2 files changed, 30 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/data.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/data.py
index e2700077c3..fde4cba6bb 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/data.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/data.py
@@ -307,6 +307,14 @@ def build_dependencies(key, keys, shelldeps, varflagsexcl, d):
                 return newvalue
             return value + newvalue
 
+        def handle_remove(value, deps, removes, d):
+            for r in sorted(removes):
+                r2 = d.expandWithRefs(r, None)
+                value += "\n_remove of %s" % r
+                deps |= r2.references
+                deps = deps | (keys & r2.execs)
+            return value
+
         if "vardepvalue" in varflags:
             value = varflags.get("vardepvalue")
         elif varflags.get("func"):
@@ -327,6 +335,8 @@ def build_dependencies(key, keys, shelldeps, varflagsexcl, d):
                 deps = deps | parsedvar.references
                 deps = deps | (keys & parser.execs) | (keys & parsedvar.execs)
                 value = handle_contains(value, parsedvar.contains, d)
+                if hasattr(parsedvar, "removes"):
+                    value = handle_remove(value, deps, parsedvar.removes, d)
             if vardeps is None:
                 parser.log.flush()
             if "prefuncs" in varflags:
@@ -340,6 +350,8 @@ def build_dependencies(key, keys, shelldeps, varflagsexcl, d):
             deps |= parser.references
             deps = deps | (keys & parser.execs)
             value = handle_contains(value, parser.contains, d)
+            if hasattr(parser, "removes"):
+                value = handle_remove(value, deps, parser.removes, d)
 
         if "vardepvalueexclude" in varflags:
             exclude = varflags.get("vardepvalueexclude")
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/data_smart.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/data_smart.py
index 4ad0567c9a..8c4c6a9a32 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/data_smart.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/data_smart.py
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ class DataSmart(MutableMapping):
             value = parser.value
 
         if value and flag == "_content" and local_var is not None and "_remove" in local_var and not parsing:
-            removes = []
+            removes = {}
             self.need_overrides()
             for (r, o) in local_var["_remove"]:
                 match = True
@@ -814,14 +814,23 @@ class DataSmart(MutableMapping):
                         if not o2 in self.overrides:
                             match = False                            
                 if match:
-                    removes.extend(self.expand(r).split())
-
-            if removes:
-                filtered = filter(lambda v: v not in removes,
-                                  __whitespace_split__.split(value))
-                value = "".join(filtered)
-                if parser:
-                    parser.value = value
+                    removes[r] = self.expand(r).split()
+
+            if removes and parser:
+                parser.removes = set()
+                val = ""
+                for v in __whitespace_split__.split(parser.value):
+                    skip = False
+                    for r in removes:
+                        if v in removes[r]:
+                            parser.removes.add(r)
+                            skip = True
+                    if skip:
+                        continue
+                    val = val + v
+                parser.value = val
+                if expand:
+                    value = parser.value
 
         if parser:
             self.expand_cache[cachename] = parser