39 files changed, 208 insertions, 208 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/autotools.bbclass b/meta/classes/autotools.bbclass
index a8d2b5f32e..66eba9fad0 100644
--- a/meta/classes/autotools.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/autotools.bbclass
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 def autotools_dep_prepend(d):
-        if d.getVar('INHIBIT_AUTOTOOLS_DEPS', 1):
+        if d.getVar('INHIBIT_AUTOTOOLS_DEPS', True):
                 return ''
 
-        pn = d.getVar('PN', 1)
+        pn = d.getVar('PN', True)
         deps = ''
 
         if pn in ['autoconf-native', 'automake-native', 'help2man-native']:
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def autotools_dep_prepend(d):
                 deps += 'libtool-native '
                 if not bb.data.inherits_class('native', d) \
                         and not bb.data.inherits_class('cross', d) \
-                        and not d.getVar('INHIBIT_DEFAULT_DEPS', 1):
+                        and not d.getVar('INHIBIT_DEFAULT_DEPS', True):
                     deps += 'libtool-cross '
 
         return deps + 'gnu-config-native '
diff --git a/meta/classes/base.bbclass b/meta/classes/base.bbclass
index cab56deb39..48e4a28d83 100644
--- a/meta/classes/base.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/base.bbclass
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ def base_dep_prepend(d):
         # we need that built is the responsibility of the patch function / class, not
         # the application.
         if not d.getVar('INHIBIT_DEFAULT_DEPS'):
-                if (d.getVar('HOST_SYS', 1) !=
-                    d.getVar('BUILD_SYS', 1)):
+                if (d.getVar('HOST_SYS', True) !=
+                    d.getVar('BUILD_SYS', True)):
                         deps += " virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}gcc virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}compilerlibs virtual/libc "
         return deps
 
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ def preferred_ml_updates(d):
 
 
 def get_layers_branch_rev(d):
-        layers = (d.getVar("BBLAYERS", 1) or "").split()
+        layers = (d.getVar("BBLAYERS", True) or "").split()
         layers_branch_rev = ["%-17s = \"%s:%s\"" % (os.path.basename(i), \
                 base_get_metadata_git_branch(i, None).strip(), \
                 base_get_metadata_git_revision(i, None)) \
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ python base_eventhandler() {
         if name.startswith("BuildStarted"):
                 e.data.setVar( 'BB_VERSION', bb.__version__)
                 statusvars = ['BB_VERSION', 'TARGET_ARCH', 'TARGET_OS', 'MACHINE', 'DISTRO', 'DISTRO_VERSION','TUNE_FEATURES', 'TARGET_FPU']
-                statuslines = ["%-17s = \"%s\"" % (i, e.data.getVar(i, 1) or '') for i in statusvars]
+                statuslines = ["%-17s = \"%s\"" % (i, e.data.getVar(i, True) or '') for i in statusvars]
 
                 statuslines += get_layers_branch_rev(e.data)
                 statusmsg = "\nOE Build Configuration:\n%s\n" % '\n'.join(statuslines)
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ python base_eventhandler() {
                 needed_vars = [ "TARGET_ARCH", "TARGET_OS" ]
                 pesteruser = []
                 for v in needed_vars:
-                        val = e.data.getVar(v, 1)
+                        val = e.data.getVar(v, True)
                         if not val or val == 'INVALID':
                                 pesteruser.append(v)
                 if pesteruser:
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ python () {
         pr = pr_prefix.group(0) + str(nval) + pr[prval.end():]
         d.setVar('PR', pr)
 
-    pn = d.getVar('PN', 1)
+    pn = d.getVar('PN', True)
     license = d.getVar('LICENSE', True)
     if license == "INVALID":
         bb.fatal('This recipe does not have the LICENSE field set (%s)' % pn)
@@ -370,36 +370,36 @@ python () {
         d.setVarFlag('do_package_setscene', 'fakeroot', 1)
     source_mirror_fetch = d.getVar('SOURCE_MIRROR_FETCH', 0)
     if not source_mirror_fetch:
-        need_host = d.getVar('COMPATIBLE_HOST', 1)
+        need_host = d.getVar('COMPATIBLE_HOST', True)
         if need_host:
             import re
-            this_host = d.getVar('HOST_SYS', 1)
+            this_host = d.getVar('HOST_SYS', True)
             if not re.match(need_host, this_host):
                 raise bb.parse.SkipPackage("incompatible with host %s (not in COMPATIBLE_HOST)" % this_host)
 
-        need_machine = d.getVar('COMPATIBLE_MACHINE', 1)
+        need_machine = d.getVar('COMPATIBLE_MACHINE', True)
         if need_machine:
             import re
-            this_machine = d.getVar('MACHINE', 1)
+            this_machine = d.getVar('MACHINE', True)
             if this_machine and not re.match(need_machine, this_machine):
-                this_soc_family = d.getVar('SOC_FAMILY', 1)
+                this_soc_family = d.getVar('SOC_FAMILY', True)
                 if (this_soc_family and not re.match(need_machine, this_soc_family)) or not this_soc_family:
                     raise bb.parse.SkipPackage("incompatible with machine %s (not in COMPATIBLE_MACHINE)" % this_machine)
 
 
-        dont_want_license = d.getVar('INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE', 1)
+        dont_want_license = d.getVar('INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE', True)
         if dont_want_license and not pn.endswith("-native") and not pn.endswith("-cross") and not pn.endswith("-cross-initial") and not pn.endswith("-cross-intermediate") and not pn.endswith("-crosssdk-intermediate") and not pn.endswith("-crosssdk") and not pn.endswith("-crosssdk-initial"):
-            hosttools_whitelist = (d.getVar('HOSTTOOLS_WHITELIST_%s' % dont_want_license, 1) or "").split()
-            lgplv2_whitelist = (d.getVar('LGPLv2_WHITELIST_%s' % dont_want_license, 1) or "").split()
-            dont_want_whitelist = (d.getVar('WHITELIST_%s' % dont_want_license, 1) or "").split()
+            hosttools_whitelist = (d.getVar('HOSTTOOLS_WHITELIST_%s' % dont_want_license, True) or "").split()
+            lgplv2_whitelist = (d.getVar('LGPLv2_WHITELIST_%s' % dont_want_license, True) or "").split()
+            dont_want_whitelist = (d.getVar('WHITELIST_%s' % dont_want_license, True) or "").split()
             if pn not in hosttools_whitelist and pn not in lgplv2_whitelist and pn not in dont_want_whitelist:
 
-                this_license = d.getVar('LICENSE', 1)
+                this_license = d.getVar('LICENSE', True)
                 if incompatible_license(d,dont_want_license):
                     bb.note("SKIPPING %s because it's %s" % (pn, this_license))
                     raise bb.parse.SkipPackage("incompatible with license %s" % this_license)
 
-    srcuri = d.getVar('SRC_URI', 1)
+    srcuri = d.getVar('SRC_URI', True)
     # Svn packages should DEPEND on subversion-native
     if "svn://" in srcuri:
         d.appendVarFlag('do_fetch', 'depends', ' subversion-native:do_populate_sysroot')
@@ -426,8 +426,8 @@ python () {
         d.appendVarFlag('do_unpack', 'depends', ' unzip-native:do_populate_sysroot')
 
     # 'multimachine' handling
-    mach_arch = d.getVar('MACHINE_ARCH', 1)
-    pkg_arch = d.getVar('PACKAGE_ARCH', 1)
+    mach_arch = d.getVar('MACHINE_ARCH', True)
+    pkg_arch = d.getVar('PACKAGE_ARCH', True)
 
     if (pkg_arch == mach_arch):
         # Already machine specific - nothing further to do
@@ -458,9 +458,9 @@ python () {
                         d.setVar('PACKAGE_ARCH', "${MACHINE_ARCH}")
                         return
 
-    packages = d.getVar('PACKAGES', 1).split()
+    packages = d.getVar('PACKAGES', True).split()
     for pkg in packages:
-        pkgarch = d.getVar("PACKAGE_ARCH_%s" % pkg, 1)
+        pkgarch = d.getVar("PACKAGE_ARCH_%s" % pkg, True)
 
         # We could look for != PACKAGE_ARCH here but how to choose
         # if multiple differences are present?
diff --git a/meta/classes/copyleft_compliance.bbclass b/meta/classes/copyleft_compliance.bbclass
index 2eb9dedd24..4082e7e15d 100644
--- a/meta/classes/copyleft_compliance.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/copyleft_compliance.bbclass
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ python do_prepare_copyleft_sources () {
     else:
         bb.debug(1, 'copyleft: %s is included' % p)
 
-    sources_dir = d.getVar('COPYLEFT_SOURCES_DIR', 1)
-    src_uri = d.getVar('SRC_URI', 1).split()
+    sources_dir = d.getVar('COPYLEFT_SOURCES_DIR', True)
+    src_uri = d.getVar('SRC_URI', True).split()
     fetch = bb.fetch2.Fetch(src_uri, d)
     ud = fetch.ud
 
diff --git a/meta/classes/cpan-base.bbclass b/meta/classes/cpan-base.bbclass
index 79582ca76c..6cb1fefc29 100644
--- a/meta/classes/cpan-base.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/cpan-base.bbclass
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def get_perl_version(d):
 
