs.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/cvs.py
index d8bd4eaf75..90a006500e 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/cvs.py
+++ b/bitbake/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/lib/bb/fetch/git.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/git.py
index 3016f0f00d..0e68325db9 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/git.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/git.py
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ from   bb.fetch import runfetchcmd
 
 class Git(Fetch):
     """Class to fetch a module or modules from git repositories"""
+    def init(self, d):
+        #
+        # Only enable _sortable revision if the key is set
+        #
+        if bb.data.getVar("BB_GIT_CLONE_FOR_SRCREV", d, True):
+            self._sortable_buildindex = self._sortable_buildindex_disabled
     def supports(self, url, ud, d):
         """
         Check to see if a given url can be fetched with git.
@@ -58,10 +64,18 @@ class Git(Fetch):
         if not ud.tag or ud.tag == "master":
             ud.tag = self.latest_revision(url, ud, 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, ud.path.replace('/', '.'), ud.tag), d)
+            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)
 
@@ -111,10 +125,27 @@ class Git(Fetch):
         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(ud.clonedir)
-        runfetchcmd("git read-tree %s" % (ud.tag), d)
-        runfetchcmd("git checkout-index -q -f --prefix=%s -a" % (os.path.join(codir, "git", "")), d)
+        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")
@@ -154,42 +185,32 @@ class Git(Fetch):
     def _build_revision(self, url, ud, d):
         return ud.tag
 
-    def _sortable_revision_valid(self, url, ud, d):
-        return bb.data.getVar("BB_GIT_CLONE_FOR_SRCREV", d, True) or False
-
-    def _sortable_revision(self, url, ud, d):
+    def _sortable_buildindex_disabled(self, url, ud, d, rev):
         """
-        This is only called when _sortable_revision_valid called true
-
-        We will have to get the updated revision.
+        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.
         """
 
-        key = "GIT_CACHED_REVISION-%s-%s"  % (gitsrcname, ud.tag)
-        if bb.data.getVar(key, d):
-            return bb.data.getVar(key, d)
-
-
-        # Runtime warning on wrongly configured sources
-        if ud.tag == "1":
-            bb.msg.error(1, bb.msg.domain.Fetcher, "SRCREV is '1'. This indicates a configuration error of %s" % url)
-            return "0+1"
-
         cwd = os.getcwd()
 
         # Check if we have the rev already
+
         if not os.path.exists(ud.clonedir):
             print "no repo"
             self.go(None, ud, d)
+            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(ud.clonedir)
-        if not self._contains_ref(ud.tag, d):
+        if not self._contains_ref(rev, d):
             self.go(None, ud, d)
 
-        output = runfetchcmd("git rev-list %s -- 2> /dev/null | wc -l" % ud.tag, d, quiet=True)
+        output = runfetchcmd("git rev-list %s -- 2> /dev/null | wc -l" % rev, d, quiet=True)
         os.chdir(cwd)
 
-        sortable_revision = "%s+%s" % (output.split()[0], ud.tag)
-        bb.data.setVar(key, sortable_revision, d)
-        return sortable_revision
-        
+        buildindex = "%s" % output.split()[0]
+        bb.msg.debug(1, bb.msg.domain.Fetcher, "GIT repository for %s in %s is returning %s revisions in rev-list before %s" % (url, repodir, buildindex, rev))
+        return buildindex        
 
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/local.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/local.py
index 577774e597..f9bdf589cb 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/local.py
+++ b/bitbake/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/lib/bb/fetch/svk.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/svk.py
index 442f85804f..120dad9d4e 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/svk.py
+++ b/bitbake/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/lib/bb/fetch/wget.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/wget.py
index a0dca94040..fd93c7ec46 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/wget.py
+++ b/bitbake/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/lib/bb/msg.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/msg.py
index a1b31e5d60..3fcf7091be 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/msg.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/msg.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ Message handling infrastructure for bitbake
 # with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 # 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 
-import sys, os, re, bb
-from bb import utils, event
+import sys, bb
+from bb import event
 
 debug_level = {}
 
@@ -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"""
@@ -97,33 +97,29 @@ def set_debug_domains(domains):
 #
 
 def debug(level, domain, msg, fn = None):
-    bb.event.fire(MsgDebug(msg, None))
     if not domain:
         domain = 'default'
     if debug_level[domain] >= level:
-        print 'DEBUG: ' + msg
+        bb.event.fire(MsgDebug(msg), None)
 
 def note(level, domain, msg, fn = None):
-    bb.event.fire(MsgNote(msg, None))
     if not domain:
         domain = 'default'
     if level == 1 or verbose or debug_level[domain] >= 1:
-        print 'NOTE: ' + msg
+        bb.event.fire(MsgNote(msg), None)
 
 def warn(domain, msg, fn = None):
-    bb.event.fire(MsgWarn(msg, None))
-    print 'WARNING: ' + msg
+    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))
-    print 'ERROR: ' + msg
+    bb.event.fire(MsgFatal(msg), None)
+    print 'FATAL: ' + msg
     sys.exit(1)
 
 def plain(msg, fn = None):
-    bb.event.fire(MsgPlain(msg, None))
-    print msg
+    bb.event.fire(MsgPlain(msg), None)
 
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/BBHandler.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/BBHandler.py
index 915db214f5..86fa18ebd2 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/BBHandler.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/BBHandler.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def finalise(fn, d):
         for f in anonfuncs:
             code = code + "    %s(d)\n" % f
         data.setVar("__anonfunc", code, d)        
-        build.exec_func_python("__anonfunc", d)
+        build.exec_func("__anonfunc", d)
         data.delVar('T', d)
         if t:
             data.setVar('T', t, d)
@@ -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):
@@ -185,18 +185,26 @@ def handle(fn, d, include = 0):
             multi = data.getVar('BBCLASSEXTEND', d, 1)
             if multi:
                 based = bb.data.createCopy(d)
+            else:
+                based = d
+            try:
                 finalise(fn, based)
-                darray = {"": based}
-                for cls in multi.split():
-                    pn = data.getVar('PN', d, True)
-                    based = bb.data.createCopy(d)
-                    data.setVar('PN', pn + '-' + cls, based)
-                    inherit([cls], based)
+            except bb.parse.SkipPackage:
+                bb.data.setVar("__SKIPPED", True, based)
+            darray = {"": based}
+
+            for cls in (multi or "").split():
+                pn = data.getVar('PN', d, True)
+                based = bb.data.createCopy(d)
+                data.setVar('PN', pn + '-' + cls, based)
+                inherit([cls], based)
+                try:
                     finalise(fn, based)
-                    darray[cls] = based
-                return darray
-            else:
-                finalise(fn, d)
+                except bb.parse.SkipPackage:
+                    bb.data.setVar("__SKIPPED", True, based)
+                darray[cls] = based
+            return darray
+   
         bbpath.pop(0)
     if oldfile:
         bb.data.setVar("FILE", oldfile, d)
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/ConfHandler.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/ConfHandler.py
index c9f1ea13fb..23316ada58 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/ConfHandler.py
+++ b/bitbake/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/lib/bb/providers.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/providers.py
index 001281a293..8617251ca3 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/providers.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/providers.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 # 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 
-import os, re
+import re
 from bb import data, utils
 import bb
 
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ def _filterProviders(providers, item, cfgData, dataCache):
             eligible.append(preferred_versions[pn][1])
 
     # Now add latest verisons
-    for pn in pkg_pn.keys():
+    for pn in sortpkg_pn.keys():
         if pn in preferred_versions and preferred_versions[pn][1]:
             continue
         preferred_versions[pn] = findLatestProvider(pn, cfgData, dataCache, sortpkg_pn[pn][0])
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/runqueue.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/runqueue.py
index cce5da4057..c3ad442e47 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/runqueue.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/runqueue.py
@@ -37,20 +37,38 @@ class RunQueueStats:
     """
     Holds statistics on the tasks handled by the associated runQueue
     """
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, total):
         self.completed = 0
         self.skipped = 0
         self.failed = 0
+        self.active = 0
+        self.total = total
 
     def taskFailed(self):
+        self.active = self.active - 1
         self.failed = self.failed + 1
 
     def taskCompleted(self, number = 1):
+        self.active = self.active - number
         self.completed = self.completed + number
 
     def taskSkipped(self, number = 1):
+        self.active = self.active + number
         self.skipped = self.skipped + number
 
+    def taskActive(self):
+        self.active = self.active + 1
+
+# These values indicate the next step due to be run in the 
+# runQueue state machine
+runQueuePrepare = 2
+runQueueRunInit = 3
+runQueueRunning = 4
+runQueueFailed = 6
+runQueueCleanUp = 7
+runQueueComplete = 8
+runQueueChildProcess = 9
+
 class RunQueueScheduler:
     """
     Control the order tasks are scheduled in.
@@ -142,9 +160,9 @@ class RunQueue:
         self.cooker = cooker
         self.dataCache = dataCache
         self.taskData = taskData
+        self.cfgData = cfgData
         self.targets = targets
 
-        self.cfgdata = cfgData
         self.number_tasks = int(bb.data.getVar("BB_NUMBER_THREADS", cfgData, 1) or 1)
         self.multi_provider_whitelist = (bb.data.getVar("MULTI_PROVIDER_WHITELIST", cfgData, 1) or "").split()
         self.scheduler = bb.data.getVar("BB_SCHEDULER", cfgData, 1) or "speed"
@@ -152,12 +170,13 @@ class RunQueue:
         self.stampwhitelist = bb.data.getVar("BB_STAMP_WHITELIST", cfgData, 1) or ""
 
     def reset_runqueue(self):
-
         self.runq_fnid = []
         self.runq_task = []
         self.runq_depends = []
         self.runq_revdeps = []
 
+        self.state = runQueuePrepare
+
     def get_user_idstring(self, task):
         fn = self.taskData.fn_index[self.runq_fnid[task]]
         taskname = self.runq_task[task]
@@ -653,6 +672,8 @@ class RunQueue:
 
         #self.dump_data(taskData)
 
+        self.state = runQueueRunInit
+
     def check_stamps(self):
         unchecked = {}
         current = []
@@ -796,39 +817,51 @@ class RunQueue:
         (if the abort on failure configuration option isn't set)
         """
 
-        failures = 0
-        while 1:
-            failed_fnids = []
-            try:
-                self.execute_runqueue_internal()
-            finally:
-                if self.master_process:
-                    failed_fnids = self.finish_runqueue()
-            if len(failed_fnids) == 0:
-                return failures
+        if self.state is runQueuePrepare:
+            self.prepare_runqueue()
+
+        if self.state is runQueueRunInit:
+            bb.msg.note(1, bb.msg.domain.RunQueue, "Executing runqueue")
+            self.execute_runqueue_initVars()
+
+        if self.state is runQueueRunning:
+            self.execute_runqueue_internal()
+
+        if self.state is runQueueCleanUp:
+            self.finish_runqueue()
+
+        if self.state is runQueueFailed:
             if not self.taskData.tryaltconfigs:
-                raise bb.runqueue.TaskFailure(failed_fnids)
-            for fnid in failed_fnids:
-                #print "Failure: %s %s %s" % (fnid, self.taskData.fn_index[fnid],  self.runq_task[fnid])
+                raise bb.runqueue.TaskFailure(self.failed_fnids)
+            for fnid in self.failed_fnids:
                 self.taskData.fail_fnid(fnid)
-                failures = failures + 1
             self.reset_runqueue()
-            self.prepare_runqueue()
+
+        if self.state is runQueueComplete:
+            # All done
+            bb.msg.note(1, bb.msg.domain.RunQueue, "Tasks Summary: Attempted %d tasks of which %d didn't need to be rerun and %d failed." % (self.stats.completed, self.stats.skipped, self.stats.failed))
+            return False
+
+        if self.state is runQueueChildProcess:
+            print "Child process"
+            return False
+
+        # Loop
+        return True
 
     def execute_runqueue_initVars(self):
 
-        self.stats = RunQueueStats()
+        self.stats = RunQueueStats(len(self.runq_fnid))
 
-        self.active_builds = 0
         self.runq_buildable = []
         self.runq_running = []
         self.runq_complete = []
         self.build_pids = {}
+        self.build_pipes = {}
         self.failed_fnids = []
-        self.master_process = True
 
         # Mark initial buildable tasks
-        for task in range(len(self.runq_fnid)):
+        for task in range(self.stats.total):
             self.runq_running.append(0)
             self.runq_complete.append(0)
             if len(self.runq_depends[task]) == 0:
@@ -836,6 +869,10 @@ class RunQueue:
             else:
                 self.runq_buildable.append(0)
 
+        self.state = runQueueRunning
+
+        event.fire(bb.event.StampUpdate(self.target_pairs, self.dataCache.stamp), self.cfgData)
+
     def task_complete(self, task):
         """
         Mark a task as completed
@@ -858,26 +895,32 @@ class RunQueue:
                 taskname = self.runq_task[revdep]
                 bb.msg.debug(1, bb.msg.domain.RunQueue, "Marking task %s (%s, %s) as buildable" % (revdep, fn, taskname))
 
+    def task_fail(self, task, exitcode):
+        """
+        Called when a task has failed
+        Updates the state engine with the failure
+        """
+        bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.RunQueue, "Task %s (%s) failed with %s" % (task, self.get_user_idstring(task), exitcode))
+        self.stats.taskFailed()
+        fnid = self.runq_fnid[task]
+        self.failed_fnids.append(fnid)
+        bb.event.fire(runQueueTaskFailed(task, self.stats, self), self.cfgData)
+        if self.taskData.abort:
+            self.state = runQueueCleanup
+
     def execute_runqueue_internal(self):
         """
         Run the tasks in a queue prepared by prepare_runqueue
         """
 
-        bb.msg.note(1, bb.msg.domain.RunQueue, "Executing runqueue")
-
-        self.execute_runqueue_initVars()
-
-        if len(self.runq_fnid) == 0:
+        if self.stats.total == 0:
             # nothing to do
-            return []
-
-        def sigint_handler(signum, frame):
-            raise KeyboardInterrupt
-
-        event.fire(bb.event.StampUpdate(self.target_pairs, self.dataCache.stamp, self.cfgdata))
+            self.state = runQueueCleanup
 
         while True:
-            task = self.sched.next()
+            task = None
+            if self.stats.active < self.number_tasks:
+                task = self.sched.next()
             if task is not None:
                 fn = self.taskData.fn_index[self.runq_fnid[task]]
 
