4 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/command.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/command.py
index 0cfed0a969..60f9ac08aa 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/command.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/command.py
@@ -271,6 +271,10 @@ class CommandsSync:
     # we always take and leave the cooker in state.initial
     setFeatures.readonly = True
 
+    def updateConfig(self, command, params):
+        options = params[0]
+        command.cooker.updateConfigOpts(options)
+
 class CommandsAsync:
     """
     A class of asynchronous commands
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
index f463603d5a..c6c69c30ea 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
@@ -371,6 +371,10 @@ class BBCooker:
 
         self.handleCollections( self.data.getVar("BBFILE_COLLECTIONS", True) )
 
+    def updateConfigOpts(self,options):
+        for o in options:
+            setattr(self.configuration, o, options[o])
+
     def runCommands(self, server, data, abort):
         """
         Run any queued asynchronous command
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/cookerdata.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/cookerdata.py
index 60a6d516af..470d5381ae 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/cookerdata.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/cookerdata.py
@@ -69,6 +69,17 @@ class ConfigParameters(object):
             if bbpkgs:
                 self.options.pkgs_to_build.extend(bbpkgs.split())
 
+    def updateToServer(self, server):
+        options = {}
+        for o in ["abort", "tryaltconfigs", "force", "invalidate_stamp", 
+                  "verbose", "debug", "dry_run", "dump_signatures", 
+                  "debug_domains", "extra_assume_provided", "profile"]:
+            options[o] = getattr(self.options, o)
+
+        ret, error = server.runCommand(["updateConfig", options])
+        if error:
+                raise Exception("Unable to update the server configuration with local parameters: %s" % error)
+
     def parseActions(self):
         # Parse any commandline into actions
         action = {'action':None, 'msg':None}
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/knotty.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/knotty.py
index 307886d780..9e58b31727 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/knotty.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/knotty.py
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ def main(server, eventHandler, params, tf = TerminalFilter):
 
     if not params.observe_only:
         params.updateFromServer(server)
+        params.updateToServer(server)
         cmdline = params.parseActions()
         if not cmdline:
             print("Nothing to do.  Use 'bitbake world' to build everything, or run 'bitbake --help' for usage information.")