 # Determine where the library directories are
 def perl_get_libdirs(d):
-        libdir = d.getVar('libdir', 1)
+        libdir = d.getVar('libdir', True)
         if is_target(d) == "no":
                 libdir += '/perl-native'
         libdir += '/perl'
diff --git a/meta/classes/cpan_build.bbclass b/meta/classes/cpan_build.bbclass
index 981332c4fa..36ffc56b85 100644
--- a/meta/classes/cpan_build.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/cpan_build.bbclass
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ inherit cpan-base
 # libmodule-build-perl)
 #
 def cpan_build_dep_prepend(d):
-        if d.getVar('CPAN_BUILD_DEPS', 1):
+        if d.getVar('CPAN_BUILD_DEPS', True):
                 return ''
-        pn = d.getVar('PN', 1)
+        pn = d.getVar('PN', True)
         if pn in ['libmodule-build-perl', 'libmodule-build-perl-native']:
                 return ''
         return 'libmodule-build-perl-native '
diff --git a/meta/classes/debian.bbclass b/meta/classes/debian.bbclass
index 025abcfad0..3637e2ebe7 100644
--- a/meta/classes/debian.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/debian.bbclass
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ python () {
 python debian_package_name_hook () {
         import glob, copy, stat, errno, re
 
-        pkgdest = d.getVar('PKGDEST', 1)
-        packages = d.getVar('PACKAGES', 1)
+        pkgdest = d.getVar('PKGDEST', True)
+        packages = d.getVar('PACKAGES', True)
         bin_re = re.compile(".*/s?" + os.path.basename(d.getVar("bindir", True)) + "$")
         lib_re = re.compile(".*/" + os.path.basename(d.getVar("libdir", True)) + "$")
         so_re = re.compile("lib.*\.so")
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ python debian_package_name_hook () {
                                 for f in files:
                                         if so_re.match(f):
                                                 fp = os.path.join(root, f)
-                                                cmd = (d.getVar('BUILD_PREFIX', 1) or "") + "objdump -p " + fp + " 2>/dev/null"
+                                                cmd = (d.getVar('BUILD_PREFIX', True) or "") + "objdump -p " + fp + " 2>/dev/null"
                                                 fd = os.popen(cmd)
                                                 lines = fd.readlines()
                                                 fd.close()
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ python debian_package_name_hook () {
                 if len(sonames) == 1:
                         soname = sonames[0]
                 elif len(sonames) > 1:
-                        lead = d.getVar('LEAD_SONAME', 1)
+                        lead = d.getVar('LEAD_SONAME', True)
                         if lead:
                                 r = re.compile(lead)
                                 filtered = []
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ python debian_package_name_hook () {
         # and later
         # DEBUG: LIBNAMES: pkgname libtic5 devname libtic pkg ncurses-libticw orig_pkg ncurses-libtic debian_pn None newpkg libticw
         # so we need to handle ncurses-libticw->libticw5 before ncurses-libtic->libtic5
-        for pkg in sorted((d.getVar('AUTO_LIBNAME_PKGS', 1) or "").split(), reverse=True):
+        for pkg in sorted((d.getVar('AUTO_LIBNAME_PKGS', True) or "").split(), reverse=True):
                 auto_libname(packages, pkg)
 }
 
diff --git a/meta/classes/distrodata.bbclass b/meta/classes/distrodata.bbclass
index ff5b836871..aba4bd7fa6 100644
--- a/meta/classes/distrodata.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/distrodata.bbclass
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ python do_checkpkg() {
 
                 f.close()
                 if status != "ErrHostNoDir" and re.match("Err", status):
-                        logpath = d.getVar('LOG_DIR', 1)
+                        logpath = d.getVar('LOG_DIR', True)
                         os.system("cp %s %s/" % (f.name, logpath))
                 os.unlink(f.name)
                 return status
diff --git a/meta/classes/distutils-base.bbclass b/meta/classes/distutils-base.bbclass
index e7d0bb8071..6d18e08f14 100644
--- a/meta/classes/distutils-base.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/distutils-base.bbclass
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-DEPENDS  += "${@["python-native python", ""][(d.getVar('PACKAGES', 1) == '')]}"
+DEPENDS  += "${@["python-native python", ""][(d.getVar('PACKAGES', True) == '')]}"
 RDEPENDS_${PN} += "${@['', 'python-core']['${PN}' == '${BPN}']}"
 
 inherit distutils-common-base
diff --git a/meta/classes/distutils-native-base.bbclass b/meta/classes/distutils-native-base.bbclass
index 47367d796b..ceda512e39 100644
--- a/meta/classes/distutils-native-base.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/distutils-native-base.bbclass
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-DEPENDS  += "${@["python-native", ""][(d.getVar('PACKAGES', 1) == '')]}"
+DEPENDS  += "${@["python-native", ""][(d.getVar('PACKAGES', True) == '')]}"
 
 inherit distutils-common-base
diff --git a/meta/classes/gconf.bbclass b/meta/classes/gconf.bbclass
index 7bfa871bd2..095d04b1b8 100644
--- a/meta/classes/gconf.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/gconf.bbclass
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ done
 
 python populate_packages_append () {
         import re
-        packages = d.getVar('PACKAGES', 1).split()
-        pkgdest =  d.getVar('PKGDEST', 1)
+        packages = d.getVar('PACKAGES', True).split()
+        pkgdest =  d.getVar('PKGDEST', True)
         
         for pkg in packages:
                 schema_dir = '%s/%s/etc/gconf/schemas' % (pkgdest, pkg)
@@ -46,15 +46,15 @@ python populate_packages_append () {
                 if schemas != []:
                         bb.note("adding gconf postinst and prerm scripts to %s" % pkg)
                         d.setVar('SCHEMA_FILES', " ".join(schemas))
-                        postinst = d.getVar('pkg_postinst_%s' % pkg, 1) or d.getVar('pkg_postinst', 1)
+                        postinst = d.getVar('pkg_postinst_%s' % pkg, True) or d.getVar('pkg_postinst', True)
                         if not postinst:
                                 postinst = '#!/bin/sh\n'
-                        postinst += d.getVar('gconf_postinst', 1)
+                        postinst += d.getVar('gconf_postinst', True)
                         d.setVar('pkg_postinst_%s' % pkg, postinst)
-                        prerm = d.getVar('pkg_prerm_%s' % pkg, 1) or d.getVar('pkg_prerm', 1)
+                        prerm = d.getVar('pkg_prerm_%s' % pkg, True) or d.getVar('pkg_prerm', True)
                         if not prerm:
                                 prerm = '#!/bin/sh\n'
-                        prerm += d.getVar('gconf_prerm', 1)
+                        prerm += d.getVar('gconf_prerm', True)
                         d.setVar('pkg_prerm_%s' % pkg, prerm)
                         rdepends = d.getVar("RDEPENDS_%s" % pkg, True) or ""
                         rdepends += " gconf"
diff --git a/meta/classes/gtk-icon-cache.bbclass b/meta/classes/gtk-icon-cache.bbclass
index 0204fd3fec..60e3401f4b 100644
--- a/meta/classes/gtk-icon-cache.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/gtk-icon-cache.bbclass
@@ -28,31 +28,31 @@ done
 }
 
 python populate_packages_append () {
-        packages = d.getVar('PACKAGES', 1).split()
-        pkgdest =  d.getVar('PKGDEST', 1)
+        packages = d.getVar('PACKAGES', True).split()
+        pkgdest =  d.getVar('PKGDEST', True)
         
         for pkg in packages:
-                icon_dir = '%s/%s/%s/icons' % (pkgdest, pkg, d.getVar('datadir', 1))
+                icon_dir = '%s/%s/%s/icons' % (pkgdest, pkg, d.getVar('datadir', True))
                 if not os.path.exists(icon_dir):
                         continue
 
                 bb.note("adding hicolor-icon-theme dependency to %s" % pkg)     
-                rdepends = d.getVar('RDEPENDS_%s' % pkg, 1)
+                rdepends = d.getVar('RDEPENDS_%s' % pkg, True)
                 rdepends = rdepends + ' ' + d.getVar('MLPREFIX') + "hicolor-icon-theme"
                 d.setVar('RDEPENDS_%s' % pkg, rdepends)
         
                 bb.note("adding gtk-icon-cache postinst and postrm scripts to %s" % pkg)
                 
-                postinst = d.getVar('pkg_postinst_%s' % pkg, 1) or d.getVar('pkg_postinst', 1)
+                postinst = d.getVar('pkg_postinst_%s' % pkg, True) or d.getVar('pkg_postinst', True)
                 if not postinst:
                         postinst = '#!/bin/sh\n'
-                postinst += d.getVar('gtk_icon_cache_postinst', 1)
+                postinst += d.getVar('gtk_icon_cache_postinst', True)
                 d.setVar('pkg_postinst_%s' % pkg, postinst)
 