@@ -885,107 +928,143 @@ class RunQueue:
                 if self.check_stamp_task(task):
                     bb.msg.debug(2, bb.msg.domain.RunQueue, "Stamp current task %s (%s)" % (task, self.get_user_idstring(task)))
                     self.runq_running[task] = 1
+                    self.runq_buildable[task] = 1
                     self.task_complete(task)
                     self.stats.taskCompleted()
                     self.stats.taskSkipped()
                     continue
 
-                bb.msg.note(1, bb.msg.domain.RunQueue, "Running task %d of %d (ID: %s, %s)" % (self.stats.completed + self.active_builds + 1, len(self.runq_fnid), task, self.get_user_idstring(task)))
                 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:
-                    # Bypass master process' handling
-                    self.master_process = False
-                    # Stop Ctrl+C being sent to children
-                    # signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_IGN)
+                    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
+
+                    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())
-                    self.cooker.configuration.cmd = taskname[3:]
+
+                    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)
+                        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.active_builds = self.active_builds + 1
-                if self.active_builds < self.number_tasks:
+                self.stats.taskActive()
+                if self.stats.active < self.number_tasks:
                     continue
-            if self.active_builds > 0:
-                result = os.waitpid(-1, 0)
-                self.active_builds = self.active_builds - 1
+
+            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:
-                    del self.build_pids[result[0]]
-                    bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.RunQueue, "Task %s (%s) failed" % (task, self.get_user_idstring(task)))
-                    self.failed_fnids.append(self.runq_fnid[task])
-                    self.stats.taskFailed()
-                    if not self.taskData.abort:
-                        continue
-                    break
+                    self.task_fail(task, result[1])
+                    return
                 self.task_complete(task)
                 self.stats.taskCompleted()
-                del self.build_pids[result[0]]
+                bb.event.fire(runQueueTaskCompleted(task, self.stats, self), self.cfgData)
                 continue
+
+            if len(self.failed_fnids) != 0:
+                self.state = runQueueFailed
+                return
+
+            # Sanity Checks
+            for task in range(self.stats.total):
+                if self.runq_buildable[task] == 0:
+                    bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.RunQueue, "Task %s never buildable!" % task)
+                if self.runq_running[task] == 0:
+                    bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.RunQueue, "Task %s never ran!" % task)
+                if self.runq_complete[task] == 0:
+                    bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.RunQueue, "Task %s never completed!" % task)
+            self.state = runQueueComplete
             return
 
-    def finish_runqueue(self):
+    def finish_runqueue_now(self):
+        bb.msg.note(1, bb.msg.domain.RunQueue, "Sending SIGINT to remaining %s tasks" % self.stats.active)
+        for k, v in self.build_pids.iteritems():
+             try:
+                 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
+        if now:
+            self.finish_runqueue_now()
         try:
-            while self.active_builds > 0:
-                bb.msg.note(1, bb.msg.domain.RunQueue, "Waiting for %s active tasks to finish" % self.active_builds)
+            while self.stats.active > 0:
+                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():
-                     bb.msg.note(1, bb.msg.domain.RunQueue, "%s: %s (%s)" % (tasknum, self.get_user_idstring(v), k))
-                     tasknum = tasknum + 1
-                result = os.waitpid(-1, 0)
+                    bb.msg.note(1, bb.msg.domain.RunQueue, "%s: %s (%s)" % (tasknum, self.get_user_idstring(v), k))
+                    tasknum = tasknum + 1
+                result = os.waitpid(-1, os.WNOHANG)
+                if result[0] is 0 and result[1] is 0:
+                    return
                 task = self.build_pids[result[0]]
-                if result[1] != 0:
-                     bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.RunQueue, "Task %s (%s) failed" % (task, self.get_user_idstring(task)))
-                     self.failed_fnids.append(self.runq_fnid[task])
-                     self.stats.taskFailed()
                 del self.build_pids[result[0]]
-                self.active_builds = self.active_builds - 1
-            bb.msg.note(1, bb.msg.domain.RunQueue, "Tasks Summary: Attempted %d tasks of which %d didn't need to be rerun and %d failed." % (self.stats.completed, self.stats.skipped, self.stats.failed))
-            return self.failed_fnids
-        except KeyboardInterrupt:
-            bb.msg.note(1, bb.msg.domain.RunQueue, "Sending SIGINT to remaining %s tasks" % self.active_builds)
-            for k, v in self.build_pids.iteritems():
-                 try:
-                     os.kill(-k, signal.SIGINT)
-                 except:
-                     pass
+                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)
+        except:
+            self.finish_runqueue_now()
             raise
 
-        # Sanity Checks
-        for task in range(len(self.runq_fnid)):
-            if self.runq_buildable[task] == 0:
-                bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.RunQueue, "Task %s never buildable!" % task)
-            if self.runq_running[task] == 0:
-                bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.RunQueue, "Task %s never ran!" % task)
-            if self.runq_complete[task] == 0:
-                bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.RunQueue, "Task %s never completed!" % task)
-
-        bb.msg.note(1, bb.msg.domain.RunQueue, "Tasks Summary: Attempted %d tasks of which %d didn't need to be rerun and %d failed." % (self.stats.completed, self.stats.skipped, self.stats.failed))
+        if len(self.failed_fnids) != 0:
+            self.state = runQueueFailed
+            return
 
-        return self.failed_fnids
+        self.state = runQueueComplete
+        return
 
     def dump_data(self, taskQueue):
         """
         Dump some debug information on the internal data structures
         """
         bb.msg.debug(3, bb.msg.domain.RunQueue, "run_tasks:")
-        for task in range(len(self.runq_fnid)):
+        for task in range(len(self.runq_task)):
                 bb.msg.debug(3, bb.msg.domain.RunQueue, " (%s)%s - %s: %s   Deps %s RevDeps %s" % (task, 
                         taskQueue.fn_index[self.runq_fnid[task]], 
                         self.runq_task[task], 
@@ -994,7 +1073,7 @@ class RunQueue:
                         self.runq_revdeps[task]))
 
         bb.msg.debug(3, bb.msg.domain.RunQueue, "sorted_tasks:")
-        for task1 in range(len(self.runq_fnid)):
+        for task1 in range(len(self.runq_task)):
             if task1 in self.prio_map:
                 task = self.prio_map[task1]
                 bb.msg.debug(3, bb.msg.domain.RunQueue, " (%s)%s - %s: %s   Deps %s RevDeps %s" % (task, 
@@ -1005,6 +1084,58 @@ class RunQueue:
                         self.runq_revdeps[task]))
 
 
+class TaskFailure(Exception):
+    """
+    Exception raised when a task in a runqueue fails
+    """
+    def __init__(self, x): 
+        self.args = x
+
+
+class runQueueExitWait(bb.event.Event):
+    """
+    Event when waiting for task processes to exit
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, remain):
+        self.remain = remain
+        self.message = "Waiting for %s active tasks to finish" % remain
+        bb.event.Event.__init__(self)
+
+class runQueueEvent(bb.event.Event):
+    """
+    Base runQueue event class
+    """
+    def __init__(self, task, stats, rq):
+        self.taskid = task
+        self.taskstring = rq.get_user_idstring(task)
+        self.stats = stats
+        bb.event.Event.__init__(self)
+
+class runQueueTaskStarted(runQueueEvent):
+    """
+    Event notifing a task was started
+    """
+    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):
+        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):
+        runQueueEvent.__init__(self, task, stats, rq)
+        self.message = "Task %s completed (%s)" % (task, self.taskstring)
+
 def check_stamp_fn(fn, taskname, d):
     rq = bb.data.getVar("__RUNQUEUE_DO_NOT_USE_EXTERNALLY", d)
     fnid = rq.taskData.getfn_id(fn)
@@ -1013,3 +1144,31 @@ def check_stamp_fn(fn, taskname, d):
         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/lib/bb/server/__init__.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/server/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a732236e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/server/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import xmlrpc
+import none
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/server/none.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/server/none.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ebda111582
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/server/none.py
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+#
+# BitBake 'dummy' Passthrough Server
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2006 - 2007  Michael 'Mickey' Lauer
+# Copyright (C) 2006 - 2008  Richard Purdie
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
+"""
+    This module implements an xmlrpc server for BitBake.
+
+    Use this by deriving a class from BitBakeXMLRPCServer and then adding
+    methods which you want to "export" via XMLRPC. If the methods have the
+    prefix xmlrpc_, then registering those function will happen automatically,
+    if not, you need to call register_function.
+
+    Use register_idle_function() to add a function which the xmlrpc server
+    calls from within server_forever when no requests are pending. Make sure
+    that those functions are non-blocking or else you will introduce latency
+    in the server's main loop.
+"""
+
+import time
+import bb
+from bb.ui import uievent
+import xmlrpclib
+import pickle
+
+DEBUG = False
+
+from SimpleXMLRPCServer import SimpleXMLRPCServer, SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler
+import inspect, select
+
+class BitBakeServerCommands():
+    def __init__(self, server, cooker):
+        self.cooker = cooker
+        self.server = server
+
+    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.server_exit()
+        #print "Server (cooker) exitting"
+        return
+
+    def ping(self):
+        """
+        Dummy method which can be used to check the server is still alive
+        """
+        return True
+
+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):
+        self._idlefuns = {}
+        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 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:
+                retval = function(self, data, True)
+            except:
+                pass
+
+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/lib/bb/server/xmlrpc.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/server/xmlrpc.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3364918c77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/server/xmlrpc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+#
+# BitBake XMLRPC Server
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2006 - 2007  Michael 'Mickey' Lauer
+# Copyright (C) 2006 - 2008  Richard Purdie
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
+"""
+    This module implements an xmlrpc server for BitBake.
+
+    Use this by deriving a class from BitBakeXMLRPCServer and then adding
+    methods which you want to "export" via XMLRPC. If the methods have the
+    prefix xmlrpc_, then registering those function will happen automatically,
+    if not, you need to call register_function.
+
+    Use register_idle_function() to add a function which the xmlrpc server
+    calls from within server_forever when no requests are pending. Make sure
+    that those functions are non-blocking or else you will introduce latency
+    in the server's main loop.
+"""
+
+import bb
+import xmlrpclib, sys
+from bb import daemonize
+from bb.ui import uievent
+
+DEBUG = False
+
+from SimpleXMLRPCServer import SimpleXMLRPCServer, SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler
+import inspect, select
+
+if sys.hexversion < 0x020600F0:
+    print "Sorry, python 2.6 or later is required for bitbake's XMLRPC mode"
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+class BitBakeServerCommands():
+    def __init__(self, server, cooker):
+        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
+        """
+        return self.cooker.command.runCommand(command)
+
+    def terminateServer(self):
+        """
+        Trigger the server to quit
+        """
+        self.server.quit = True
+        print "Server (cooker) exitting"
+        return
+
+    def ping(self):
+        """
+        Dummy method which can be used to check the server is still alive
+        """
+        return True
+
+class BitBakeServer(SimpleXMLRPCServer):
+    # 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)
+        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):])
+
+    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
+        self.timeout = 0 # Run Idle calls for our first callback
+        while not self.quit:
+            #print "Idle queue length %s" % len(self._idlefuns)
+            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 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:
+                retval = function(self, data, True)
+            except:
+                pass
+
+        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/lib/bb/shell.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/shell.py
index b1ad78306d..66e51719a4 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/shell.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/shell.py
@@ -151,9 +151,6 @@ class BitBakeShellCommands:
         if len( names ) == 0: names = [ globexpr ]
         print "SHELL: Building %s" % ' '.join( names )
 
-        oldcmd = cooker.configuration.cmd
-        cooker.configuration.cmd = cmd
-
         td = taskdata.TaskData(cooker.configuration.abort)
         localdata = data.createCopy(cooker.configuration.data)
         data.update_data(localdata)
@@ -168,7 +165,7 @@ class BitBakeShellCommands:
                 if len(providers) == 0:
                     raise Providers.NoProvider
 
-                tasks.append([name, "do_%s" % cooker.configuration.cmd])
+                tasks.append([name, "do_%s" % cmd])
 
             td.add_unresolved(localdata, cooker.status)
             
@@ -189,7 +186,6 @@ class BitBakeShellCommands:
             print "ERROR: Couldn't build '%s'" % names
             last_exception = e
 
-        cooker.configuration.cmd = oldcmd
 
     build.usage = "<providee>"
 
@@ -208,6 +204,11 @@ class BitBakeShellCommands:
         self.build( params, "configure" )
     configure.usage = "<providee>"
 
+    def install( self, params ):
+        """Execute 'install' on a providee"""
+        self.build( params, "install" )
+    install.usage = "<providee>"
+
     def edit( self, params ):
         """Call $EDITOR on a providee"""
         name = params[0]
@@ -240,18 +241,14 @@ class BitBakeShellCommands:
         bf = completeFilePath( name )
         print "SHELL: Calling '%s' on '%s'" % ( cmd, bf )
 
-        oldcmd = cooker.configuration.cmd
-        cooker.configuration.cmd = cmd
-
         try:
-            cooker.buildFile(bf)
+            cooker.buildFile(bf, cmd)
         except parse.ParseError:
             print "ERROR: Unable to open or parse '%s'" % bf
         except build.EventException, e:
             print "ERROR: Couldn't build '%s'" % name
             last_exception = e
 
-        cooker.configuration.cmd = oldcmd
     fileBuild.usage = "<bbfile>"
 
     def fileClean( self, params ):
@@ -493,7 +490,7 @@ SRC_URI = ""
         interpreter.interact( "SHELL: Expert Mode - BitBake Python %s\nType 'help' for more information, press CTRL-D to switch back to BBSHELL." % sys.version )
 
     def showdata( self, params ):
-        """Show the parsed metadata for a given providee"""
+        """Execute 'showdata' on a providee"""
         cooker.showEnvironment(None, params)
     showdata.usage = "<providee>"
 
