3 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/ast.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/ast.py
index 50a88f7da7..db2bdc35ec 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/ast.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/ast.py
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ class DataNode(AstNode):
     def eval(self, data):
         groupd = self.groupd
         key = groupd["var"]
+        key = key.replace(":", "_")
         loginfo = {
             'variable': key,
             'file': self.filename,
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@ class ExportFuncsNode(AstNode):
     def eval(self, data):
 
         for func in self.n:
+            func = func.replace(":", "_")
             calledfunc = self.classname + "_" + func
 
             if data.getVar(func, False) and not data.getVarFlag(func, 'export_func', False):
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/BBHandler.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/BBHandler.py
index f8988b8631..152ef6ab72 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/BBHandler.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/BBHandler.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from .ConfHandler import include, init
 # For compatibility
 bb.deprecate_import(__name__, "bb.parse", ["vars_from_file"])
 
-__func_start_regexp__    = re.compile(r"(((?P<py>python(?=(\s|\()))|(?P<fr>fakeroot(?=\s)))\s*)*(?P<func>[\w\.\-\+\{\}\$]+)?\s*\(\s*\)\s*{$" )
+__func_start_regexp__    = re.compile(r"(((?P<py>python(?=(\s|\()))|(?P<fr>fakeroot(?=\s)))\s*)*(?P<func>[\w\.\-\+\{\}\$:]+)?\s*\(\s*\)\s*{$" )
 __inherit_regexp__       = re.compile(r"inherit\s+(.+)" )
 __export_func_regexp__   = re.compile(r"EXPORT_FUNCTIONS\s+(.+)" )
 __addtask_regexp__       = re.compile(r"addtask\s+(?P<func>\w+)\s*((before\s*(?P<before>((.*(?=after))|(.*))))|(after\s*(?P<after>((.*(?=before))|(.*)))))*")
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/ConfHandler.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/ConfHandler.py
index f171c5c932..0834fe3f9b 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/ConfHandler.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/ConfHandler.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from bb.parse import ParseError, resolve_file, ast, logger, handle
 __config_regexp__  = re.compile( r"""
     ^
     (?P<exp>export\s+)?
-    (?P<var>[a-zA-Z0-9\-_+.${}/~]+?)
+    (?P<var>[a-zA-Z0-9\-_+.${}/~:]+?)
     (\[(?P<flag>[a-zA-Z0-9\-_+.]+)\])?
 
     \s* (