-                postrm = d.getVar('pkg_postrm_%s' % pkg, 1) or d.getVar('pkg_postrm', 1)
+                postrm = d.getVar('pkg_postrm_%s' % pkg, True) or d.getVar('pkg_postrm', True)
                 if not postrm:
                         postrm = '#!/bin/sh\n'
-                postrm += d.getVar('gtk_icon_cache_postrm', 1)
+                postrm += d.getVar('gtk_icon_cache_postrm', True)
                 d.setVar('pkg_postrm_%s' % pkg, postrm)
 }
 
diff --git a/meta/classes/image.bbclass b/meta/classes/image.bbclass
index dfce381393..a62eb2cd57 100644
--- a/meta/classes/image.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/image.bbclass
@@ -98,15 +98,15 @@ python () {
 # is searched for in the BBPATH (same as the old version.)
 #
 def get_devtable_list(d):
-    devtable = d.getVar('IMAGE_DEVICE_TABLE', 1)
+    devtable = d.getVar('IMAGE_DEVICE_TABLE', True)
     if devtable != None:
         return devtable
     str = ""
-    devtables = d.getVar('IMAGE_DEVICE_TABLES', 1)
+    devtables = d.getVar('IMAGE_DEVICE_TABLES', True)
     if devtables == None:
         devtables = 'files/device_table-minimal.txt'
     for devtable in devtables.split():
-        str += " %s" % bb.which(d.getVar('BBPATH', 1), devtable)
+        str += " %s" % bb.which(d.getVar('BBPATH', True), devtable)
     return str
 
 IMAGE_CLASSES ?= "image_types"
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND ?= ""
 # some default locales
 IMAGE_LINGUAS ?= "de-de fr-fr en-gb"
 
-LINGUAS_INSTALL ?= "${@" ".join(map(lambda s: "locale-base-%s" % s, d.getVar('IMAGE_LINGUAS', 1).split()))}"
+LINGUAS_INSTALL ?= "${@" ".join(map(lambda s: "locale-base-%s" % s, d.getVar('IMAGE_LINGUAS', True).split()))}"
 
 PSEUDO_PASSWD = "${IMAGE_ROOTFS}"
 
diff --git a/meta/classes/imagetest-qemu.bbclass b/meta/classes/imagetest-qemu.bbclass
index d01d1f4979..d56b44b5c4 100644
--- a/meta/classes/imagetest-qemu.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/imagetest-qemu.bbclass
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ def qemuimagetest_main(d):
     
     casestr = re.compile(r'(?P<scen>\w+\b):(?P<case>\S+$)')
     resultstr = re.compile(r'\s*(?P<case>\w+)\s*(?P<pass>\d+)\s*(?P<fail>\d+)\s*(?P<noresult>\d+)')
-    machine = d.getVar('MACHINE', 1)
-    pname = d.getVar('PN', 1)
+    machine = d.getVar('MACHINE', True)
+    pname = d.getVar('PN', True)
     
     """function to save test cases running status"""
     def teststatus(test, status, index, length):
-        test_status = d.getVar('TEST_STATUS', 1)
+        test_status = d.getVar('TEST_STATUS', True)
         if not os.path.exists(test_status):
             raise bb.build.FuncFailed("No test status file existing under TEST_TMP")
 
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ def qemuimagetest_main(d):
 
     """funtion to run each case under scenario"""
     def runtest(scen, case, fulltestpath):
-        resultpath = d.getVar('TEST_RESULT', 1)
-        tmppath = d.getVar('TEST_TMP', 1)
+        resultpath = d.getVar('TEST_RESULT', True)
+        tmppath = d.getVar('TEST_TMP', True)
 
         """initialize log file for testcase"""
-        logpath = d.getVar('TEST_LOG', 1)
+        logpath = d.getVar('TEST_LOG', True)
         bb.utils.mkdirhier("%s/%s" % (logpath, scen))
-        caselog = os.path.join(logpath, "%s/log_%s.%s" % (scen, case, d.getVar('DATETIME', 1)))
+        caselog = os.path.join(logpath, "%s/log_%s.%s" % (scen, case, d.getVar('DATETIME', True)))
         os.system("touch %s" % caselog)
         
         """export TEST_TMP, TEST_RESULT, DEPLOY_DIR and QEMUARCH"""
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def qemuimagetest_main(d):
 
     """Clean tmp folder for testing"""
     def clean_tmp():
-        tmppath = d.getVar('TEST_TMP', 1)
+        tmppath = d.getVar('TEST_TMP', True)
 
         if os.path.isdir(tmppath):
             for f in os.listdir(tmppath):
@@ -155,28 +155,28 @@ def qemuimagetest_main(d):
     clean_tmp()
 
     """check testcase folder and create test log folder"""
-    testpath = d.getVar('TEST_DIR', 1)
+    testpath = d.getVar('TEST_DIR', True)
     bb.utils.mkdirhier(testpath)
     
-    logpath = d.getVar('TEST_LOG', 1)
+    logpath = d.getVar('TEST_LOG', True)
     bb.utils.mkdirhier(logpath)
 
-    tmppath = d.getVar('TEST_TMP', 1)
+    tmppath = d.getVar('TEST_TMP', True)
     bb.utils.mkdirhier(tmppath)
 
     """initialize test status file"""
-    test_status = d.getVar('TEST_STATUS', 1)
+    test_status = d.getVar('TEST_STATUS', True)
     if os.path.exists(test_status):
         os.remove(test_status)
     os.system("touch %s" % test_status)
 
     """initialize result file"""
-    resultpath = d.getVar('TEST_RESULT', 1)
+    resultpath = d.getVar('TEST_RESULT', True)
     bb.utils.mkdirhier(resultpath)
-    resultfile = os.path.join(resultpath, "testresult.%s" % d.getVar('DATETIME', 1))
+    resultfile = os.path.join(resultpath, "testresult.%s" % d.getVar('DATETIME', True))
     sresultfile = os.path.join(resultpath, "testresult.log")
 
-    machine = d.getVar('MACHINE', 1)
+    machine = d.getVar('MACHINE', True)
 
     if os.path.exists(sresultfile):
         os.remove(sresultfile)
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def qemuimagetest_main(d):
     f.close()
     
     """generate pre-defined testcase list"""
-    testlist = d.getVar('TEST_SCEN', 1)
+    testlist = d.getVar('TEST_SCEN', True)
     fulllist = generate_list(testlist)
 
     """Begin testing"""
diff --git a/meta/classes/kernel-arch.bbclass b/meta/classes/kernel-arch.bbclass
index 8693395111..d37c1fb2ed 100644
--- a/meta/classes/kernel-arch.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/kernel-arch.bbclass
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ valid_archs = "alpha cris ia64 \
 def map_kernel_arch(a, d):
         import re
 
-        valid_archs = d.getVar('valid_archs', 1).split()
+        valid_archs = d.getVar('valid_archs', True).split()
 
         if   re.match('(i.86|athlon|x86.64)$', a):      return 'x86'
         elif re.match('arm26$', a):                     return 'arm26'
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def map_kernel_arch(a, d):
         else:
                 bb.error("cannot map '%s' to a linux kernel architecture" % a)
 
-export ARCH = "${@map_kernel_arch(d.getVar('TARGET_ARCH', 1), d)}"
+export ARCH = "${@map_kernel_arch(d.getVar('TARGET_ARCH', True), d)}"
 
 def map_uboot_arch(a, d):
         import re
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ def map_uboot_arch(a, d):
         elif re.match('i.86$', a): return 'x86'
         return a
 
-export UBOOT_ARCH = "${@map_uboot_arch(d.getVar('ARCH', 1), d)}"
+export UBOOT_ARCH = "${@map_uboot_arch(d.getVar('ARCH', True), d)}"
 
diff --git a/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass b/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
index ec5d65e186..8fbec90ef1 100644
--- a/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ INITRAMFS_IMAGE ?= ""
 INITRAMFS_TASK ?= ""
 
 python __anonymous () {
-    kerneltype = d.getVar('KERNEL_IMAGETYPE', 1) or ''
+    kerneltype = d.getVar('KERNEL_IMAGETYPE', True) or ''
     if kerneltype == 'uImage':
-        depends = d.getVar("DEPENDS", 1)
+        depends = d.getVar("DEPENDS", True)
         depends = "%s u-boot-mkimage-native" % depends
         d.setVar("DEPENDS", depends)
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ EXTRA_OEMAKE = ""
 
 KERNEL_ALT_IMAGETYPE ??= ""
 