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/taskdata.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/taskdata.py
index 976e0ca1f9..4a88e75f6d 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/taskdata.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/taskdata.py
@@ -23,8 +23,20 @@ Task data collection and handling
 # with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 # 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 
-from bb import data, event, mkdirhier, utils
-import bb, os
+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:
     """
@@ -264,7 +276,7 @@ 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
@@ -279,7 +291,7 @@ 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
@@ -359,7 +371,7 @@ 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:
@@ -367,7 +379,7 @@ 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):
@@ -380,7 +392,7 @@ 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:
@@ -390,7 +402,7 @@ 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:
@@ -410,7 +422,7 @@ 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):
@@ -420,7 +432,7 @@ 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)
@@ -428,7 +440,7 @@ 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:
@@ -438,7 +450,7 @@ 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:
@@ -448,7 +460,7 @@ 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/lib/bb/ui/__init__.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6a377a8e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#
+# BitBake UI Implementation
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2007 Richard Purdie
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/__init__.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6a377a8e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#
+# BitBake UI Implementation
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2007 Richard Purdie
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/buildmanager.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/buildmanager.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f89e8eefd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/buildmanager.py
@@ -0,0 +1,457 @@
+#
+# BitBake Graphical GTK User Interface
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2008        Intel Corporation
+#
+# Authored by Rob Bradford <rob@linux.intel.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
+import gtk
+import gobject
+import threading
+import os
+import datetime
+import time
+
+class BuildConfiguration:
+    """ Represents a potential *or* historic *or* concrete build. It
+    encompasses all the things that we need to tell bitbake to do to make it
+    build what we want it to build. 
+
+    It also stored the metadata URL and the set of possible machines (and the
+    distros / images / uris for these. Apart from the metdata URL these are
+    not serialised to file (since they may be transient). In some ways this
+    functionality might be shifted to the loader class."""
+
+    def __init__ (self):
+        self.metadata_url = None
+
+        # Tuple of (distros, image, urls)
+        self.machine_options = {}
+
+        self.machine = None
+        self.distro = None
+        self.image = None
+        self.urls = []
+        self.extra_urls = []
+        self.extra_pkgs = []
+
+    def get_machines_model (self):
+        model = gtk.ListStore (gobject.TYPE_STRING)
+        for machine in self.machine_options.keys():
+            model.append ([machine])
+
+        return model
+
+    def get_distro_and_images_models (self, machine):
+        distro_model = gtk.ListStore (gobject.TYPE_STRING)
+
+        for distro in self.machine_options[machine][0]:
+            distro_model.append ([distro])
+
+        image_model = gtk.ListStore (gobject.TYPE_STRING)
+
+        for image in self.machine_options[machine][1]:
+            image_model.append ([image])
+
+        return (distro_model, image_model)
+
+    def get_repos (self):
+        self.urls = self.machine_options[self.machine][2]
+        return self.urls
+
+    # It might be a lot lot better if we stored these in like, bitbake conf
+    # file format. 
+    @staticmethod 
+    def load_from_file (filename):
+        f = open (filename, "r")
+
+        conf = BuildConfiguration()
+        for line in f.readlines():
+            data = line.split (";")[1]
+            if (line.startswith ("metadata-url;")):
+                conf.metadata_url = data.strip()
+                continue
+            if (line.startswith ("url;")):
+                conf.urls += [data.strip()]
+                continue
+            if (line.startswith ("extra-url;")):
+                conf.extra_urls += [data.strip()]
+                continue
+            if (line.startswith ("machine;")):
+                conf.machine = data.strip()
+                continue
+            if (line.startswith ("distribution;")):
+                conf.distro = data.strip()
+                continue
+            if (line.startswith ("image;")):
+                conf.image = data.strip()
+                continue
+
+        f.close ()
+        return conf
+
+    # Serialise to a file. This is part of the build process and we use this
+    # to be able to repeat a given build (using the same set of parameters)
+    # but also so that we can include the details of the image / machine /
+    # distro in the build manager tree view.
+    def write_to_file (self, filename):
+        f = open (filename, "w")
+
+        lines = []
+
+        if (self.metadata_url):
+            lines += ["metadata-url;%s\n" % (self.metadata_url)]
+
+        for url in self.urls:
+            lines += ["url;%s\n" % (url)]
+
+        for url in self.extra_urls:
+            lines += ["extra-url;%s\n" % (url)]
+
+        if (self.machine):
+            lines += ["machine;%s\n" % (self.machine)]
+
+        if (self.distro):
+            lines += ["distribution;%s\n" % (self.distro)]
+
+        if (self.image):
+            lines += ["image;%s\n" % (self.image)]
+
+        f.writelines (lines)
+        f.close ()
+
+class BuildResult(gobject.GObject):
+    """ Represents an historic build. Perhaps not successful. But it includes
+    things such as the files that are in the directory (the output from the
+    build) as well as a deserialised BuildConfiguration file that is stored in
+    ".conf" in the directory for the build.
+
+    This is GObject so that it can be included in the TreeStore."""
+    
+    (STATE_COMPLETE, STATE_FAILED, STATE_ONGOING) = \
+        (0, 1, 2)
+
+    def __init__ (self, parent, identifier):
+        gobject.GObject.__init__ (self)
+        self.date = None 
+
+        self.files = []
+        self.status = None
+        self.identifier = identifier
+        self.path = os.path.join (parent, identifier)
+
+        # Extract the date, since the directory name is of the
+        # format build-<year><month><day>-<ordinal> we can easily
+        # pull it out.
+        # TODO: Better to stat a file?
+        (_ , date, revision) = identifier.split ("-")
+        print date
+
+        year = int (date[0:4])
+        month = int (date[4:6])
+        day = int (date[6:8])
+
+        self.date = datetime.date (year, month, day)
+
+        self.conf = None
+
+        # By default builds are STATE_FAILED unless we find a "complete" file
+        # in which case they are STATE_COMPLETE
+        self.state = BuildResult.STATE_FAILED
+        for file in os.listdir (self.path):
+            if (file.startswith (".conf")):
+                conffile = os.path.join (self.path, file)
+                self.conf = BuildConfiguration.load_from_file (conffile)
+            elif (file.startswith ("complete")):
+                self.state = BuildResult.STATE_COMPLETE
+            else:
+                self.add_file (file)
+
+    def add_file (self, file):
+        # Just add the file for now. Don't care about the type. 
+        self.files += [(file, None)]
+
+class BuildManagerModel (gtk.TreeStore):
+    """ Model for the BuildManagerTreeView. This derives from gtk.TreeStore
+    but it abstracts nicely what the columns mean and the setup of the columns
+    in the model. """
+
+    (COL_IDENT, COL_DESC, COL_MACHINE, COL_DISTRO, COL_BUILD_RESULT, COL_DATE, COL_STATE) = \
+        (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
+
+    def __init__ (self):
+        gtk.TreeStore.__init__ (self,
+            gobject.TYPE_STRING, 
+            gobject.TYPE_STRING,
+            gobject.TYPE_STRING,
+            gobject.TYPE_STRING,
+            gobject.TYPE_OBJECT,
+            gobject.TYPE_INT64,
+            gobject.TYPE_INT)
+
+class BuildManager (gobject.GObject):
+    """ This class manages the historic builds that have been found in the
+    "results" directory but is also used for starting a new build."""
+
+    __gsignals__ = {
+        'population-finished' : (gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST, 
+                                 gobject.TYPE_NONE,
+                                 ()),
+        'populate-error' : (gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+                            gobject.TYPE_NONE,
+                            ())
+    }
+
+    def update_build_result (self, result, iter):
+        # Convert the date into something we can sort by.
+        date = long (time.mktime (result.date.timetuple()))
+
+        # Add a top level entry for the build
+        
+        self.model.set (iter, 
+            BuildManagerModel.COL_IDENT, result.identifier,
+            BuildManagerModel.COL_DESC, result.conf.image,
+            BuildManagerModel.COL_MACHINE, result.conf.machine, 
+            BuildManagerModel.COL_DISTRO, result.conf.distro, 
+            BuildManagerModel.COL_BUILD_RESULT, result, 
+            BuildManagerModel.COL_DATE, date,
+            BuildManagerModel.COL_STATE, result.state)
+
+        # And then we use the files in the directory as the children for the
+        # top level iter.
+        for file in result.files:
+            self.model.append (iter, (None, file[0], None, None, None, date, -1))
+
+    # This function is called as an idle by the BuildManagerPopulaterThread
+    def add_build_result (self, result):
+        gtk.gdk.threads_enter()
+        self.known_builds += [result]
+
+        self.update_build_result (result, self.model.append (None))
+
+        gtk.gdk.threads_leave()
+
+    def notify_build_finished (self):
+        # This is a bit of a hack. If we have a running build running then we
+        # will have a row in the model in STATE_ONGOING. Find it and make it
+        # as if it was a proper historic build (well, it is completed now....)
+
+        # We need to use the iters here rather than the Python iterator
+        # interface to the model since we need to pass it into
+        # update_build_result
+
+        iter = self.model.get_iter_first()
+
+        while (iter):
+            (ident, state) = self.model.get(iter,
+                BuildManagerModel.COL_IDENT, 
+                BuildManagerModel.COL_STATE)
+
+            if state == BuildResult.STATE_ONGOING:
+                result = BuildResult (self.results_directory, ident)
+                self.update_build_result (result, iter)
+            iter = self.model.iter_next(iter)
+
+    def notify_build_succeeded (self):
+        # Write the "complete" file so that when we create the BuildResult
+        # object we put into the model
+
+        complete_file_path = os.path.join (self.cur_build_directory, "complete")
+        f = file (complete_file_path, "w")
+        f.close()
+        self.notify_build_finished()
+
+    def notify_build_failed (self):
+        # Without a "complete" file then this will mark the build as failed:
+        self.notify_build_finished()
+
+    # This function is called as an idle
+    def emit_population_finished_signal (self):
+        gtk.gdk.threads_enter()
+        self.emit ("population-finished")
+        gtk.gdk.threads_leave()
+
+    class BuildManagerPopulaterThread (threading.Thread):
+        def __init__ (self, manager, directory):
+            threading.Thread.__init__ (self)
+            self.manager = manager
+            self.directory = directory
+
+        def run (self):
+            # For each of the "build-<...>" directories ..
+
+            if os.path.exists (self.directory):
+                for directory in os.listdir (self.directory):
+
+                    if not directory.startswith ("build-"):
+                        continue
+
+                    build_result = BuildResult (self.directory, directory)
+                    self.manager.add_build_result (build_result)
+
+            gobject.idle_add (BuildManager.emit_population_finished_signal,
+                self.manager)
+
+    def __init__ (self, server, results_directory):
+        gobject.GObject.__init__ (self)
+
+        # The builds that we've found from walking the result directory
+        self.known_builds = []
+
+        # Save out the bitbake server, we need this for issuing commands to
+        # the cooker:
+        self.server = server
+
+        # The TreeStore that we use
+        self.model = BuildManagerModel ()
+
+        # The results directory is where we create (and look for) the
+        # build-<xyz>-<n> directories. We need to populate ourselves from
+        # directory
+        self.results_directory = results_directory
+        self.populate_from_directory (self.results_directory)
+
+    def populate_from_directory (self, directory):
+        thread = BuildManager.BuildManagerPopulaterThread (self, directory)
+        thread.start()
+
+    # Come up with the name for the next build ident by combining "build-"
+    # with the date formatted as yyyymmdd and then an ordinal. We do this by
+    # an optimistic algorithm incrementing the ordinal if we find that it
+    # already exists.
+    def get_next_build_ident (self):
+        today = datetime.date.today ()
+        datestr = str (today.year) + str (today.month) + str (today.day)
+
+        revision = 0
+        test_name = "build-%s-%d" % (datestr, revision)
+        test_path = os.path.join (self.results_directory, test_name)
+
+        while (os.path.exists (test_path)):
+            revision += 1
+            test_name = "build-%s-%d" % (datestr, revision)
+            test_path = os.path.join (self.results_directory, test_name)
+
+        return test_name
+
+    # Take a BuildConfiguration and then try and build it based on the
+    # parameters of that configuration. S
+    def do_build (self, conf):
+        server = self.server
+
+        # Work out the build directory. Note we actually create the
+        # directories here since we need to write the ".conf" file. Otherwise
+        # we could have relied on bitbake's builder thread to actually make
+        # the directories as it proceeds with the build.
+        ident = self.get_next_build_ident ()
+        build_directory = os.path.join (self.results_directory,
+            ident)
+        self.cur_build_directory = build_directory
+        os.makedirs (build_directory)
+
+        conffile = os.path.join (build_directory, ".conf")
+        conf.write_to_file (conffile)
+
+        # Add a row to the model representing this ongoing build. It's kinda a
+        # fake entry. If this build completes or fails then this gets updated
+        # with the real stuff like the historic builds
+        date = long (time.time())
+        self.model.append (None, (ident, conf.image, conf.machine, conf.distro,
+            None, date, BuildResult.STATE_ONGOING))
+        try:
+            server.runCommand(["setVariable", "BUILD_IMAGES_FROM_FEEDS", 1])
+            server.runCommand(["setVariable", "MACHINE", conf.machine])
+            server.runCommand(["setVariable", "DISTRO", conf.distro])
+            server.runCommand(["setVariable", "PACKAGE_CLASSES", "package_ipk"])
+            server.runCommand(["setVariable", "BBFILES", \
+              """${OEROOT}/meta/packages/*/*.bb ${OEROOT}/meta-moblin/packages/*/*.bb"""])
+            server.runCommand(["setVariable", "TMPDIR", "${OEROOT}/build/tmp"])
+            server.runCommand(["setVariable", "IPK_FEED_URIS", \
+                " ".join(conf.get_repos())])
+            server.runCommand(["setVariable", "DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE",
+                build_directory])
+            server.runCommand(["buildTargets", [conf.image], "rootfs"])
+
+        except Exception, e:
+            print e
+
+class BuildManagerTreeView (gtk.TreeView):
+    """ The tree view for the build manager. This shows the historic builds
+    and so forth. """
+
+    # We use this function to control what goes in the cell since we store
+    # the date in the model as seconds since the epoch (for sorting) and so we
+    # need to make it human readable.
+    def date_format_custom_cell_data_func (self, col, cell, model, iter):
+        date = model.get (iter, BuildManagerModel.COL_DATE)[0]
+        datestr = time.strftime("%A %d %B %Y", time.localtime(date))
+        cell.set_property ("text", datestr)
+
+    # This format function controls what goes in the cell. We use this to map
+    # the integer state to a string and also to colourise the text
+    def state_format_custom_cell_data_fun (self, col, cell, model, iter):
+        state = model.get (iter, BuildManagerModel.COL_STATE)[0]
+
+        if (state == BuildResult.STATE_ONGOING):
+            cell.set_property ("text", "Active")
+            cell.set_property ("foreground", "#000000")
+        elif (state == BuildResult.STATE_FAILED):
+            cell.set_property ("text", "Failed")
+            cell.set_property ("foreground", "#ff0000")
+        elif (state == BuildResult.STATE_COMPLETE):
+            cell.set_property ("text", "Complete")
+            cell.set_property ("foreground", "#00ff00")
+        else:
+            cell.set_property ("text", "")
+
+    def __init__ (self):
+        gtk.TreeView.__init__(self)
+
+        # Misc descriptiony thing
+        renderer = gtk.CellRendererText ()
+        col = gtk.TreeViewColumn (None, renderer, 
+            text=BuildManagerModel.COL_DESC)
+        self.append_column (col)
+
+        # Machine
+        renderer = gtk.CellRendererText ()
+        col = gtk.TreeViewColumn ("Machine", renderer, 
+            text=BuildManagerModel.COL_MACHINE)
+        self.append_column (col)
+
+        # distro
+        renderer = gtk.CellRendererText ()
+        col = gtk.TreeViewColumn ("Distribution", renderer, 
+            text=BuildManagerModel.COL_DISTRO)
+        self.append_column (col)
+
+        # date (using a custom function for formatting the cell contents it
+        # takes epoch -> human readable string)
+        renderer = gtk.CellRendererText ()
+        col = gtk.TreeViewColumn ("Date", renderer, 
+            text=BuildManagerModel.COL_DATE)
+        self.append_column (col)
+        col.set_cell_data_func (renderer, 
+            self.date_format_custom_cell_data_func)
+
+        # For status.
+        renderer = gtk.CellRendererText ()
+        col = gtk.TreeViewColumn ("Status", renderer,
+            text = BuildManagerModel.COL_STATE)
+        self.append_column (col)
+        col.set_cell_data_func (renderer,
+            self.state_format_custom_cell_data_fun)
+
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/puccho.glade b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/puccho.glade
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7553a6e14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/puccho.glade
@@ -0,0 +1,606 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glade-interface SYSTEM "glade-2.0.dtd">
+<!--Generated with glade3 3.4.5 on Mon Nov 10 12:24:12 2008 -->
+<glade-interface>
+  <widget class="GtkDialog" id="build_dialog">
+    <property name="title" translatable="yes">Start a build</property>
+    <property name="window_position">GTK_WIN_POS_CENTER_ON_PARENT</property>
