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diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/license.py b/meta/lib/oe/license.py
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+# vi:sts=4:sw=4:et
+"""Code for parsing OpenEmbedded license strings"""
+
+import ast
+import re
+
+class InvalidLicense(StandardError):
+    def __init__(self, license):
+        self.license = license
+        StandardError.__init__(self)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return "invalid license '%s'" % self.license
+
+license_operator = re.compile('([&|() ])')
+license_pattern = re.compile('[a-zA-Z0-9.+_\-]+$')
+
+class LicenseVisitor(ast.NodeVisitor):
+    """Syntax tree visitor which can accept OpenEmbedded license strings"""
+    def visit_string(self, licensestr):
+        new_elements = []
+        elements = filter(lambda x: x.strip(), license_operator.split(licensestr))
+        for pos, element in enumerate(elements):
+            if license_pattern.match(element):
+                if pos > 0 and license_pattern.match(elements[pos-1]):
+                    new_elements.append('&')
+                element = '"' + element + '"'
+            elif not license_operator.match(element):
+                raise InvalidLicense(element)
+            new_elements.append(element)
+
+        self.visit(ast.parse(' '.join(new_elements)))