-KERNEL_IMAGETYPE_FOR_MAKE = "${@(lambda s: s[:-3] if s[-3:] == ".gz" else s)(d.getVar('KERNEL_IMAGETYPE', 1))}"
+KERNEL_IMAGETYPE_FOR_MAKE = "${@(lambda s: s[:-3] if s[-3:] == ".gz" else s)(d.getVar('KERNEL_IMAGETYPE', True))}"
 
 kernel_do_compile() {
         unset CFLAGS CPPFLAGS CXXFLAGS LDFLAGS MACHINE
@@ -306,10 +306,10 @@ module_conf_rfcomm = "alias bt-proto-3 rfcomm"
 python populate_packages_prepend () {
         def extract_modinfo(file):
                 import tempfile, re
-                tempfile.tempdir = d.getVar("WORKDIR", 1)
+                tempfile.tempdir = d.getVar("WORKDIR", True)
                 tf = tempfile.mkstemp()
                 tmpfile = tf[1]
-                cmd = "PATH=\"%s\" %sobjcopy -j .modinfo -O binary %s %s" % (d.getVar("PATH", 1), d.getVar("HOST_PREFIX", 1) or "", file, tmpfile)
+                cmd = "PATH=\"%s\" %sobjcopy -j .modinfo -O binary %s %s" % (d.getVar("PATH", True), d.getVar("HOST_PREFIX", True) or "", file, tmpfile)
                 os.system(cmd)
                 f = open(tmpfile)
                 l = f.read().split("\000")
@@ -328,18 +328,18 @@ python populate_packages_prepend () {
         def parse_depmod():
                 import re
 
-                dvar = d.getVar('PKGD', 1)
+                dvar = d.getVar('PKGD', True)
                 if not dvar:
                         bb.error("PKGD not defined")
                         return
 
-                kernelver = d.getVar('KERNEL_VERSION', 1)
+                kernelver = d.getVar('KERNEL_VERSION', True)
                 kernelver_stripped = kernelver
                 m = re.match('^(.*-hh.*)[\.\+].*$', kernelver)
                 if m:
                         kernelver_stripped = m.group(1)
-                path = d.getVar("PATH", 1)
-                host_prefix = d.getVar("HOST_PREFIX", 1) or ""
+                path = d.getVar("PATH", True)
+                host_prefix = d.getVar("HOST_PREFIX", True) or ""
 
                 cmd = "PATH=\"%s\" %sdepmod -n -a -r -b %s -F %s/boot/System.map-%s %s" % (path, host_prefix, dvar, dvar, kernelver, kernelver_stripped)
                 f = os.popen(cmd, 'r')
@@ -377,9 +377,9 @@ python populate_packages_prepend () {
         
         def get_dependencies(file, pattern, format):
                 # file no longer includes PKGD
-                file = file.replace(d.getVar('PKGD', 1) or '', '', 1)
+                file = file.replace(d.getVar('PKGD', True) or '', '', 1)
                 # instead is prefixed with /lib/modules/${KERNEL_VERSION}
-                file = file.replace("/lib/modules/%s/" % d.getVar('KERNEL_VERSION', 1) or '', '', 1)
+                file = file.replace("/lib/modules/%s/" % d.getVar('KERNEL_VERSION', True) or '', '', 1)
 
                 if module_deps.has_key(file):
                         import re
@@ -398,40 +398,40 @@ python populate_packages_prepend () {
                 import re
                 vals = extract_modinfo(file)
 
-                dvar = d.getVar('PKGD', 1)
+                dvar = d.getVar('PKGD', True)
 
                 # If autoloading is requested, output /etc/modutils/<name> and append
                 # appropriate modprobe commands to the postinst
-                autoload = d.getVar('module_autoload_%s' % basename, 1)
+                autoload = d.getVar('module_autoload_%s' % basename, True)
                 if autoload:
                         name = '%s/etc/modutils/%s' % (dvar, basename)
                         f = open(name, 'w')
                         for m in autoload.split():
                                 f.write('%s\n' % m)
                         f.close()
-                        postinst = d.getVar('pkg_postinst_%s' % pkg, 1)
+                        postinst = d.getVar('pkg_postinst_%s' % pkg, True)
                         if not postinst:
                                 bb.fatal("pkg_postinst_%s not defined" % pkg)
-                        postinst += d.getVar('autoload_postinst_fragment', 1) % autoload
+                        postinst += d.getVar('autoload_postinst_fragment', True) % autoload
                         d.setVar('pkg_postinst_%s' % pkg, postinst)
 
                 # Write out any modconf fragment
-                modconf = d.getVar('module_conf_%s' % basename, 1)
+                modconf = d.getVar('module_conf_%s' % basename, True)
                 if modconf:
                         name = '%s/etc/modprobe.d/%s.conf' % (dvar, basename)
                         f = open(name, 'w')
                         f.write("%s\n" % modconf)
                         f.close()
 
-                files = d.getVar('FILES_%s' % pkg, 1)
+                files = d.getVar('FILES_%s' % pkg, True)
                 files = "%s /etc/modutils/%s /etc/modutils/%s.conf /etc/modprobe.d/%s.conf" % (files, basename, basename, basename)
                 d.setVar('FILES_%s' % pkg, files)
 
                 if vals.has_key("description"):
-                        old_desc = d.getVar('DESCRIPTION_' + pkg, 1) or ""
+                        old_desc = d.getVar('DESCRIPTION_' + pkg, True) or ""
                         d.setVar('DESCRIPTION_' + pkg, old_desc + "; " + vals["description"])
 
-                rdepends_str = d.getVar('RDEPENDS_' + pkg, 1)
+                rdepends_str = d.getVar('RDEPENDS_' + pkg, True)
                 if rdepends_str:
                         rdepends = rdepends_str.split()
                 else:
@@ -443,12 +443,12 @@ python populate_packages_prepend () {
         module_regex = '^(.*)\.k?o$'
         module_pattern = 'kernel-module-%s'
 
-        postinst = d.getVar('pkg_postinst_modules', 1)
-        postrm = d.getVar('pkg_postrm_modules', 1)
+        postinst = d.getVar('pkg_postinst_modules', True)
+        postrm = d.getVar('pkg_postrm_modules', True)
         do_split_packages(d, root='/lib/firmware', file_regex='^(.*)\.bin$', output_pattern='kernel-firmware-%s', description='Firmware for %s', recursive=True, extra_depends='')
         do_split_packages(d, root='/lib/firmware', file_regex='^(.*)\.fw$', output_pattern='kernel-firmware-%s', description='Firmware for %s', recursive=True, extra_depends='')
         do_split_packages(d, root='/lib/firmware', file_regex='^(.*)\.cis$', output_pattern='kernel-firmware-%s', description='Firmware for %s', recursive=True, extra_depends='')
-        do_split_packages(d, root='/lib/modules', file_regex=module_regex, output_pattern=module_pattern, description='%s kernel module', postinst=postinst, postrm=postrm, recursive=True, hook=frob_metadata, extra_depends='update-modules kernel-%s' % d.getVar("KERNEL_VERSION", 1))
+        do_split_packages(d, root='/lib/modules', file_regex=module_regex, output_pattern=module_pattern, description='%s kernel module', postinst=postinst, postrm=postrm, recursive=True, hook=frob_metadata, extra_depends='update-modules kernel-%s' % d.getVar("KERNEL_VERSION", True))
 
         import re
         metapkg = "kernel-modules"
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ python populate_packages_prepend () {
                         pkg = module_pattern % legitimize_package_name(re.match(module_regex, os.path.basename(i)).group(1))
                         blacklist.append(pkg)
         metapkg_rdepends = []
-        packages = d.getVar('PACKAGES', 1).split()
+        packages = d.getVar('PACKAGES', True).split()
         for pkg in packages[1:]:
                 if not pkg in blacklist and not pkg in metapkg_rdepends:
                         metapkg_rdepends.append(pkg)
diff --git a/meta/classes/libc-common.bbclass b/meta/classes/libc-common.bbclass
index ec33762a20..962f205f81 100644
--- a/meta/classes/libc-common.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/libc-common.bbclass
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ do_install() {
 }
 
 def get_libc_fpu_setting(bb, d):
-    if d.getVar('TARGET_FPU', 1) in [ 'soft' ]:
+    if d.getVar('TARGET_FPU', True) in [ 'soft' ]:
         return "--without-fp"
     return ""
 
 python populate_packages_prepend () {
-        if d.getVar('DEBIAN_NAMES', 1):
-                bpn = d.getVar('BPN', 1)
+        if d.getVar('DEBIAN_NAMES', True):
+                bpn = d.getVar('BPN', True)
                 d.setVar('PKG_'+bpn, 'libc6')
                 d.setVar('PKG_'+bpn+'-dev', 'libc6-dev')
 }
diff --git a/meta/classes/license.bbclass b/meta/classes/license.bbclass
index cfc9eafb93..3de704f3f9 100644
--- a/meta/classes/license.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/license.bbclass
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ def incompatible_license(d,dont_want_license):
     from fnmatch import fnmatchcase as fnmatch
 
     dont_want_licenses = []
-    dont_want_licenses.append(d.getVar('INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE', 1))
+    dont_want_licenses.append(d.getVar('INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE', True))
     if d.getVarFlag('SPDXLICENSEMAP', dont_want_license):
         dont_want_licenses.append(d.getVarFlag('SPDXLICENSEMAP', dont_want_license))
 
diff --git a/meta/classes/metadata_scm.bbclass b/meta/classes/metadata_scm.bbclass
index 57609ef8cd..62650be675 100644
--- a/meta/classes/metadata_scm.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/metadata_scm.bbclass
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def base_detect_branch(d):
         return "<unknown>"      
 
 def base_get_scmbasepath(d):
-        return d.getVar( 'COREBASE', 1 )
+        return d.getVar( 'COREBASE', True)
 
 def base_get_metadata_monotone_branch(path, d):
         monotone_branch = "<unknown>"
diff --git a/meta/classes/package.bbclass b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
index 4ed6972a7c..5c42619f3f 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ python emit_pkgdata() {
                 return size
 
         packages = d.getVar('PACKAGES', True)
-        pkgdest = d.getVar('PKGDEST', 1)
+        pkgdest = d.getVar('PKGDEST', True)
         pkgdatadir = d.getVar('PKGDESTWORK', True)
 