+    <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_DIALOG</property>
+    <property name="has_separator">False</property>
+    <child internal-child="vbox">
+      <widget class="GtkVBox" id="dialog-vbox1">
+        <property name="visible">True</property>
+        <property name="spacing">2</property>
+        <child>
+          <widget class="GtkTable" id="build_table">
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+            <property name="border_width">6</property>
+            <property name="n_rows">7</property>
+            <property name="n_columns">3</property>
+            <property name="column_spacing">5</property>
+            <property name="row_spacing">6</property>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkAlignment" id="status_alignment">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="left_padding">12</property>
+                <child>
+                  <widget class="GtkHBox" id="status_hbox">
+                    <property name="spacing">6</property>
+                    <child>
+                      <widget class="GtkImage" id="status_image">
+                        <property name="visible">True</property>
+                        <property name="no_show_all">True</property>
+                        <property name="xalign">0</property>
+                        <property name="stock">gtk-dialog-error</property>
+                      </widget>
+                      <packing>
+                        <property name="expand">False</property>
+                        <property name="fill">False</property>
+                      </packing>
+                    </child>
+                    <child>
+                      <widget class="GtkLabel" id="status_label">
+                        <property name="visible">True</property>
+                        <property name="xalign">0</property>
+                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">If you see this text something is wrong...</property>
+                        <property name="use_markup">True</property>
+                        <property name="use_underline">True</property>
+                      </widget>
+                      <packing>
+                        <property name="position">1</property>
+                      </packing>
+                    </child>
+                  </widget>
+                </child>
+              </widget>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="right_attach">3</property>
+                <property name="top_attach">2</property>
+                <property name="bottom_attach">3</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkLabel" id="label2">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="xalign">0</property>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;b&gt;Build configuration&lt;/b&gt;</property>
+                <property name="use_markup">True</property>
+              </widget>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="right_attach">3</property>
+                <property name="top_attach">3</property>
+                <property name="bottom_attach">4</property>
+                <property name="y_options"></property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkComboBox" id="image_combo">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="sensitive">False</property>
+              </widget>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="left_attach">1</property>
+                <property name="right_attach">2</property>
+                <property name="top_attach">6</property>
+                <property name="bottom_attach">7</property>
+                <property name="y_options"></property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkLabel" id="image_label">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="sensitive">False</property>
+                <property name="xalign">0</property>
+                <property name="xpad">12</property>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Image:</property>
+              </widget>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="top_attach">6</property>
+                <property name="bottom_attach">7</property>
+                <property name="y_options"></property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkComboBox" id="distribution_combo">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="sensitive">False</property>
+              </widget>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="left_attach">1</property>
+                <property name="right_attach">2</property>
+                <property name="top_attach">5</property>
+                <property name="bottom_attach">6</property>
+                <property name="y_options"></property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkLabel" id="distribution_label">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="sensitive">False</property>
+                <property name="xalign">0</property>
+                <property name="xpad">12</property>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Distribution:</property>
+              </widget>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="top_attach">5</property>
+                <property name="bottom_attach">6</property>
+                <property name="y_options"></property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkComboBox" id="machine_combo">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="sensitive">False</property>
+              </widget>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="left_attach">1</property>
+                <property name="right_attach">2</property>
+                <property name="top_attach">4</property>
+                <property name="bottom_attach">5</property>
+                <property name="y_options"></property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkLabel" id="machine_label">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="sensitive">False</property>
+                <property name="xalign">0</property>
+                <property name="xpad">12</property>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Machine:</property>
+              </widget>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="top_attach">4</property>
+                <property name="bottom_attach">5</property>
+                <property name="y_options"></property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkButton" id="refresh_button">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="sensitive">False</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                <property name="receives_default">True</property>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">gtk-refresh</property>
+                <property name="use_stock">True</property>
+                <property name="response_id">0</property>
+              </widget>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="left_attach">2</property>
+                <property name="right_attach">3</property>
+                <property name="top_attach">1</property>
+                <property name="bottom_attach">2</property>
+                <property name="y_options"></property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkEntry" id="location_entry">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                <property name="width_chars">32</property>
+              </widget>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="left_attach">1</property>
+                <property name="right_attach">2</property>
+                <property name="top_attach">1</property>
+                <property name="bottom_attach">2</property>
+                <property name="y_options"></property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkLabel" id="label3">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="xalign">0</property>
+                <property name="xpad">12</property>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Location:</property>
+              </widget>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="top_attach">1</property>
+                <property name="bottom_attach">2</property>
+                <property name="y_options"></property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkLabel" id="label1">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="xalign">0</property>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;b&gt;Repository&lt;/b&gt;</property>
+                <property name="use_markup">True</property>
+              </widget>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="right_attach">3</property>
+                <property name="y_options"></property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkAlignment" id="alignment1">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <child>
+                  <placeholder/>
+                </child>
+              </widget>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="left_attach">2</property>
+                <property name="right_attach">3</property>
+                <property name="top_attach">4</property>
+                <property name="bottom_attach">5</property>
+                <property name="y_options"></property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkAlignment" id="alignment2">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <child>
+                  <placeholder/>
+                </child>
+              </widget>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="left_attach">2</property>
+                <property name="right_attach">3</property>
+                <property name="top_attach">5</property>
+                <property name="bottom_attach">6</property>
+                <property name="y_options"></property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkAlignment" id="alignment3">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <child>
+                  <placeholder/>
+                </child>
+              </widget>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="left_attach">2</property>
+                <property name="right_attach">3</property>
+                <property name="top_attach">6</property>
+                <property name="bottom_attach">7</property>
+                <property name="y_options"></property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+          </widget>
+          <packing>
+            <property name="position">1</property>
+          </packing>
+        </child>
+        <child internal-child="action_area">
+          <widget class="GtkHButtonBox" id="dialog-action_area1">
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+            <property name="layout_style">GTK_BUTTONBOX_END</property>
+            <child>
+              <placeholder/>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <placeholder/>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <placeholder/>
+            </child>
+          </widget>
+          <packing>
+            <property name="expand">False</property>
+            <property name="pack_type">GTK_PACK_END</property>
+          </packing>
+        </child>
+      </widget>
+    </child>
+  </widget>
+  <widget class="GtkDialog" id="dialog2">
+    <property name="window_position">GTK_WIN_POS_CENTER_ON_PARENT</property>
+    <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_DIALOG</property>
+    <property name="has_separator">False</property>
+    <child internal-child="vbox">
+      <widget class="GtkVBox" id="dialog-vbox2">
+        <property name="visible">True</property>
+        <property name="spacing">2</property>
+        <child>
+          <widget class="GtkTable" id="table2">
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+            <property name="border_width">6</property>
+            <property name="n_rows">7</property>
+            <property name="n_columns">3</property>
+            <property name="column_spacing">6</property>
+            <property name="row_spacing">6</property>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkLabel" id="label7">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="xalign">0</property>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;b&gt;Repositories&lt;/b&gt;</property>
+                <property name="use_markup">True</property>
+              </widget>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="right_attach">3</property>
+                <property name="y_options"></property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkAlignment" id="alignment4">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="xalign">0</property>
+                <property name="left_padding">12</property>
+                <child>
+                  <widget class="GtkScrolledWindow" id="scrolledwindow1">
+                    <property name="visible">True</property>
+                    <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                    <property name="hscrollbar_policy">GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC</property>
+                    <property name="vscrollbar_policy">GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC</property>
+                    <child>
+                      <widget class="GtkTreeView" id="treeview1">
+                        <property name="visible">True</property>
+                        <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                        <property name="headers_clickable">True</property>
+                      </widget>
+                    </child>
+                  </widget>
+                </child>
+              </widget>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="right_attach">3</property>
+                <property name="top_attach">2</property>
+                <property name="bottom_attach">3</property>
+                <property name="y_options"></property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkEntry" id="entry1">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+              </widget>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="left_attach">1</property>
+                <property name="right_attach">3</property>
+                <property name="top_attach">1</property>
+                <property name="bottom_attach">2</property>
+                <property name="y_options"></property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkLabel" id="label9">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="xalign">0</property>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;b&gt;Additional packages&lt;/b&gt;</property>
+                <property name="use_markup">True</property>
+              </widget>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="right_attach">3</property>
+                <property name="top_attach">4</property>
+                <property name="bottom_attach">5</property>
+                <property name="y_options"></property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkAlignment" id="alignment6">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="xalign">0</property>
+                <property name="xscale">0</property>
+                <child>
+                  <widget class="GtkLabel" id="label8">
+                    <property name="visible">True</property>
+                    <property name="xalign">0</property>
+                    <property name="yalign">0</property>
+                    <property name="xpad">12</property>
+                    <property name="label" translatable="yes">Location: </property>
+                  </widget>
+                </child>
+              </widget>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="top_attach">1</property>
+                <property name="bottom_attach">2</property>
+                <property name="y_options"></property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkAlignment" id="alignment7">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="xalign">1</property>
+                <property name="xscale">0</property>
+                <child>
+                  <widget class="GtkHButtonBox" id="hbuttonbox1">
+                    <property name="visible">True</property>
+                    <property name="spacing">5</property>
+                    <child>
+                      <widget class="GtkButton" id="button7">
+                        <property name="visible">True</property>
+                        <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                        <property name="receives_default">True</property>
+                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">gtk-remove</property>
+                        <property name="use_stock">True</property>
+                        <property name="response_id">0</property>
+                      </widget>
+                    </child>
+                    <child>
+                      <widget class="GtkButton" id="button6">
+                        <property name="visible">True</property>
+                        <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                        <property name="receives_default">True</property>
+                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">gtk-edit</property>
+                        <property name="use_stock">True</property>
+                        <property name="response_id">0</property>
+                      </widget>
+                      <packing>
+                        <property name="position">1</property>
+                      </packing>
+                    </child>
+                    <child>
+                      <widget class="GtkButton" id="button5">
+                        <property name="visible">True</property>
+                        <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                        <property name="receives_default">True</property>
+                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">gtk-add</property>
+                        <property name="use_stock">True</property>
+                        <property name="response_id">0</property>
+                      </widget>
+                      <packing>
+                        <property name="position">2</property>
+                      </packing>
+                    </child>
+                  </widget>
+                </child>
+              </widget>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="left_attach">1</property>
+                <property name="right_attach">3</property>
+                <property name="top_attach">3</property>
+                <property name="bottom_attach">4</property>
+                <property name="y_options"></property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkAlignment" id="alignment5">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <child>
+                  <placeholder/>
+                </child>
+              </widget>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="top_attach">3</property>
+                <property name="bottom_attach">4</property>
+                <property name="y_options"></property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkLabel" id="label10">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="xalign">0</property>
+                <property name="yalign">0</property>
+                <property name="xpad">12</property>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Search:</property>
+              </widget>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="top_attach">5</property>
+                <property name="bottom_attach">6</property>
+                <property name="y_options"></property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkEntry" id="entry2">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+              </widget>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="left_attach">1</property>
+                <property name="right_attach">3</property>
+                <property name="top_attach">5</property>
+                <property name="bottom_attach">6</property>
+                <property name="y_options"></property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkAlignment" id="alignment8">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="xalign">0</property>
+                <property name="left_padding">12</property>
+                <child>
+                  <widget class="GtkScrolledWindow" id="scrolledwindow2">
+                    <property name="visible">True</property>
+                    <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                    <property name="hscrollbar_policy">GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC</property>
+                    <property name="vscrollbar_policy">GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC</property>
+                    <child>
+                      <widget class="GtkTreeView" id="treeview2">
+                        <property name="visible">True</property>
+                        <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                        <property name="headers_clickable">True</property>
+                      </widget>
+                    </child>
+                  </widget>
+                </child>
+              </widget>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="right_attach">3</property>
+                <property name="top_attach">6</property>
+                <property name="bottom_attach">7</property>
+                <property name="y_options"></property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+          </widget>
+          <packing>
+            <property name="position">1</property>
+          </packing>
+        </child>
+        <child internal-child="action_area">
+          <widget class="GtkHButtonBox" id="dialog-action_area2">
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+            <property name="layout_style">GTK_BUTTONBOX_END</property>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkButton" id="button4">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                <property name="receives_default">True</property>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">gtk-close</property>
+                <property name="use_stock">True</property>
+                <property name="response_id">0</property>
+              </widget>
+            </child>
+          </widget>
+          <packing>
+            <property name="expand">False</property>
+            <property name="pack_type">GTK_PACK_END</property>
+          </packing>
+        </child>
+      </widget>
+    </child>
+  </widget>
+  <widget class="GtkWindow" id="main_window">
+    <child>
+      <widget class="GtkVBox" id="main_window_vbox">
+        <property name="visible">True</property>
+        <child>
+          <widget class="GtkToolbar" id="main_toolbar">
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkToolButton" id="main_toolbutton_build">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Build</property>
+                <property name="stock_id">gtk-execute</property>
+              </widget>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="expand">False</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+          </widget>
+          <packing>
+            <property name="expand">False</property>
+          </packing>
+        </child>
+        <child>
+          <widget class="GtkVPaned" id="vpaned1">
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+            <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkScrolledWindow" id="results_scrolledwindow">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                <property name="hscrollbar_policy">GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC</property>
+                <property name="vscrollbar_policy">GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC</property>
+                <child>
+                  <placeholder/>
+                </child>
+              </widget>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="resize">False</property>
+                <property name="shrink">True</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkScrolledWindow" id="progress_scrolledwindow">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                <property name="hscrollbar_policy">GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC</property>
+                <property name="vscrollbar_policy">GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC</property>
+                <child>
+                  <placeholder/>
+                </child>
+              </widget>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="resize">True</property>
+                <property name="shrink">True</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+          </widget>
+          <packing>
+            <property name="position">1</property>
+          </packing>
+        </child>
+      </widget>
+    </child>
+  </widget>
+</glade-interface>
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/runningbuild.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/runningbuild.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..401559255b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/runningbuild.py
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+#
+# BitBake Graphical GTK User Interface
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2008        Intel Corporation
+#
+# Authored by Rob Bradford <rob@linux.intel.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
+import gtk
+import gobject
+
+class RunningBuildModel (gtk.TreeStore):
+    (COL_TYPE, COL_PACKAGE, COL_TASK, COL_MESSAGE, COL_ICON, COL_ACTIVE) = (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
+    def __init__ (self):
+        gtk.TreeStore.__init__ (self, 
+                                gobject.TYPE_STRING,
+                                gobject.TYPE_STRING,
+                                gobject.TYPE_STRING,
+                                gobject.TYPE_STRING,
+                                gobject.TYPE_STRING,
+                                gobject.TYPE_BOOLEAN)
+
+class RunningBuild (gobject.GObject):
+    __gsignals__ = {
+          'build-succeeded' : (gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST, 
+                               gobject.TYPE_NONE,
+                               ()),
+          'build-failed' : (gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+                            gobject.TYPE_NONE,
+                            ())
+          }
+    pids_to_task = {}
+    tasks_to_iter = {}
+
+    def __init__ (self):
+        gobject.GObject.__init__ (self)
+        self.model = RunningBuildModel()
+
+    def handle_event (self, event):
+        # Handle an event from the event queue, this may result in updating
+        # the model and thus the UI. Or it may be to tell us that the build
+        # has finished successfully (or not, as the case may be.)
+
+        parent = None
+        pid = 0
+        package = None
+        task = None
+
+        # 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 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 isinstance(event, bb.msg.Msg):
+            # Set a pretty icon for the message based on it's type.
+            if isinstance(event, bb.msg.MsgWarn):
+                icon = "dialog-warning"
+            elif isinstance(event, bb.msg.MsgErr):
+                icon = "dialog-error"
+            else:
+                icon = None
+
+            # Ignore the "Running task i of n .." messages
+            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.__name__.split()[-1], # e.g. MsgWarn, MsgError
+                                package, 
+                                task,
+                                event._message,
+                                icon, 
+                                False))
+        elif isinstance(event, bb.build.TaskStarted):
+            (package, task) = (event._package, event._task)
+
+            # Save out this PID.
+            self.pids_to_task[pid] = (package,task)
+
+            # Check if we already have this package in our model. If so then
+            # that can be the parent for the task. Otherwise we create a new
+            # top level for the package.
+            if (self.tasks_to_iter.has_key ((package, None))):
+                parent = self.tasks_to_iter[(package, None)]
+            else:
+                parent = self.model.append (None, (None, 
+                                                   package, 
+                                                   None,
+                                                   "Package: %s" % (package), 
+                                                   None,
+                                                   False))
+                self.tasks_to_iter[(package, None)] = parent
+
+            # Because this parent package now has an active child mark it as
+            # such.
+            self.model.set(parent, self.model.COL_ICON, "gtk-execute")
+
+            # Add an entry in the model for this task
+            i = self.model.append (parent, (None, 
+                                            package, 
+                                            task,
+                                            "Task: %s" % (task), 
+                                            None,
+                                            False))
+
+            # Save out the iter so that we can find it when we have a message
+            # that we need to attach to a task.
+            self.tasks_to_iter[(package, task)] = i
+
+            # Mark this task as active.
+            self.model.set(i, self.model.COL_ICON, "gtk-execute")
+
+        elif isinstance(event, bb.build.Task):
+
+            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")
+
+                # Mark the parent package as failed
+                i = self.tasks_to_iter[(package, None)]
+                self.model.set(i, self.model.COL_ICON, "dialog-error")
+            else:
+                # Mark the task as inactive
+                i = self.tasks_to_iter[(package, task)]
+                self.model.set(i, self.model.COL_ICON, None)
+
+                # Mark the parent package as inactive
+                i = self.tasks_to_iter[(package, None)]
+                self.model.set(i, self.model.COL_ICON, None)
+
+
+            # Clear the iters and the pids since when the task goes away the
+            # pid will no longer be used for messages
+            del self.tasks_to_iter[(package, task)]
+            del self.pids_to_task[pid]
+
+        elif isinstance(event, bb.event.BuildCompleted):
+            failures = int (event._failures)
+
+            # Emit the appropriate signal depending on the number of failures
+            if (failures > 1):
+                self.emit ("build-failed")
+            else:
+                self.emit ("build-succeeded")
+
+class RunningBuildTreeView (gtk.TreeView):
+    def __init__ (self):
+        gtk.TreeView.__init__ (self)
+
+        # The icon that indicates whether we're building or failed.
+        renderer = gtk.CellRendererPixbuf ()
+        col = gtk.TreeViewColumn ("Status", renderer)
+        col.add_attribute (renderer, "icon-name", 4)
+        self.append_column (col)
+
+        # The message of the build.
+        renderer = gtk.CellRendererText ()
+        col = gtk.TreeViewColumn ("Message", renderer, text=3)
+        self.append_column (col)
+
+
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/depexp.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/depexp.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cfa5b6564e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/depexp.py
@@ -0,0 +1,272 @@
+#
+# BitBake Graphical GTK based Dependency Explorer
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2007        Ross Burton
+# Copyright (C) 2007 - 2008 Richard Purdie
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
+import gobject
+import gtk
+import threading
+import xmlrpclib
+
+# Package Model
+(COL_PKG_NAME) = (0)
+
+# Dependency Model
+(TYPE_DEP, TYPE_RDEP) = (0, 1)
+(COL_DEP_TYPE, COL_DEP_PARENT, COL_DEP_PACKAGE) = (0, 1, 2)
+
+class PackageDepView(gtk.TreeView):
+    def __init__(self, model, dep_type, label):
+        gtk.TreeView.__init__(self)
+        self.current = None
+        self.dep_type = dep_type
+        self.filter_model = model.filter_new()
+        self.filter_model.set_visible_func(self._filter)
+        self.set_model(self.filter_model)
+        #self.connect("row-activated", self.on_package_activated, COL_DEP_PACKAGE)
+        self.append_column(gtk.TreeViewColumn(label, gtk.CellRendererText(), text=COL_DEP_PACKAGE))
+
+    def _filter(self, model, iter):
+        (this_type, package) = model.get(iter, COL_DEP_TYPE, COL_DEP_PARENT)
+        if this_type != self.dep_type: return False
+        return package == self.current
+
+    def set_current_package(self, package):
+        self.current = package
+        self.filter_model.refilter()
+
+class PackageReverseDepView(gtk.TreeView):
+    def __init__(self, model, label):
+        gtk.TreeView.__init__(self)
+        self.current = None
+        self.filter_model = model.filter_new()
+        self.filter_model.set_visible_func(self._filter)
+        self.set_model(self.filter_model)
+        self.append_column(gtk.TreeViewColumn(label, gtk.CellRendererText(), text=COL_DEP_PARENT))
+
+    def _filter(self, model, iter):
+        package = model.get_value(iter, COL_DEP_PACKAGE)
+        return package == self.current
+
+    def set_current_package(self, package):
+        self.current = package
+        self.filter_model.refilter()
+
+class DepExplorer(gtk.Window):
+    def __init__(self):
+        gtk.Window.__init__(self)
+        self.set_title("Dependency Explorer")
+        self.set_default_size(500, 500)
+        self.connect("delete-event", gtk.main_quit)
+
+        # Create the data models
+        self.pkg_model = gtk.ListStore(gobject.TYPE_STRING)
+        self.depends_model = gtk.ListStore(gobject.TYPE_INT, gobject.TYPE_STRING, gobject.TYPE_STRING)
+
+        pane = gtk.HPaned()
+        pane.set_position(250)
+        self.add(pane)
+
+        # The master list of packages
+        scrolled = gtk.ScrolledWindow()
+        scrolled.set_policy(gtk.POLICY_AUTOMATIC, gtk.POLICY_AUTOMATIC)
+        scrolled.set_shadow_type(gtk.SHADOW_IN)
+        self.pkg_treeview = gtk.TreeView(self.pkg_model)
+        self.pkg_treeview.get_selection().connect("changed", self.on_cursor_changed)
+        self.pkg_treeview.append_column(gtk.TreeViewColumn("Package", gtk.CellRendererText(), text=COL_PKG_NAME))
+        pane.add1(scrolled)
+        scrolled.add(self.pkg_treeview)
+
+        box = gtk.VBox(homogeneous=True, spacing=4)
+
+        # Runtime Depends
+        scrolled = gtk.ScrolledWindow()
+        scrolled.set_policy(gtk.POLICY_AUTOMATIC, gtk.POLICY_AUTOMATIC)
+        scrolled.set_shadow_type(gtk.SHADOW_IN)
+        self.rdep_treeview = PackageDepView(self.depends_model, TYPE_RDEP, "Runtime Depends")
+        self.rdep_treeview.connect("row-activated", self.on_package_activated, COL_DEP_PACKAGE)
+        scrolled.add(self.rdep_treeview)
+        box.add(scrolled)
+
+        # Build Depends
+        scrolled = gtk.ScrolledWindow()
+        scrolled.set_policy(gtk.POLICY_AUTOMATIC, gtk.POLICY_AUTOMATIC)
+        scrolled.set_shadow_type(gtk.SHADOW_IN)
+        self.dep_treeview = PackageDepView(self.depends_model, TYPE_DEP, "Build Depends")
+        self.dep_treeview.connect("row-activated", self.on_package_activated, COL_DEP_PACKAGE)
+        scrolled.add(self.dep_treeview)
+        box.add(scrolled)
+        pane.add2(box)
+
+        # Reverse Depends
+        scrolled = gtk.ScrolledWindow()
+        scrolled.set_policy(gtk.POLICY_AUTOMATIC, gtk.POLICY_AUTOMATIC)
+        scrolled.set_shadow_type(gtk.SHADOW_IN)
+        self.revdep_treeview = PackageReverseDepView(self.depends_model, "Reverse Depends")
+        self.revdep_treeview.connect("row-activated", self.on_package_activated, COL_DEP_PARENT)
+        scrolled.add(self.revdep_treeview)
+        box.add(scrolled)
+        pane.add2(box)
+
+        self.show_all()
+
+    def on_package_activated(self, treeview, path, column, data_col):
+        model = treeview.get_model()
+        package = model.get_value(model.get_iter(path), data_col)
+
+        pkg_path = []
+        def finder(model, path, iter, needle):
+            package = model.get_value(iter, COL_PKG_NAME)
+            if package == needle:
+                pkg_path.append(path)
+                return True
+            else:
+                return False
+        self.pkg_model.foreach(finder, package)
+        if pkg_path:
+            self.pkg_treeview.get_selection().select_path(pkg_path[0])
+            self.pkg_treeview.scroll_to_cell(pkg_path[0])
+
+    def on_cursor_changed(self, selection):
+        (model, it) = selection.get_selected()
+        if iter is None:
+            current_package = None
+        else:
+            current_package = model.get_value(it, COL_PKG_NAME)
+        self.rdep_treeview.set_current_package(current_package)
+        self.dep_treeview.set_current_package(current_package)
+        self.revdep_treeview.set_current_package(current_package)
+
+
+def parse(depgraph, pkg_model, depends_model):
+
+    for package in depgraph["pn"]:
+        pkg_model.set(pkg_model.append(), COL_PKG_NAME, package)
+
+    for package in depgraph["depends"]:
+        for depend in depgraph["depends"][package]:
+            depends_model.set (depends_model.append(),
+                              COL_DEP_TYPE, TYPE_DEP,
+                              COL_DEP_PARENT, package,
+                              COL_DEP_PACKAGE, depend)
+
+    for package in depgraph["rdepends-pn"]:
+        for rdepend in depgraph["rdepends-pn"][package]:
+            depends_model.set (depends_model.append(),
+                              COL_DEP_TYPE, TYPE_RDEP,
+                              COL_DEP_PARENT, package,
+                              COL_DEP_PACKAGE, rdepend)
+
+class ProgressBar(gtk.Window):
+    def __init__(self):
+
+        gtk.Window.__init__(self)
+        self.set_title("Parsing .bb files, please wait...")
+        self.set_default_size(500, 0)
+        self.connect("delete-event", gtk.main_quit)
+
+        self.progress = gtk.ProgressBar()
+        self.add(self.progress)
+        self.show_all()
+
+class gtkthread(threading.Thread):
+    quit = threading.Event()
+    def __init__(self, shutdown):
+        threading.Thread.__init__(self)
+        self.setDaemon(True)
+        self.shutdown = shutdown
+
+    def run(self):
+        gobject.threads_init()
+        gtk.gdk.threads_init()
+        gtk.main()
+        gtkthread.quit.set()
+
+def init(server, eventHandler):
+
+    try:
+        cmdline = server.runCommand(["getCmdLineAction"])
+        if not cmdline or cmdline[0] != "generateDotGraph":
+            print "This UI is only compatible with the -g option"
+            return
+        ret = server.runCommand(["generateDepTreeEvent", cmdline[1], cmdline[2]])
+        if ret != True:
+            print "Couldn't run command! %s" % ret
+            return
+    except xmlrpclib.Fault, x:
+        print "XMLRPC Fault getting commandline:\n %s" % x
+        return
+
+    shutdown = 0
+
+    gtkgui = gtkthread(shutdown)
+    gtkgui.start()
+
+    gtk.gdk.threads_enter()
+    pbar = ProgressBar()
+    dep = DepExplorer()
+    gtk.gdk.threads_leave()
+
+    while True:
+        try:
+            event = eventHandler.waitEvent(0.25)
+            if gtkthread.quit.isSet():
+                break
+
+            if event is None:
+                continue
+            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.cached, event.parsed, event.skipped, event.masked, event.errors))
+                    pbar.hide()
+                gtk.gdk.threads_enter()