         # Take shared lock since we're only reading, not writing
diff --git a/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass b/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass
index e9d1ddcdbc..ff8b5b488a 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ python package_ipk_fn () {
 }
 
 python package_ipk_install () {
-        pkg = d.getVar('PKG', 1)
-        pkgfn = d.getVar('PKGFN', 1)
-        rootfs = d.getVar('IMAGE_ROOTFS', 1)
-        ipkdir = d.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR_IPK', 1)
-        stagingdir = d.getVar('STAGING_DIR', 1)
-        tmpdir = d.getVar('TMPDIR', 1)
+        pkg = d.getVar('PKG', True)
+        pkgfn = d.getVar('PKGFN', True)
+        rootfs = d.getVar('IMAGE_ROOTFS', True)
+        ipkdir = d.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR_IPK', True)
+        stagingdir = d.getVar('STAGING_DIR', True)
+        tmpdir = d.getVar('TMPDIR', True)
 
         if None in (pkg,pkgfn,rootfs):
                 raise bb.build.FuncFailed("missing variables (one or more of PKG, PKGFN, IMAGEROOTFS)")
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ python do_package_ipk () {
 
                 localdata.setVar('ROOT', '')
                 localdata.setVar('ROOT_%s' % pkg, root)
-                pkgname = localdata.getVar('PKG_%s' % pkg, 1)
+                pkgname = localdata.getVar('PKG_%s' % pkg, True)
                 if not pkgname:
                         pkgname = pkg
                 localdata.setVar('PKG', pkgname)
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ python do_package_ipk () {
 
                 bb.data.update_data(localdata)
                 basedir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(root))
-                arch = localdata.getVar('PACKAGE_ARCH', 1)
+                arch = localdata.getVar('PACKAGE_ARCH', True)
                 pkgoutdir = "%s/%s" % (outdir, arch)
                 bb.mkdirhier(pkgoutdir)
                 os.chdir(root)
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ python do_package_ipk () {
                 except ValueError:
                         pass
                 if not g and localdata.getVar('ALLOW_EMPTY') != "1":
-                        bb.note("Not creating empty archive for %s-%s-%s" % (pkg, localdata.getVar('PKGV', 1), localdata.getVar('PKGR', 1)))
+                        bb.note("Not creating empty archive for %s-%s-%s" % (pkg, localdata.getVar('PKGV', True), localdata.getVar('PKGR', True)))
                         bb.utils.unlockfile(lf)
                         continue
 
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ python do_package_ipk () {
                         raise bb.build.FuncFailed("unable to open control file for writing.")
 
                 fields = []
-                pe = d.getVar('PKGE', 1)
+                pe = d.getVar('PKGE', True)
                 if pe and int(pe) > 0:
                         fields.append(["Version: %s:%s-%s\n", ['PKGE', 'PKGV', 'PKGR']])
                 else:
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ python do_package_ipk () {
                 def pullData(l, d):
                         l2 = []
                         for i in l:
-                                l2.append(d.getVar(i, 1))
+                                l2.append(d.getVar(i, True))
                         return l2
 
                 ctrlfile.write("Package: %s\n" % pkgname)
@@ -369,12 +369,12 @@ python do_package_ipk () {
 
                 bb.build.exec_func("mapping_rename_hook", localdata)
 
-                rdepends = bb.utils.explode_dep_versions(localdata.getVar("RDEPENDS", 1) or "")
-                rrecommends = bb.utils.explode_dep_versions(localdata.getVar("RRECOMMENDS", 1) or "")
-                rsuggests = bb.utils.explode_dep_versions(localdata.getVar("RSUGGESTS", 1) or "")
-                rprovides = bb.utils.explode_dep_versions(localdata.getVar("RPROVIDES", 1) or "")
-                rreplaces = bb.utils.explode_dep_versions(localdata.getVar("RREPLACES", 1) or "")
-                rconflicts = bb.utils.explode_dep_versions(localdata.getVar("RCONFLICTS", 1) or "")
+                rdepends = bb.utils.explode_dep_versions(localdata.getVar("RDEPENDS", True) or "")
+                rrecommends = bb.utils.explode_dep_versions(localdata.getVar("RRECOMMENDS", True) or "")
+                rsuggests = bb.utils.explode_dep_versions(localdata.getVar("RSUGGESTS", True) or "")
+                rprovides = bb.utils.explode_dep_versions(localdata.getVar("RPROVIDES", True) or "")
+                rreplaces = bb.utils.explode_dep_versions(localdata.getVar("RREPLACES", True) or "")
+                rconflicts = bb.utils.explode_dep_versions(localdata.getVar("RCONFLICTS", True) or "")
 
                 if rdepends:
                         ctrlfile.write("Depends: %s\n" % bb.utils.join_deps(rdepends))
@@ -388,14 +388,14 @@ python do_package_ipk () {
                         ctrlfile.write("Replaces: %s\n" % bb.utils.join_deps(rreplaces))
                 if rconflicts:
                         ctrlfile.write("Conflicts: %s\n" % bb.utils.join_deps(rconflicts))
-                src_uri = localdata.getVar("SRC_URI", 1)
+                src_uri = localdata.getVar("SRC_URI", True)
                 if src_uri:
                         src_uri = re.sub("\s+", " ", src_uri)
                         ctrlfile.write("Source: %s\n" % " ".join(src_uri.split()))
                 ctrlfile.close()
 
                 for script in ["preinst", "postinst", "prerm", "postrm"]:
-                        scriptvar = localdata.getVar('pkg_%s' % script, 1)
+                        scriptvar = localdata.getVar('pkg_%s' % script, True)
                         if not scriptvar:
                                 continue
                         try:
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ python do_package_ipk () {
                         scriptfile.close()
                         os.chmod(os.path.join(controldir, script), 0755)
 
-                conffiles_str = localdata.getVar("CONFFILES", 1)
+                conffiles_str = localdata.getVar("CONFFILES", True)
                 if conffiles_str:
                         try:
                                 conffiles = file(os.path.join(controldir, 'conffiles'), 'w')
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ python do_package_ipk () {
                         conffiles.close()
 
                 os.chdir(basedir)
-                ret = os.system("PATH=\"%s\" %s %s %s" % (localdata.getVar("PATH", 1), 
+                ret = os.system("PATH=\"%s\" %s %s %s" % (localdata.getVar("PATH", True), 
                                                           d.getVar("OPKGBUILDCMD",1), pkg, pkgoutdir))
                 if ret != 0:
                         bb.utils.unlockfile(lf)
diff --git a/meta/classes/package_rpm.bbclass b/meta/classes/package_rpm.bbclass
index a264712f9e..af8c63ed6f 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package_rpm.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package_rpm.bbclass
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ python write_specfile () {
 
                 localdata.setVar('ROOT', '')
                 localdata.setVar('ROOT_%s' % pkg, root)
-                pkgname = localdata.getVar('PKG_%s' % pkg, 1)
+                pkgname = localdata.getVar('PKG_%s' % pkg, True)
                 if not pkgname:
                         pkgname = pkg
                 localdata.setVar('PKG', pkgname)
diff --git a/meta/classes/package_tar.bbclass b/meta/classes/package_tar.bbclass
index 201bd91657..7590177e4b 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package_tar.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package_tar.bbclass
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ python package_tar_fn () {
 }
 
 python package_tar_install () {
-        pkg = d.getVar('PKG', 1)
-        pkgfn = d.getVar('PKGFN', 1)
-        rootfs = d.getVar('IMAGE_ROOTFS', 1)
+        pkg = d.getVar('PKG', True)
+        pkgfn = d.getVar('PKGFN', True)
+        rootfs = d.getVar('IMAGE_ROOTFS', True)
 
         if None in (pkg,pkgfn,rootfs):
                 bb.error("missing variables (one or more of PKG, PKGFN, IMAGEROOTFS)")
@@ -35,24 +35,24 @@ python package_tar_install () {
 }
 
 python do_package_tar () {
-        workdir = d.getVar('WORKDIR', 1)
+        workdir = d.getVar('WORKDIR', True)
         if not workdir:
                 bb.error("WORKDIR not defined, unable to package")
                 return
 
-        outdir = d.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR_TAR', 1)
+        outdir = d.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR_TAR', True)
         if not outdir:
                 bb.error("DEPLOY_DIR_TAR not defined, unable to package")
                 return
         bb.mkdirhier(outdir)
 
-        dvar = d.getVar('D', 1)
+        dvar = d.getVar('D', True)
         if not dvar:
                 bb.error("D not defined, unable to package")
                 return
         bb.mkdirhier(dvar)
 
-        packages = d.getVar('PACKAGES', 1)
+        packages = d.getVar('PACKAGES', True)
         if not packages:
                 bb.debug(1, "PACKAGES not defined, nothing to package")
                 return
@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ python do_package_tar () {
                 pkgoutdir = outdir
                 bb.mkdirhier(pkgoutdir)
                 bb.build.exec_func('package_tar_fn', localdata)
-                tarfn = localdata.getVar('PKGFN', 1)
+                tarfn = localdata.getVar('PKGFN', True)
                 os.chdir(root)
                 from glob import glob
                 if not glob('*'):
-                        bb.note("Not creating empty archive for %s-%s-%s" % (pkg, localdata.getVar('PKGV', 1), localdata.getVar('PKGR', 1)))
+                        bb.note("Not creating empty archive for %s-%s-%s" % (pkg, localdata.getVar('PKGV', True), localdata.getVar('PKGR', True)))
                         continue
                 ret = os.system("tar -czf %s %s" % (tarfn, '.'))
                 if ret != 0:
diff --git a/meta/classes/packagedata.bbclass b/meta/classes/packagedata.bbclass
index 9c7aede3bb..60f1aded0d 100644
--- a/meta/classes/packagedata.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/packagedata.bbclass
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 python read_subpackage_metadata () {
         import oe.packagedata
 
-        data = oe.packagedata.read_pkgdata(d.getVar('PN', 1), d)
+        data = oe.packagedata.read_pkgdata(d.getVar('PN', True), d)
 
         for key in data.keys():
                 d.setVar(key, data[key])
 
-        for pkg in d.getVar('PACKAGES', 1).split():
+        for pkg in d.getVar('PACKAGES', True).split():
                 sdata = oe.packagedata.read_subpkgdata(pkg, d)
                 for key in sdata.keys():
                         d.setVar(key, sdata[key])
diff --git a/meta/classes/pkg_distribute.bbclass b/meta/classes/pkg_distribute.bbclass
index 52643a2f90..9f249a0dfe 100644
--- a/meta/classes/pkg_distribute.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/pkg_distribute.bbclass
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PKG_DISTRIBUTECOMMAND[func] = "1"
 python do_distribute_packages () {
-        cmd = d.getVar('PKG_DISTRIBUTECOMMAND', 1)
+        cmd = d.getVar('PKG_DISTRIBUTECOMMAND', True)
         if not cmd:
                 raise bb.build.FuncFailed("Unable to distribute packages, PKG_DISTRIBUTECOMMAND not defined")
         bb.build.exec_func('PKG_DISTRIBUTECOMMAND', d)
diff --git a/meta/classes/pkg_metainfo.bbclass b/meta/classes/pkg_metainfo.bbclass
index 1714a535c2..4b182690f2 100644
--- a/meta/classes/pkg_metainfo.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/pkg_metainfo.bbclass
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 python do_pkg_write_metainfo () {
-        deploydir = d.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR', 1)
+        deploydir = d.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR', True)
         if not deploydir:
                 bb.error("DEPLOY_DIR not defined, unable to write package info")
                 return
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ python do_pkg_write_metainfo () {
         except OSError:
                 raise bb.build.FuncFailed("unable to open package-info file for writing.")
         
-        name = d.getVar('PN', 1)
-        version = d.getVar('PV', 1)
-        desc = d.getVar('DESCRIPTION', 1)
-        page = d.getVar('HOMEPAGE', 1)
-        lic = d.getVar('LICENSE', 1)
+        name = d.getVar('PN', True)
+        version = d.getVar('PV', True)
+        desc = d.getVar('DESCRIPTION', True)
+        page = d.getVar('HOMEPAGE', True)
+        lic = d.getVar('LICENSE', True)
         
         infofile.write("|| "+ name +" || "+ version + " || "+ desc +" || "+ page +" || "+ lic + " ||\n" ) 
         infofile.close()
diff --git a/meta/classes/populate_sdk_deb.bbclass b/meta/classes/populate_sdk_deb.bbclass
index fe3d849162..920c89a0f3 100644
--- a/meta/classes/populate_sdk_deb.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/populate_sdk_deb.bbclass
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ do_populate_sdk[depends] += "dpkg-native:do_populate_sysroot apt-native:do_popul
 do_populate_sdk[recrdeptask] += "do_package_write_deb"
 
 
-DEB_SDK_ARCH = "${@[d.getVar('SDK_ARCH', 1), "i386"]\
-                [d.getVar('SDK_ARCH', 1) in \
+DEB_SDK_ARCH = "${@[d.getVar('SDK_ARCH', True), "i386"]\
+                [d.getVar('SDK_ARCH', True) in \
                 ["x86", "i486", "i586", "i686", "pentium"]]}"
 
 populate_sdk_post_deb () {
diff --git a/meta/classes/qemu.bbclass b/meta/classes/qemu.bbclass
index 1bdd209afe..22ebcfde40 100644
--- a/meta/classes/qemu.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/qemu.bbclass
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 def qemu_target_binary(data):
         import bb
 
-        target_arch = data.getVar("TARGET_ARCH", 1)
+        target_arch = data.getVar("TARGET_ARCH", True)
         if target_arch in ("i486", "i586", "i686"):
                 target_arch = "i386"
         elif target_arch == "powerpc":
diff --git a/meta/classes/qt4e.bbclass b/meta/classes/qt4e.bbclass
index f3d5caa455..05c24efaa1 100644
--- a/meta/classes/qt4e.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/qt4e.bbclass
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-DEPENDS_prepend = "${@["qt4-embedded ", ""][(d.getVar('PN', 1)[:12] == 'qt4-embedded')]}"
+DEPENDS_prepend = "${@["qt4-embedded ", ""][(d.getVar('PN', True)[:12] == 'qt4-embedded')]}"
 
 inherit qmake2
 
diff --git a/meta/classes/recipe_sanity.bbclass b/meta/classes/recipe_sanity.bbclass
index bb60ffa00e..b3246599b9 100644
--- a/meta/classes/recipe_sanity.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/recipe_sanity.bbclass
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 def __note(msg, d):
-    bb.note("%s: recipe_sanity: %s" % (d.getVar("P", 1), msg))
+    bb.note("%s: recipe_sanity: %s" % (d.getVar("P", True), msg))
 
 __recipe_sanity_badruntimevars = "RDEPENDS RPROVIDES RRECOMMENDS RCONFLICTS"
 def bad_runtime_vars(cfgdata, d):
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ def bad_runtime_vars(cfgdata, d):
        bb.data.inherits_class("cross", d):
         return
 
-    for var in d.getVar("__recipe_sanity_badruntimevars", 1).split():
+    for var in d.getVar("__recipe_sanity_badruntimevars", True).split():
         val = d.getVar(var, 0)
         if val and val != cfgdata.get(var):
             __note("%s should be %s_${PN}" % (var, var), d)
@@ -15,17 +15,17 @@ def bad_runtime_vars(cfgdata, d):
 __recipe_sanity_reqvars = "DESCRIPTION"
 __recipe_sanity_reqdiffvars = "LICENSE"
 def req_vars(cfgdata, d):
-    for var in d.getVar("__recipe_sanity_reqvars", 1).split():
+    for var in d.getVar("__recipe_sanity_reqvars", True).split():
         if not d.getVar(var, 0):
             __note("%s should be set" % var, d)
 
-    for var in d.getVar("__recipe_sanity_reqdiffvars", 1).split():
+    for var in d.getVar("__recipe_sanity_reqdiffvars", True).split():
         val = d.getVar(var, 0)
         cfgval = cfgdata.get(var)
 
         # Hardcoding is bad, but I'm lazy.  We don't care about license being
         # unset if the recipe has no sources!
-        if var == "LICENSE" and d.getVar("SRC_URI", 1) == cfgdata.get("SRC_URI"):
+        if var == "LICENSE" and d.getVar("SRC_URI", True) == cfgdata.get("SRC_URI"):
             continue
 
         if not val:
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ def var_renames_overwrite(cfgdata, d):
 def incorrect_nonempty_PACKAGES(cfgdata, d):
     if bb.data.inherits_class("native", d) or \
        bb.data.inherits_class("cross", d):
-        if d.getVar("PACKAGES", 1):
+        if d.getVar("PACKAGES", True):
             return True
 
 def can_use_autotools_base(cfgdata, d):
-    cfg = d.getVar("do_configure", 1)
+    cfg = d.getVar("do_configure", True)
     if not bb.data.inherits_class("autotools", d):
         return False
 