+                pbar.progress.set_fraction(float(x)/float(y))
+                pbar.progress.set_text("%d/%d (%2d %%)" % (x, y, x*100/y))
+                gtk.gdk.threads_leave()
+                continue
+
+            if isinstance(event, bb.event.DepTreeGenerated):
+                gtk.gdk.threads_enter()
+                parse(event._depgraph, dep.pkg_model, dep.depends_model)
+                gtk.gdk.threads_leave()
+
+            if isinstance(event, bb.command.CookerCommandCompleted):
+                continue
+            if isinstance(event, bb.command.CookerCommandFailed):
+                print "Command execution failed: %s" % event.error
+                break
+            if isinstance(event, bb.cooker.CookerExit):
+                break
+
+            continue
+
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            if shutdown == 2:
+                print "\nThird Keyboard Interrupt, exit.\n"
+                break
+            if shutdown == 1:
+                print "\nSecond Keyboard Interrupt, stopping...\n"
+                server.runCommand(["stateStop"])
+            if shutdown == 0:
+                print "\nKeyboard Interrupt, closing down...\n"
+                server.runCommand(["stateShutdown"])
+            shutdown = shutdown + 1
+            pass
+
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/goggle.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/goggle.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..94995d82db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/goggle.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#
+# BitBake Graphical GTK User Interface
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2008        Intel Corporation
+#
+# Authored by Rob Bradford <rob@linux.intel.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
+import gobject
+import gtk
+import xmlrpclib
+from bb.ui.crumbs.runningbuild import RunningBuildTreeView, RunningBuild
+
+def event_handle_idle_func (eventHandler, build):
+
+  # Consume as many messages as we can in the time available to us
+  event = eventHandler.getEvent()
+  while event:
+      build.handle_event (event)
+      event = eventHandler.getEvent()
+
+  return True
+
+class MainWindow (gtk.Window):
+    def __init__ (self):
+        gtk.Window.__init__ (self, gtk.WINDOW_TOPLEVEL)
+
+        # Setup tree view and the scrolled window
+        scrolled_window = gtk.ScrolledWindow ()
+        self.add (scrolled_window)
+        self.cur_build_tv = RunningBuildTreeView()
+        scrolled_window.add (self.cur_build_tv)
+
+def init (server, eventHandler):
+    gobject.threads_init()
+    gtk.gdk.threads_init()
+
+    window = MainWindow ()
+    window.show_all ()
+
+    # Create the object for the current build
+    running_build = RunningBuild ()
+    window.cur_build_tv.set_model (running_build.model)
+    try:
+        cmdline = server.runCommand(["getCmdLineAction"])
+        print cmdline
+        if not cmdline:
+            return 1
+        ret = server.runCommand(cmdline)
+        if ret != True:
+            print "Couldn't get default commandline! %s" % ret
+            return 1
+    except xmlrpclib.Fault, x:
+        print "XMLRPC Fault getting commandline:\n %s" % x
+        return 1
+
+    # Use a timeout function for probing the event queue to find out if we
+    # have a message waiting for us.
+    gobject.timeout_add (200,
+                         event_handle_idle_func,
+                         eventHandler,
+                         running_build)
+
+    gtk.main()
+
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/knotty.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/knotty.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c69fd6ca64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/knotty.py
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+#
+# BitBake (No)TTY UI Implementation
+#
+# Handling output to TTYs or files (no TTY)
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2007 Richard Purdie
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
+import os
+
+import sys
+import itertools
+import xmlrpclib
+
+parsespin = itertools.cycle( r'|/-\\' )
+
+def init(server, eventHandler):
+
+    # Get values of variables which control our output
+    includelogs = server.runCommand(["getVariable", "BBINCLUDELOGS"])
+    loglines = server.runCommand(["getVariable", "BBINCLUDELOGS_LINES"])
+
+    try:
+        cmdline = server.runCommand(["getCmdLineAction"])
+        #print cmdline
+        if not cmdline:
+            return 1
+        ret = server.runCommand(cmdline)
+        if ret != True:
+            print "Couldn't get default commandline! %s" % ret
+            return 1
+    except xmlrpclib.Fault, x:
+        print "XMLRPC Fault getting commandline:\n %s" % x
+        return 1
+
+    shutdown = 0
+    return_value = 0
+    while True:
+        try:
+            event = eventHandler.waitEvent(0.25)
+            if event is None:
+                continue
+            #print event
+            if isinstance(event, bb.msg.MsgPlain):
+                print event._message
+                continue
+            if isinstance(event, bb.msg.MsgDebug):
+                print 'DEBUG: ' + event._message
+                continue
+            if isinstance(event, bb.msg.MsgNote):
+                print 'NOTE: ' + event._message
+                continue
+            if isinstance(event, bb.msg.MsgWarn):
+                print 'WARNING: ' + event._message
+                continue
+            if isinstance(event, bb.msg.MsgError):
+                return_value = 1
+                print 'ERROR: ' + event._message
+                continue
+            if isinstance(event, bb.msg.MsgFatal):
+                return_value = 1
+                print 'FATAL: ' + event._message
+                break
+            if isinstance(event, bb.build.TaskFailed):
+                return_value = 1
+                logfile = event.logfile
+                if logfile:
+                    print "ERROR: Logfile of failure stored in %s." % logfile
+                    if 1 or includelogs:
+                        print "Log data follows:"
+                        f = open(logfile, "r")
+                        lines = []
+                        while True:
+                            l = f.readline()
+                            if l == '':
+                                break
+                            l = l.rstrip()
+                            if loglines:
+                                lines.append(' | %s' % l)
+                                if len(lines) > int(loglines):
+                                    lines.pop(0)
+                            else:
+                                print '| %s' % l
+                        f.close()
+                        if lines:
+                            for line in lines:
+                                print line
+            if isinstance(event, bb.build.TaskBase):
+                print "NOTE: %s" % event._message
+                continue
+            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()
+                else:
+                    if x == 1:
+                        sys.stdout.write("Parsing .bb files, please wait...")
+                        sys.stdout.flush()
+                    if x == y:
+                        sys.stdout.write("done.")
+                        sys.stdout.flush()
+                if x == y:
+                    print("\nParsing of %d .bb files complete (%d cached, %d parsed). %d targets, %d skipped, %d masked, %d errors." 
+                        % ( event.total, event.cached, event.parsed, event.virtuals, event.skipped, event.masked, event.errors))
+                continue
+
+            if isinstance(event, bb.command.CookerCommandCompleted):
+                break
+            if isinstance(event, bb.command.CookerCommandSetExitCode):
+                return_value = event.exitcode
+                continue
+            if isinstance(event, bb.command.CookerCommandFailed):
+                return_value = 1
+                print "Command execution failed: %s" % event.error
+                break
+            if isinstance(event, bb.cooker.CookerExit):
+                break
+
+            # ignore
+            if isinstance(event, bb.event.BuildStarted):
+                continue
+            if isinstance(event, bb.event.BuildCompleted):
+                continue
+            if isinstance(event, bb.event.MultipleProviders):
+                continue
+            if isinstance(event, bb.runqueue.runQueueEvent):
+                continue
+            if isinstance(event, bb.event.StampUpdate):
+                continue
+            if isinstance(event, bb.event.ConfigParsed):
+                continue
+            if isinstance(event, bb.event.RecipeParsed):
+                continue
+            print "Unknown Event: %s" % event
+
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            if shutdown == 2:
+                print "\nThird Keyboard Interrupt, exit.\n"
+                break
+            if shutdown == 1:
+                print "\nSecond Keyboard Interrupt, stopping...\n"
+                server.runCommand(["stateStop"])
+            if shutdown == 0:
+                print "\nKeyboard Interrupt, closing down...\n"
+                server.runCommand(["stateShutdown"])
+            shutdown = shutdown + 1
+            pass
+    return return_value
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/ncurses.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/ncurses.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..14310dc124
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/ncurses.py
@@ -0,0 +1,335 @@
+#
+# BitBake Curses UI Implementation
+#
+# Implements an ncurses frontend for the BitBake utility.
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2006 Michael 'Mickey' Lauer
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2007 Richard Purdie
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
+"""
+    We have the following windows:
+
+        1.) Main Window: Shows what we are ultimately building and how far we are. Includes status bar
+        2.) Thread Activity Window: Shows one status line for every concurrent bitbake thread.
+        3.) Command Line Window: Contains an interactive command line where you can interact w/ Bitbake.
+
+    Basic window layout is like that:
+
+        |---------------------------------------------------------|
+        | <Main Window>               | <Thread Activity Window>  |
+        |                             | 0: foo do_compile complete|
+        | Building Gtk+-2.6.10        | 1: bar do_patch complete  |
+        | Status: 60%                 | ...                       |
+        |                             | ...                       |
+        |                             | ...                       |
+        |---------------------------------------------------------|
+        |<Command Line Window>                                    |
+        |>>> which virtual/kernel                                 |
+        |openzaurus-kernel                                        |
+        |>>> _                                                    |
+        |---------------------------------------------------------|
+
+"""
+
+import os, sys, curses, itertools, time
+import bb
+import xmlrpclib
+from bb import ui
+from bb.ui import uihelper
+
+parsespin = itertools.cycle( r'|/-\\' )
+
+X = 0
+Y = 1
+WIDTH = 2
+HEIGHT = 3
+
+MAXSTATUSLENGTH = 32
+
+class NCursesUI:
+    """
+    NCurses UI Class
+    """
+    class Window:
+        """Base Window Class"""
+        def __init__( self, x, y, width, height, fg=curses.COLOR_BLACK, bg=curses.COLOR_WHITE ):
+            self.win = curses.newwin( height, width, y, x )
+            self.dimensions = ( x, y, width, height )
+            """
+            if curses.has_colors():
+                color = 1
+                curses.init_pair( color, fg, bg )
+                self.win.bkgdset( ord(' '), curses.color_pair(color) )
+            else:
+                self.win.bkgdset( ord(' '), curses.A_BOLD )
+            """
+            self.erase()
+            self.setScrolling()
+            self.win.noutrefresh()
+
+        def erase( self ):
+            self.win.erase()
+
+        def setScrolling( self, b = True ):
+            self.win.scrollok( b )
+            self.win.idlok( b )
+
+        def setBoxed( self ):
+            self.boxed = True
+            self.win.box()
+            self.win.noutrefresh()
+
+        def setText( self, x, y, text, *args ):
+            self.win.addstr( y, x, text, *args )
+            self.win.noutrefresh()
+
+        def appendText( self, text, *args ):
+            self.win.addstr( text, *args )
+            self.win.noutrefresh()
+
+        def drawHline( self, y ):
+            self.win.hline( y, 0, curses.ACS_HLINE, self.dimensions[WIDTH] )
+            self.win.noutrefresh()
+
+    class DecoratedWindow( Window ):
+        """Base class for windows with a box and a title bar"""
+        def __init__( self, title, x, y, width, height, fg=curses.COLOR_BLACK, bg=curses.COLOR_WHITE ):
+            NCursesUI.Window.__init__( self, x+1, y+3, width-2, height-4, fg, bg )
+            self.decoration = NCursesUI.Window( x, y, width, height, fg, bg )
+            self.decoration.setBoxed()
+            self.decoration.win.hline( 2, 1, curses.ACS_HLINE, width-2 )
+            self.setTitle( title )
+
+        def setTitle( self, title ):
+            self.decoration.setText( 1, 1, title.center( self.dimensions[WIDTH]-2 ), curses.A_BOLD )
+
+    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+#    class TitleWindow( Window ):
+    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+#        """Title Window"""
+#        def __init__( self, x, y, width, height ):
+#            NCursesUI.Window.__init__( self, x, y, width, height )
+#            version = bb.__version__
+#            title = "BitBake %s" % version
+#            credit = "(C) 2003-2007 Team BitBake"
+#            #self.win.hline( 2, 1, curses.ACS_HLINE, width-2 )
+#            self.win.border()
+#            self.setText( 1, 1, title.center( self.dimensions[WIDTH]-2 ), curses.A_BOLD )
+#            self.setText( 1, 2, credit.center( self.dimensions[WIDTH]-2 ), curses.A_BOLD )
+
+    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+    class ThreadActivityWindow( DecoratedWindow ):
+    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+        """Thread Activity Window"""
+        def __init__( self, x, y, width, height ):
+            NCursesUI.DecoratedWindow.__init__( self, "Thread Activity", x, y, width, height )
+    
+        def setStatus( self, thread, text ):
+            line = "%02d: %s" % ( thread, text )
+            width = self.dimensions[WIDTH]
+            if ( len(line) > width ):
+                line = line[:width-3] + "..."
+            else:
+                line = line.ljust( width )
+            self.setText( 0, thread, line )
+
+    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+    class MainWindow( DecoratedWindow ):
+    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+        """Main Window"""
+        def __init__( self, x, y, width, height ):
+            self.StatusPosition = width - MAXSTATUSLENGTH
+            NCursesUI.DecoratedWindow.__init__( self, None, x, y, width, height )
+            curses.nl()
+
+        def setTitle( self, title ):
+            title = "BitBake %s" % bb.__version__
+            self.decoration.setText( 2, 1, title, curses.A_BOLD )
+            self.decoration.setText( self.StatusPosition - 8, 1, "Status:", curses.A_BOLD )
+
+        def setStatus(self, status):
+            while len(status) < MAXSTATUSLENGTH:
+                status = status + " "
+            self.decoration.setText( self.StatusPosition, 1, status, curses.A_BOLD )
+
+
+    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+    class ShellOutputWindow( DecoratedWindow ):
+    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+        """Interactive Command Line Output"""
+        def __init__( self, x, y, width, height ):
+            NCursesUI.DecoratedWindow.__init__( self, "Command Line Window", x, y, width, height )
+
+    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+    class ShellInputWindow( Window ):
+    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+        """Interactive Command Line Input"""
+        def __init__( self, x, y, width, height ):
+            NCursesUI.Window.__init__( self, x, y, width, height )
+
+# put that to the top again from curses.textpad import Textbox
+#            self.textbox = Textbox( self.win )
+#            t = threading.Thread()
+#            t.run = self.textbox.edit
+#            t.start()
+
+    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+    def main(self, stdscr, server, eventHandler):
+    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+        height, width = stdscr.getmaxyx()
+
+        # for now split it like that:
+        # MAIN_y + THREAD_y = 2/3 screen at the top
+        # MAIN_x = 2/3 left, THREAD_y = 1/3 right
+        # CLI_y = 1/3 of screen at the bottom
+        # CLI_x = full
+
+        main_left = 0
+        main_top = 0
+        main_height = ( height / 3 * 2 )
+        main_width = ( width / 3 ) * 2
+        clo_left = main_left
+        clo_top = main_top + main_height
+        clo_height = height - main_height - main_top - 1
+        clo_width = width
+        cli_left = main_left
+        cli_top = clo_top + clo_height
+        cli_height = 1
+        cli_width = width
+        thread_left = main_left + main_width
+        thread_top = main_top
+        thread_height = main_height
+        thread_width = width - main_width
+
+        #tw = self.TitleWindow( 0, 0, width, main_top )
+        mw = self.MainWindow( main_left, main_top, main_width, main_height )
+        taw = self.ThreadActivityWindow( thread_left, thread_top, thread_width, thread_height )
+        clo = self.ShellOutputWindow( clo_left, clo_top, clo_width, clo_height )
+        cli = self.ShellInputWindow( cli_left, cli_top, cli_width, cli_height )
+        cli.setText( 0, 0, "BB>" )
+
+        mw.setStatus("Idle")
+
+        helper = uihelper.BBUIHelper()
+        shutdown = 0
+   
+        try:
+            cmdline = server.runCommand(["getCmdLineAction"])
+            if not cmdline:
+                return
+            ret = server.runCommand(cmdline)
+            if ret != True:
+                print "Couldn't get default commandlind! %s" % ret
+                return
+        except xmlrpclib.Fault, x:
+            print "XMLRPC Fault getting commandline:\n %s" % x
+            return
+
+        exitflag = False
+        while not exitflag:
+            try:
+                event = eventHandler.waitEvent(0.25)
+                if not event:
+                    continue
+                helper.eventHandler(event)
+                #mw.appendText("%s\n" % event[0])
+                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.cached, event.parsed, event.skipped, event.masked ))
+                    else:
+                        mw.setStatus("Parsing: %s (%04d/%04d) [%2d %%]" % ( parsespin.next(), x, y, x*100/y ) )
+#                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)
+#                            if number_of_lines:
+#                                os.system('tail -n%s %s' % (number_of_lines, logfile))
+#                            else:
+#                                f = open(logfile, "r")
+#                                while True:
+#                                    l = f.readline()
+#                                    if l == '':
+#                                        break
+#                                    l = l.rstrip()
+#                                    print '| %s' % l
+#                                f.close()
+#                        else:
+#                            bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Build, "see log in %s" % logfile)
+
+                if isinstance(event, bb.command.CookerCommandCompleted):
+                    exitflag = True
+                if isinstance(event, bb.command.CookerCommandFailed):
+                    mw.appendText("Command execution failed: %s" % event.error)
+                    time.sleep(2)
+                    exitflag = True
+                if isinstance(event, bb.cooker.CookerExit):
+                    exitflag = True
+
+                if helper.needUpdate:
+                    activetasks, failedtasks = helper.getTasks()
+                    taw.erase()
+                    taw.setText(0, 0, "")
+                    if activetasks:
+                        taw.appendText("Active Tasks:\n")
+                        for task in activetasks:
+                            taw.appendText(task)
+                    if failedtasks:
+                        taw.appendText("Failed Tasks:\n")
+                        for task in failedtasks:
+                            taw.appendText(task)
+
+                curses.doupdate()
+            except KeyboardInterrupt:
+                if shutdown == 2:
+                    mw.appendText("Third Keyboard Interrupt, exit.\n")
+                    exitflag = True
+                if shutdown == 1:
+                    mw.appendText("Second Keyboard Interrupt, stopping...\n")
+                    server.runCommand(["stateStop"])
+                if shutdown == 0:
+                    mw.appendText("Keyboard Interrupt, closing down...\n")
+                    server.runCommand(["stateShutdown"])
+                shutdown = shutdown + 1
+                pass
+
+def init(server, eventHandler):
+    if not os.isatty(sys.stdout.fileno()):
+        print "FATAL: Unable to run 'ncurses' UI without a TTY."
+        return
+    ui = NCursesUI()
+    try:
+        curses.wrapper(ui.main, server, eventHandler)
+    except:
+        import traceback
+        traceback.print_exc()
+
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/puccho.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/puccho.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..713aa1f4a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/puccho.py
@@ -0,0 +1,425 @@
+#
+# BitBake Graphical GTK User Interface
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2008        Intel Corporation
+#
+# Authored by Rob Bradford <rob@linux.intel.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
+import gtk
+import gobject
+import gtk.glade
+import threading
+import urllib2
+import os
+
+from bb.ui.crumbs.buildmanager import BuildManager, BuildConfiguration
+from bb.ui.crumbs.buildmanager import BuildManagerTreeView
+
+from bb.ui.crumbs.runningbuild import RunningBuild, RunningBuildTreeView
+
+# The metadata loader is used by the BuildSetupDialog to download the
+# available options to populate the dialog
+class MetaDataLoader(gobject.GObject):
+    """ This class provides the mechanism for loading the metadata (the
+    fetching and parsing) from a given URL. The metadata encompasses details
+    on what machines are available. The distribution and images available for
+    the machine and the the uris to use for building the given machine."""
+    __gsignals__ = {
+        'success' : (gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST, 
+                     gobject.TYPE_NONE,
+                     ()),
+        'error' : (gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+                   gobject.TYPE_NONE,
+                   (gobject.TYPE_STRING,))
+        }
+
+    # We use these little helper functions to ensure that we take the gdk lock
+    # when emitting the signal. These functions are called as idles (so that
+    # they happen in the gtk / main thread's main loop.
+    def emit_error_signal (self, remark):
+        gtk.gdk.threads_enter()
+        self.emit ("error", remark)
+        gtk.gdk.threads_leave()
+
+    def emit_success_signal (self):
+        gtk.gdk.threads_enter()
+        self.emit ("success")
+        gtk.gdk.threads_leave()
+
+    def __init__ (self):
+        gobject.GObject.__init__ (self)
+
+    class LoaderThread(threading.Thread):
+        """ This class provides an asynchronous loader for the metadata (by
+        using threads and signals). This is useful since the metadata may be
+        at a remote URL."""
+        class LoaderImportException (Exception):
+            pass
+
+        def __init__(self, loader, url):
+            threading.Thread.__init__ (self)
+            self.url = url
+            self.loader = loader
+
+        def run (self):
+            result = {}
+            try:
+                f = urllib2.urlopen (self.url)
+
+                # Parse the metadata format. The format is....
+                # <machine>;<default distro>|<distro>...;<default image>|<image>...;<type##url>|...
+                for line in f.readlines():
+                    components = line.split(";")
+                    if (len (components) < 4):
+                        raise MetaDataLoader.LoaderThread.LoaderImportException
+                    machine = components[0]
+                    distros = components[1].split("|")
+                    images = components[2].split("|")
+                    urls = components[3].split("|")
+
+                    result[machine] = (distros, images, urls)
+
+                # Create an object representing this *potential*
+                # configuration. It can become concrete if the machine, distro
+                # and image are all chosen in the UI
+                configuration = BuildConfiguration()
+                configuration.metadata_url = self.url
+                configuration.machine_options = result
+                self.loader.configuration = configuration
+
+                # Emit that we've actually got a configuration
+                gobject.idle_add (MetaDataLoader.emit_success_signal,
+                    self.loader)
+
+            except MetaDataLoader.LoaderThread.LoaderImportException, e:
+                gobject.idle_add (MetaDataLoader.emit_error_signal, self.loader,
+                    "Repository metadata corrupt")
+            except Exception, e:
+                gobject.idle_add (MetaDataLoader.emit_error_signal, self.loader,
+                    "Unable to download repository metadata")
+                print e
+
+    def try_fetch_from_url (self, url):
+        # Try and download the metadata. Firing a signal if successful
+        thread = MetaDataLoader.LoaderThread(self, url)
+        thread.start()
+
+class BuildSetupDialog (gtk.Dialog):
+    RESPONSE_BUILD = 1
+
+    # A little helper method that just sets the states on the widgets based on
+    # whether we've got good metadata or not.
+    def set_configurable (self, configurable):
+        if (self.configurable == configurable):
+            return
+
+        self.configurable = configurable
+        for widget in self.conf_widgets:
+            widget.set_sensitive (configurable)
+
+        if not configurable:
+            self.machine_combo.set_active (-1)
+            self.distribution_combo.set_active (-1)
+            self.image_combo.set_active (-1)
+
+    # GTK widget callbacks
+    def refresh_button_clicked (self, button):
+        # Refresh button clicked.
+
+        url = self.location_entry.get_chars (0, -1)
+        self.loader.try_fetch_from_url(url)
+
+    def repository_entry_editable_changed (self, entry):
+        if (len (entry.get_chars (0, -1)) > 0):
+            self.refresh_button.set_sensitive (True)
+        else:
+            self.refresh_button.set_sensitive (False)
+            self.clear_status_message()
+
+        # If we were previously configurable we are no longer since the
+        # location entry has been changed
+        self.set_configurable (False)
+
+    def machine_combo_changed (self, combobox):
+        active_iter = combobox.get_active_iter()
+
+        if not active_iter:
+            return
+
+        model = combobox.get_model()
+
+        if model:
+            chosen_machine = model.get (active_iter, 0)[0]
+
+        (distros_model, images_model) = \
+            self.loader.configuration.get_distro_and_images_models (chosen_machine)
+
+        self.distribution_combo.set_model (distros_model)
+        self.image_combo.set_model (images_model)
+
+    # Callbacks from the loader
+    def loader_success_cb (self, loader):
+        self.status_image.set_from_icon_name ("info",
+            gtk.ICON_SIZE_BUTTON)
+        self.status_image.show()
+        self.status_label.set_label ("Repository metadata successfully downloaded")
+
+        # Set the models on the combo boxes based on the models generated from
+        # the configuration that the loader has created
+
+        # We just need to set the machine here, that then determines the
+        # distro and image options. Cunning huh? :-)
+
+        self.configuration = self.loader.configuration
+        model = self.configuration.get_machines_model ()
+        self.machine_combo.set_model (model)
+
+        self.set_configurable (True)
+
+    def loader_error_cb (self, loader, message):
+        self.status_image.set_from_icon_name ("error",
+            gtk.ICON_SIZE_BUTTON)
+        self.status_image.show()
+        self.status_label.set_text ("Error downloading repository metadata")
+        for widget in self.conf_widgets:
+            widget.set_sensitive (False)
+
+    def clear_status_message (self):
+        self.status_image.hide()
+        self.status_label.set_label (
+            """<i>Enter the repository location and press _Refresh</i>""")
+
+    def __init__ (self):
+        gtk.Dialog.__init__ (self)
+
+        # Cancel
+        self.add_button (gtk.STOCK_CANCEL, gtk.RESPONSE_CANCEL)
+
+        # Build
+        button = gtk.Button ("_Build", None, True)
+        image = gtk.Image ()
+        image.set_from_stock (gtk.STOCK_EXECUTE,gtk.ICON_SIZE_BUTTON)
+        button.set_image (image)
+        self.add_action_widget (button, BuildSetupDialog.RESPONSE_BUILD)
+        button.show_all ()
+
+        # Pull in *just* the table from the Glade XML data.
+        gxml = gtk.glade.XML (os.path.dirname(__file__) + "/crumbs/puccho.glade",
+            root = "build_table")
+        table = gxml.get_widget ("build_table")
+        self.vbox.pack_start (table, True, False, 0)
+
+        # Grab all the widgets that we need to turn on/off when we refresh...
+        self.conf_widgets = []
+        self.conf_widgets += [gxml.get_widget ("machine_label")]
+        self.conf_widgets += [gxml.get_widget ("distribution_label")]
+        self.conf_widgets += [gxml.get_widget ("image_label")]
+        self.conf_widgets += [gxml.get_widget ("machine_combo")]
+        self.conf_widgets += [gxml.get_widget ("distribution_combo")]
+        self.conf_widgets += [gxml.get_widget ("image_combo")]
+
+        # Grab the status widgets
+        self.status_image = gxml.get_widget ("status_image")
+        self.status_label = gxml.get_widget ("status_label")
+
+        # Grab the refresh button and connect to the clicked signal
+        self.refresh_button = gxml.get_widget ("refresh_button")
+        self.refresh_button.connect ("clicked", self.refresh_button_clicked)
+
+        # Grab the location entry and connect to editable::changed
+        self.location_entry = gxml.get_widget ("location_entry")
+        self.location_entry.connect ("changed",
+            self.repository_entry_editable_changed)
+
+        # Grab the machine combo and hook onto the changed signal. This then
+        # allows us to populate the distro and image combos
+        self.machine_combo = gxml.get_widget ("machine_combo")
+        self.machine_combo.connect ("changed", self.machine_combo_changed)
+
+        # Setup the combo
+        cell = gtk.CellRendererText()
+        self.machine_combo.pack_start(cell, True)
+        self.machine_combo.add_attribute(cell, 'text', 0)
+
+        # Grab the distro and image combos. We need these to populate with
+        # models once the machine is chosen
+        self.distribution_combo = gxml.get_widget ("distribution_combo")
+        cell = gtk.CellRendererText()
+        self.distribution_combo.pack_start(cell, True)
+        self.distribution_combo.add_attribute(cell, 'text', 0)
+
+        self.image_combo = gxml.get_widget ("image_combo")
+        cell = gtk.CellRendererText()
+        self.image_combo.pack_start(cell, True)
+        self.image_combo.add_attribute(cell, 'text', 0)
+
+        # Put the default descriptive text in the status box
+        self.clear_status_message()
+
+        # Mark as non-configurable, this is just greys out the widgets the
+        # user can't yet use
+        self.configurable = False
+        self.set_configurable(False)
+
+        # Show the table
+        table.show_all ()
+
+        # The loader and some signals connected to it to update the status
+        # area
+        self.loader = MetaDataLoader()
+        self.loader.connect ("success", self.loader_success_cb)
+        self.loader.connect ("error", self.loader_error_cb)
+
+    def update_configuration (self):
+        """ A poorly named function but it updates the internal configuration
+        from the widgets. This can make that configuration concrete and can
+        thus be used for building """
+        # Extract the chosen machine from the combo
+        model = self.machine_combo.get_model()
+        active_iter = self.machine_combo.get_active_iter()
+        if (active_iter):
+            self.configuration.machine = model.get(active_iter, 0)[0]
+
+        # Extract the chosen distro from the combo 
+        model = self.distribution_combo.get_model()
+        active_iter = self.distribution_combo.get_active_iter()
+        if (active_iter):
+            self.configuration.distro = model.get(active_iter, 0)[0]
+
+        # Extract the chosen image from the combo
+        model = self.image_combo.get_model()
+        active_iter = self.image_combo.get_active_iter()
+        if (active_iter):
+            self.configuration.image = model.get(active_iter, 0)[0]
+
+# This function operates to pull events out from the event queue and then push
+# them into the RunningBuild (which then drives the RunningBuild which then
+# pushes through and updates the progress tree view.)
+#
+# TODO: Should be a method on the RunningBuild class
+def event_handle_timeout (eventHandler, build):
+  # Consume as many messages as we can ...
+  event = eventHandler.getEvent()
+  while event:
+      build.handle_event (event)
+      event = eventHandler.getEvent()
+  return True
+
+class MainWindow (gtk.Window):
+
+  # Callback that gets fired when the user hits a button in the
+  # BuildSetupDialog.
+  def build_dialog_box_response_cb (self, dialog, response_id):
+      conf = None
+      if (response_id == BuildSetupDialog.RESPONSE_BUILD):
+          dialog.update_configuration()
+          print dialog.configuration.machine, dialog.configuration.distro, \
+              dialog.configuration.image
+          conf = dialog.configuration
+
+      dialog.destroy()
+
+      if conf:
+          self.manager.do_build (conf)
+
+  def build_button_clicked_cb (self, button):
+    dialog = BuildSetupDialog ()
+
+    # For some unknown reason Dialog.run causes nice little deadlocks ... :-(
+    dialog.connect ("response", self.build_dialog_box_response_cb)
+    dialog.show()
+
+  def __init__ (self):
+      gtk.Window.__init__ (self)
+
+      # Pull in *just* the main vbox from the Glade XML data and then pack
+      # that inside the window
+      gxml = gtk.glade.XML (os.path.dirname(__file__) + "/crumbs/puccho.glade",
+          root = "main_window_vbox")
+      vbox = gxml.get_widget ("main_window_vbox")
+      self.add (vbox)
+
+      # Create the tree views for the build manager view and the progress view
+      self.build_manager_view = BuildManagerTreeView()
+      self.running_build_view = RunningBuildTreeView()
+
+      # Grab the scrolled windows that we put the tree views into
+      self.results_scrolledwindow = gxml.get_widget ("results_scrolledwindow")
+      self.progress_scrolledwindow = gxml.get_widget ("progress_scrolledwindow")
+
+      # Put the tree views inside ...
+      self.results_scrolledwindow.add (self.build_manager_view)
+      self.progress_scrolledwindow.add (self.running_build_view)
+
+      # Hook up the build button...
+      self.build_button = gxml.get_widget ("main_toolbutton_build")
+      self.build_button.connect ("clicked", self.build_button_clicked_cb)
+
+# I'm not very happy about the current ownership of the RunningBuild. I have
+# my suspicions that this object should be held by the BuildManager since we
+# care about the signals in the manager
+
+def running_build_succeeded_cb (running_build, manager):
+    # Notify the manager that a build has succeeded. This is necessary as part
+    # of the 'hack' that we use for making the row in the model / view
+    # representing the ongoing build change into a row representing the
+    # completed build. Since we know only one build can be running a time then
+    # we can handle this.
+
+    # FIXME: Refactor all this so that the RunningBuild is owned by the
+    # BuildManager. It can then hook onto the signals directly and drive
+    # interesting things it cares about.
+    manager.notify_build_succeeded ()
+    print "build succeeded"
+
+def running_build_failed_cb (running_build, manager):
+    # As above
+    print "build failed"
+    manager.notify_build_failed ()
+
+def init (server, eventHandler):
+    # Initialise threading...
+    gobject.threads_init()
+    gtk.gdk.threads_init()
+
+    main_window = MainWindow ()
+    main_window.show_all ()
+
+    # Set up the build manager stuff in general
+    builds_dir = os.path.join (os.getcwd(),  "results")
+    manager = BuildManager (server, builds_dir)
+    main_window.build_manager_view.set_model (manager.model)
+
+    # Do the running build setup
+    running_build = RunningBuild ()
+    main_window.running_build_view.set_model (running_build.model)
+    running_build.connect ("build-succeeded", running_build_succeeded_cb,
+        manager)
+    running_build.connect ("build-failed", running_build_failed_cb, manager)
+
+    # We need to save the manager into the MainWindow so that the toolbar
+    # button can use it.
+    # FIXME: Refactor ?
+    main_window.manager = manager
+
+    # Use a timeout function for probing the event queue to find out if we
+    # have a message waiting for us.
+    gobject.timeout_add (200,
+                         event_handle_timeout,
+                         eventHandler,
+                         running_build)
+
+    gtk.main()
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/uievent.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/uievent.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..36302f4da7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/uievent.py
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+# ex:ts=4:sw=4:sts=4:et
+# -*- tab-width: 4; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2006 - 2007  Michael 'Mickey' Lauer
+# Copyright (C) 2006 - 2007  Richard Purdie
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
+
+"""
+Use this class to fork off a thread to recieve event callbacks from the bitbake 
+server and queue them for the UI to process. This process must be used to avoid
+client/server deadlocks.
+"""
+
+import socket, threading, pickle
+from SimpleXMLRPCServer import SimpleXMLRPCServer, SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler
+
+class BBUIEventQueue:
+    def __init__(self, BBServer):
+
+        self.eventQueue = []
+        self.eventQueueLock = threading.Lock()
+        self.eventQueueNotify = threading.Event()
+
+        self.BBServer = BBServer
+
+        self.t = threading.Thread()
+        self.t.setDaemon(True)