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ def can_use_autotools_base(cfgdata, d):
 
 def can_remove_FILESPATH(cfgdata, d):
     expected = cfgdata.get("FILESPATH")
-    #expected = "${@':'.join([os.path.normpath(os.path.join(fp, p, o)) for fp in d.getVar('FILESPATHBASE', 1).split(':') for p in d.getVar('FILESPATHPKG', 1).split(':') for o in (d.getVar('OVERRIDES', 1) + ':').split(':') if os.path.exists(os.path.join(fp, p, o))])}:${FILESDIR}"
+    #expected = "${@':'.join([os.path.normpath(os.path.join(fp, p, o)) for fp in d.getVar('FILESPATHBASE', True).split(':') for p in d.getVar('FILESPATHPKG', True).split(':') for o in (d.getVar('OVERRIDES', True) + ':').split(':') if os.path.exists(os.path.join(fp, p, o))])}:${FILESDIR}"
     expectedpaths = bb.data.expand(expected, d)
     unexpanded = d.getVar("FILESPATH", 0)
-    filespath = d.getVar("FILESPATH", 1).split(":")
+    filespath = d.getVar("FILESPATH", True).split(":")
     filespath = [os.path.normpath(f) for f in filespath if os.path.exists(f)]
     for fp in filespath:
         if not fp in expectedpaths:
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@ def can_remove_FILESPATH(cfgdata, d):
 
 def can_remove_FILESDIR(cfgdata, d):
     expected = cfgdata.get("FILESDIR")
-    #expected = "${@bb.which(d.getVar('FILESPATH', 1), '.')}"
+    #expected = "${@bb.which(d.getVar('FILESPATH', True), '.')}"
     unexpanded = d.getVar("FILESDIR", 0)
     if unexpanded is None:
         return False
 
-    expanded = os.path.normpath(d.getVar("FILESDIR", 1))
-    filespath = d.getVar("FILESPATH", 1).split(":")
+    expanded = os.path.normpath(d.getVar("FILESDIR", True))
+    filespath = d.getVar("FILESPATH", True).split(":")
     filespath = [os.path.normpath(f) for f in filespath if os.path.exists(f)]
 
     return unexpanded != expected and \
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def can_remove_others(p, cfgdata, d):
             continue
 
         try:
-            expanded = d.getVar(k, 1)
+            expanded = d.getVar(k, True)
             cfgexpanded = bb.data.expand(cfgunexpanded, d)
         except bb.fetch.ParameterError:
             continue
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ def can_remove_others(p, cfgdata, d):
                        (p, cfgunexpanded, unexpanded, expanded))
 
 python do_recipe_sanity () {
-    p = d.getVar("P", 1)
-    p = "%s %s %s" % (d.getVar("PN", 1), d.getVar("PV", 1), d.getVar("PR", 1))
+    p = d.getVar("P", True)
+    p = "%s %s %s" % (d.getVar("PN", True), d.getVar("PV", True), d.getVar("PR", True))
 
     sanitychecks = [
         (can_remove_FILESDIR, "candidate for removal of FILESDIR"),
diff --git a/meta/classes/siteconfig.bbclass b/meta/classes/siteconfig.bbclass
index 880dcad1f3..ccbe5b99c9 100644
--- a/meta/classes/siteconfig.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/siteconfig.bbclass
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ python siteconfig_do_siteconfig () {
         shared_state = sstate_state_fromvars(d)
         if shared_state['name'] != 'populate-sysroot':
                 return
-        if not os.path.isdir(os.path.join(d.getVar('FILE_DIRNAME', 1), 'site_config')):
+        if not os.path.isdir(os.path.join(d.getVar('FILE_DIRNAME', True), 'site_config')):
                 bb.debug(1, "No site_config directory, skipping do_siteconfig")
                 return
         bb.build.exec_func('do_siteconfig_gencache', d)
diff --git a/meta/classes/siteinfo.bbclass b/meta/classes/siteinfo.bbclass
index bf6af2b838..8c256ceff3 100644
--- a/meta/classes/siteinfo.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/siteinfo.bbclass
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def siteinfo_get_files(d, no_cache = False):
     if no_cache: return sitefiles
 
     # Now check for siteconfig cache files
-    path_siteconfig = d.getVar('SITECONFIG_SYSROOTCACHE', 1)
+    path_siteconfig = d.getVar('SITECONFIG_SYSROOTCACHE', True)
     if os.path.isdir(path_siteconfig):
         for i in os.listdir(path_siteconfig):
             filename = os.path.join(path_siteconfig, i)
diff --git a/meta/classes/sourcepkg.bbclass b/meta/classes/sourcepkg.bbclass
index 38edfe4e2e..2a78a90452 100644
--- a/meta/classes/sourcepkg.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/sourcepkg.bbclass
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ DISTRO ?= "openembedded"
 
 def get_src_tree(d):
 
-        workdir = d.getVar('WORKDIR', 1)
+        workdir = d.getVar('WORKDIR', True)
         if not workdir:
                 bb.error("WORKDIR not defined, unable to find source tree.")
                 return
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ sourcepkg_do_archive_bb() {
 
 python sourcepkg_do_dumpdata() {
 
-        workdir = d.getVar('WORKDIR', 1)
-        distro = d.getVar('DISTRO', 1)
+        workdir = d.getVar('WORKDIR', True)
+        distro = d.getVar('DISTRO', True)
         s_tree = get_src_tree(d)
         openembeddeddir = os.path.join(workdir, s_tree, distro)
         dumpfile = os.path.join(openembeddeddir, bb.data.expand("${P}-${PR}.showdata.dump",d))
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ python sourcepkg_do_dumpdata() {
         # emit the metadata which isnt valid shell
         for e in d.keys():
                 if d.getVarFlag(e, 'python'):
-                        f.write("\npython %s () {\n%s}\n" % (e, d.getVar(e, 1)))
+                        f.write("\npython %s () {\n%s}\n" % (e, d.getVar(e, True)))
         f.close()
 }
 
diff --git a/meta/classes/src_distribute.bbclass b/meta/classes/src_distribute.bbclass
index 651e492598..efa2720e23 100644
--- a/meta/classes/src_distribute.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/src_distribute.bbclass
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ python do_distribute_sources () {
         l = bb.data.createCopy(d)
         bb.data.update_data(l)
 
-        sources_dir = d.getVar('SRC_DISTRIBUTEDIR', 1)
-        src_uri = d.getVar('SRC_URI', 1).split()
+        sources_dir = d.getVar('SRC_DISTRIBUTEDIR', True)
+        src_uri = d.getVar('SRC_URI', True).split()
         fetcher = bb.fetch2.Fetch(src_uri, d)
         ud = fetcher.ud
 
-        licenses = d.getVar('LICENSE', 1).replace('&', '|')
+        licenses = d.getVar('LICENSE', True).replace('&', '|')
         licenses = licenses.replace('(', '').replace(')', '')
         clean_licenses = ""
         for x in licenses.split():
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ python do_distribute_sources () {
 
         for license in clean_licenses.split('|'):
                 for url in ud.values():
-                        cmd = d.getVar('SRC_DISTRIBUTECOMMAND', 1)
+                        cmd = d.getVar('SRC_DISTRIBUTECOMMAND', True)
                         if not cmd:
                                 raise bb.build.FuncFailed("Unable to distribute sources, SRC_DISTRIBUTECOMMAND not defined")
                         url.setup_localpath(d)
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ python do_distribute_sources () {
                                 if url.basename == '*':
                                         import os.path
                                         dest_dir = os.path.basename(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(url.localpath)))
-                                        d.setVar('DEST', "%s_%s/" % (d.getVar('PF', 1), dest_dir))
+                                        d.setVar('DEST', "%s_%s/" % (d.getVar('PF', True), dest_dir))
                                 else:
-                                        d.setVar('DEST', "%s_%s" % (d.getVar('PF', 1), url.basename))
+                                        d.setVar('DEST', "%s_%s" % (d.getVar('PF', True), url.basename))
                         else:
                                 d.setVar('DEST', '')
 
diff --git a/meta/classes/syslinux.bbclass b/meta/classes/syslinux.bbclass
index ec93201581..b194fa69a3 100644
--- a/meta/classes/syslinux.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/syslinux.bbclass
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ python build_syslinux_menu () {
         import copy
         import sys
 
-        workdir = d.getVar('WORKDIR', 1)
+        workdir = d.getVar('WORKDIR', True)
         if not workdir:
                 bb.error("WORKDIR is not defined")
                 return
                 
-        labels = d.getVar('LABELS', 1)
+        labels = d.getVar('LABELS', True)
         if not labels:
                 bb.debug(1, "LABELS not defined, nothing to do")
                 return
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ python build_syslinux_menu () {
                 bb.debug(1, "No labels, nothing to do")
                 return
 
-        cfile = d.getVar('SYSLINUXMENU', 1)
+        cfile = d.getVar('SYSLINUXMENU', True)
         if not cfile:
                 raise bb.build.FuncFailed('Unable to read SYSLINUXMENU')
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ python build_syslinux_menu () {
                 localdata.setVar('OVERRIDES', label + ':' + overrides)
                 bb.data.update_data(localdata)
 
-                usage = localdata.getVar('USAGE', 1)
+                usage = localdata.getVar('USAGE', True)
                 cfgfile.write('  \x0F\x30\x3E%16s\x0F\x30\x37: ' % (label))
                 cfgfile.write('%s\n' % (usage))
 
@@ -114,12 +114,12 @@ python build_syslinux_cfg () {
         import copy
         import sys
 
-        workdir = d.getVar('WORKDIR', 1)
+        workdir = d.getVar('WORKDIR', True)
         if not workdir:
                 bb.error("WORKDIR not defined, unable to package")
                 return
                 
-        labels = d.getVar('LABELS', 1)
+        labels = d.getVar('LABELS', True)
         if not labels:
                 bb.debug(1, "LABELS not defined, nothing to do")
                 return
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ python build_syslinux_cfg () {
                 bb.debug(1, "No labels, nothing to do")
                 return
 
-        cfile = d.getVar('SYSLINUXCFG', 1)
+        cfile = d.getVar('SYSLINUXCFG', True)
         if not cfile:
                 raise bb.build.FuncFailed('Unable to read SYSLINUXCFG')
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ python build_syslinux_cfg () {
 
         cfgfile.write('# Automatically created by OE\n')
 
-        opts = d.getVar('SYSLINUX_OPTS', 1)
+        opts = d.getVar('SYSLINUX_OPTS', True)
 
         if opts:
                 for opt in opts.split(';'):
@@ -148,26 +148,26 @@ python build_syslinux_cfg () {
         cfgfile.write('ALLOWOPTIONS 1\n');
         cfgfile.write('DEFAULT %s\n' % (labels.split()[0]))
 
-        timeout = d.getVar('SYSLINUX_TIMEOUT', 1)
+        timeout = d.getVar('SYSLINUX_TIMEOUT', True)
 
         if timeout:
                 cfgfile.write('TIMEOUT %s\n' % timeout)
         else:
                 cfgfile.write('TIMEOUT 50\n')
 
-        prompt = d.getVar('SYSLINUX_PROMPT', 1)
+        prompt = d.getVar('SYSLINUX_PROMPT', True)
         if prompt:
                 cfgfile.write('PROMPT %s\n' % prompt)
         else:
                 cfgfile.write('PROMPT 1\n')
 
-        menu = d.getVar('AUTO_SYSLINUXMENU', 1)
+        menu = d.getVar('AUTO_SYSLINUXMENU', True)
 
         # This is ugly.  My bad.
 
         if menu:
                 bb.build.exec_func('build_syslinux_menu', d)
-                mfile = d.getVar('SYSLINUXMENU', 1)
+                mfile = d.getVar('SYSLINUXMENU', True)
                 cfgfile.write('DISPLAY %s\n' % (mfile.split('/')[-1]) )
         
         for label in labels.split():
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ python build_syslinux_cfg () {
         
                 cfgfile.write('LABEL %s\nKERNEL /vmlinuz\n' % (label))
 
-                append = localdata.getVar('APPEND', 1)
-                initrd = localdata.getVar('INITRD', 1)
+                append = localdata.getVar('APPEND', True)
+                initrd = localdata.getVar('INITRD', True)
 
                 if append:
                         cfgfile.write('APPEND ')
diff --git a/meta/classes/task.bbclass b/meta/classes/task.bbclass
index 7891207a64..22c2fd3744 100644
--- a/meta/classes/task.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/task.bbclass
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ PACKAGE_ARCH = "all"
 # to the list. Their dependencies (RRECOMMENDS) are handled as usual
 # by package_depchains in a following step.
 python () {
-    packages = d.getVar('PACKAGES', 1).split()
+    packages = d.getVar('PACKAGES', True).split()
     genpackages = []
     for pkg in packages:
         for postfix in ['-dbg', '-dev']:
diff --git a/meta/classes/update-alternatives.bbclass b/meta/classes/update-alternatives.bbclass
index 0e8e58bd03..ae58344d3d 100644
--- a/meta/classes/update-alternatives.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/update-alternatives.bbclass
@@ -94,22 +94,22 @@ python __anonymous() {
 }
 
 python populate_packages_prepend () {
-        pkg = d.getVar('PN', 1)
+        pkg = d.getVar('PN', True)
         bb.note('adding update-alternatives calls to postinst/postrm for %s' % pkg)
-        postinst = d.getVar('pkg_postinst_%s' % pkg, 1) or d.getVar('pkg_postinst', 1)
+        postinst = d.getVar('pkg_postinst_%s' % pkg, True) or d.getVar('pkg_postinst', True)
         if not postinst:
                 postinst = '#!/bin/sh\n'
         if d.getVar('ALTERNATIVE_LINKS') != None:
-                postinst += d.getVar('update_alternatives_batch_postinst', 1)
+                postinst += d.getVar('update_alternatives_batch_postinst', True)
         else:
-                postinst += d.getVar('update_alternatives_postinst', 1)
+                postinst += d.getVar('update_alternatives_postinst', True)
         d.setVar('pkg_postinst_%s' % pkg, postinst)
-        postrm = d.getVar('pkg_postrm_%s' % pkg, 1) or d.getVar('pkg_postrm', 1)
+        postrm = d.getVar('pkg_postrm_%s' % pkg, True) or d.getVar('pkg_postrm', True)
         if not postrm:
                 postrm = '#!/bin/sh\n'
         if d.getVar('ALTERNATIVE_LINKS') != None:
-                postrm += d.getVar('update_alternatives_batch_postrm', 1)
+                postrm += d.getVar('update_alternatives_batch_postrm', True)
         else:
-                postrm += d.getVar('update_alternatives_postrm', 1)
+                postrm += d.getVar('update_alternatives_postrm', True)
         d.setVar('pkg_postrm_%s' % pkg, postrm)
 }
diff --git a/meta/classes/update-rc.d.bbclass b/meta/classes/update-rc.d.bbclass
index db88a8e764..bddead4a25 100644
--- a/meta/classes/update-rc.d.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/update-rc.d.bbclass
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ python populate_packages_prepend () {
         def update_rcd_package(pkg):
                 bb.debug(1, 'adding update-rc.d calls to postinst/postrm for %s' % pkg)
                 localdata = bb.data.createCopy(d)
-                overrides = localdata.getVar("OVERRIDES", 1)
+                overrides = localdata.getVar("OVERRIDES", True)
                 localdata.setVar("OVERRIDES", "%s:%s" % (pkg, overrides))
                 bb.data.update_data(localdata)
 
@@ -56,28 +56,28 @@ python populate_packages_prepend () {
                 execute on the target. Not doing so may cause update_rc.d postinst invoked
                 twice to cause unwanted warnings.
                 """ 
-                postinst = localdata.getVar('pkg_postinst', 1)
+                postinst = localdata.getVar('pkg_postinst', True)
                 if not postinst:
                         postinst = '#!/bin/sh\n'
-                postinst += localdata.getVar('updatercd_postinst', 1)
+                postinst += localdata.getVar('updatercd_postinst', True)
                 d.setVar('pkg_postinst_%s' % pkg, postinst)
 
-                prerm = localdata.getVar('pkg_prerm', 1)
+                prerm = localdata.getVar('pkg_prerm', True)
                 if not prerm:
                         prerm = '#!/bin/sh\n'
-                prerm += localdata.getVar('updatercd_prerm', 1)
+                prerm += localdata.getVar('updatercd_prerm', True)
                 d.setVar('pkg_prerm_%s' % pkg, prerm)
 
-                postrm = localdata.getVar('pkg_postrm', 1)
+                postrm = localdata.getVar('pkg_postrm', True)
                 if not postrm:
                         postrm = '#!/bin/sh\n'
-                postrm += localdata.getVar('updatercd_postrm', 1)
+                postrm += localdata.getVar('updatercd_postrm', True)
                 d.setVar('pkg_postrm_%s' % pkg, postrm)
 
-        pkgs = d.getVar('INITSCRIPT_PACKAGES', 1)
+        pkgs = d.getVar('INITSCRIPT_PACKAGES', True)
         if pkgs == None:
-                pkgs = d.getVar('UPDATERCPN', 1)
-                packages = (d.getVar('PACKAGES', 1) or "").split()
+                pkgs = d.getVar('UPDATERCPN', True)
+                packages = (d.getVar('PACKAGES', True) or "").split()
                 if not pkgs in packages and packages != []:
                         pkgs = packages[0]
         for pkg in pkgs.split():
diff --git a/meta/classes/utility-tasks.bbclass b/meta/classes/utility-tasks.bbclass
index 009ef1fd04..bbdf6e159b 100644
--- a/meta/classes/utility-tasks.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/utility-tasks.bbclass
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ python do_clean() {
         bb.note("Removing " + dir)
         oe.path.remove(dir)
 
-        for f in (d.getVar('CLEANFUNCS', 1) or '').split():
+        for f in (d.getVar('CLEANFUNCS', True) or '').split():
                 bb.build.exec_func(f, d)
 }
 
diff --git a/meta/classes/utils.bbclass b/meta/classes/utils.bbclass
index 103fa9a546..3b5946308c 100644
--- a/meta/classes/utils.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/utils.bbclass
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ def base_set_filespath(path, d):
         if extrapaths != "":
                 path = extrapaths.split(":") + path
         # The ":" ensures we have an 'empty' override
-        overrides = (d.getVar("OVERRIDES", 1) or "") + ":"
+        overrides = (d.getVar("OVERRIDES", True) or "") + ":"
         for p in path:
                 if p != "": 
                         for o in overrides.split(":"):