+        self.t.run = self.startCallbackHandler

+        self.t.start()
+
+    def getEvent(self):
+
+        self.eventQueueLock.acquire()
+
+        if len(self.eventQueue) == 0:
+            self.eventQueueLock.release()
+            return None
+
+        item = self.eventQueue.pop(0)
+
+        if len(self.eventQueue) == 0:
+            self.eventQueueNotify.clear()
+
+        self.eventQueueLock.release()
+        return item
+
+    def waitEvent(self, delay):
+        self.eventQueueNotify.wait(delay)
+        return self.getEvent()
+
+    def queue_event(self, event):
+        self.eventQueueLock.acquire()
+        self.eventQueue.append(pickle.loads(event))
+        self.eventQueueNotify.set()
+        self.eventQueueLock.release()
+
+    def startCallbackHandler(self):
+
+        server = UIXMLRPCServer()
+        self.host, self.port = server.socket.getsockname()

+
+        server.register_function( self.system_quit, "event.quit" )
+        server.register_function( self.queue_event, "event.send" )
+        server.socket.settimeout(1)
+
+        self.EventHandle = self.BBServer.registerEventHandler(self.host, self.port)
+
+        self.server = server
+        while not server.quit:
+            server.handle_request()
+        server.server_close()
+
+    def system_quit( self ):

+        """
+        Shut down the callback thread
+        """
+        try:
+            self.BBServer.unregisterEventHandler(self.EventHandle)
+        except:
+            pass
+        self.server.quit = True
+
+class UIXMLRPCServer (SimpleXMLRPCServer):
+
+    def __init__( self, interface = ("localhost", 0) ):

+        self.quit = False
+        SimpleXMLRPCServer.__init__( self,

+                                    interface,

+                                    requestHandler=SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler,

+                                    logRequests=False, allow_none=True)
+
+    def get_request(self):
+        while not self.quit:
+            try:
+                sock, addr = self.socket.accept()
+                sock.settimeout(1)
+                return (sock, addr)
+            except socket.timeout:
+                pass
+        return (None,None)
+
+    def close_request(self, request):
+        if request is None:
+            return
+        SimpleXMLRPCServer.close_request(self, request)
+        
+    def process_request(self, request, client_address):
+        if request is None:
+            return
+        SimpleXMLRPCServer.process_request(self, request, client_address)
+

+
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/uihelper.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/uihelper.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..151ffc5854
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/uihelper.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# ex:ts=4:sw=4:sts=4:et
+# -*- tab-width: 4; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2006 - 2007  Michael 'Mickey' Lauer
+# Copyright (C) 2006 - 2007  Richard Purdie
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
+class BBUIHelper:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.needUpdate = False
+        self.running_tasks = {}
+        self.failed_tasks = {}
+
+    def eventHandler(self, event):
+        if isinstance(event, bb.build.TaskStarted):
+            self.running_tasks["%s %s\n" % (event._package, event._task)] = ""
+            self.needUpdate = True
+        if isinstance(event, bb.build.TaskSucceeded):
+            del self.running_tasks["%s %s\n" % (event._package, event._task)]
+            self.needUpdate = True
+        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 isinstance(event, bb.runqueue.runQueueTaskCompleted):
+        #    a = 1
+        #if isinstance(event, bb.runqueue.runQueueTaskStarted):
+        #    a = 1
+        #if isinstance(event, bb.runqueue.runQueueTaskFailed):
+        #    a = 1
+        #if isinstance(event, bb.runqueue.runQueueExitWait):
+        #    a = 1
+
+    def getTasks(self):
+        return (self.running_tasks, self.failed_tasks)
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py
index 3017ecfa4a..5fc1463e67 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ BitBake Utility Functions
 
 digits = "0123456789"
 ascii_letters = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
+separators = ".-"
 
-import re, fcntl, os
+import re, fcntl, os, types
 
 def explode_version(s):
     r = []
@@ -39,12 +40,15 @@ def explode_version(s):
             r.append(m.group(1))
             s = m.group(2)
             continue
+        r.append(s[0])
         s = s[1:]
     return r
 
 def vercmp_part(a, b):
     va = explode_version(a)
     vb = explode_version(b)
+    sa = False
+    sb = False
     while True:
         if va == []:
             ca = None
@@ -56,6 +60,16 @@ def vercmp_part(a, b):
             cb = vb.pop(0)
         if ca == None and cb == None:
             return 0
+
+        if type(ca) is types.StringType:
+            sa = ca in separators
+        if type(cb) is types.StringType:
+            sb = cb in separators
+        if sa and not sb:
+            return -1
+        if not sa and sb:
+            return 1
+
         if ca > cb:
             return 1
         if ca < cb:
@@ -151,7 +165,7 @@ def better_compile(text, file, realfile):
 
         # split the text into lines again
         body = text.split('\n')
-        bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Util, "Error in compiling: ", realfile)
+        bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Util, "Error in compiling python function in: ", realfile)
         bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Util, "The lines resulting into this error were:")
         bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Util, "\t%d:%s:'%s'" % (e.lineno, e.__class__.__name__, body[e.lineno-1]))
 
@@ -176,7 +190,7 @@ def better_exec(code, context, text, realfile):
             raise
 
         # print the Header of the Error Message
-        bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Util, "Error in executing: %s" % realfile)
+        bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Util, "Error in executing python function in: %s" % realfile)
         bb.msg.error(bb.msg.domain.Util, "Exception:%s Message:%s" % (t,value) )
 
         # let us find the line number now