rename packages/ to recipes/ per earlier agreement

See links below for more details:
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.handhelds.openembedded/21326
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.handhelds.openembedded/21816

Signed-off-by: Denys Dmytriyenko <denis@denix.org>
Acked-by: Mike Westerhof <mwester@dls.net>
Acked-by: Philip Balister <philip@balister.org>
Acked-by: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Marcin Juszkiewicz <hrw@openembedded.org>
Acked-by: Koen Kooi <koen@openembedded.org>
Acked-by: Frans Meulenbroeks <fransmeulenbroeks@gmail.com>

9 files changed, 737 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/recipes/packagekit/files/disable-docbook2man.patch b/recipes/packagekit/files/disable-docbook2man.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0c7d4239d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/packagekit/files/disable-docbook2man.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+Index: git/configure.ac
+===================================================================
+--- git.orig/configure.ac	2008-02-20 17:57:44.000000000 +0800
++++ git/configure.ac	2008-02-20 17:58:30.000000000 +0800
+@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
+ if test "$DOCBOOK2MAN" = "no" ; then
+ 	AC_MSG_WARN([docbook2man not found, will not be able to build man documentation])
+ 	fi
++DOCBOOK2MAN="no"
+ AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_DOCBOOK2MAN, [test "$DOCBOOK2MAN" != "no"])
+ 
+ dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/recipes/packagekit/files/force_depends.patch b/recipes/packagekit/files/force_depends.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0a5b0d805
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/packagekit/files/force_depends.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+diff --git a/backends/opkg/pk-backend-opkg.c b/backends/opkg/pk-backend-opkg.c
+index a20769f..0b9867e 100644
+--- a/backends/opkg/pk-backend-opkg.c
++++ b/backends/opkg/pk-backend-opkg.c
+@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ backend_remove_packages_thread (PkBackend *backend)
+ 	gchar **package_ids;
+ 	gboolean allow_deps;
+ 	gboolean autoremove;
++	gboolean force_depends=!!1;
+ 	gpointer *data;
+ 
+ 	data = pk_backend_get_pointer (backend, "remove-params");
+@@ -462,6 +463,7 @@ backend_remove_packages_thread (PkBackend *backend)
+ 
+ 	opkg_set_option (opkg, "autoremove", &autoremove);
+ 	opkg_set_option (opkg, "force_removal_of_dependent_packages", &allow_deps);
++	opkg_set_option (opkg, "force_depends", &force_depends);
+ 
+ 	err = 0;
+ 
diff --git a/recipes/packagekit/files/modify_summary_and_adding_reposi_info.patch b/recipes/packagekit/files/modify_summary_and_adding_reposi_info.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..43da548d8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/packagekit/files/modify_summary_and_adding_reposi_info.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+diff --git a/backends/opkg/pk-backend-opkg.c b/backends/opkg/pk-backend-opkg.c
+index 9e71b90..92da8b0 100644
+--- a/backends/opkg/pk-backend-opkg.c
++++ b/backends/opkg/pk-backend-opkg.c
+@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ pk_opkg_package_list_cb (opkg_t *opkg, opkg_package_t *pkg, void *data)
+ {
+ 	SearchParams *params;
+ 	gchar *uid;
++        gchar *summary;
+ 	gchar *haystack;
+ 	gint status, match;
+ 	PkFilterEnum filters;
+@@ -327,8 +328,14 @@ pk_opkg_package_list_cb (opkg_t *opkg, opkg_package_t *pkg, void *data)
+ 			break;
+ 	}
+ 
+-	uid = g_strdup_printf ("%s;%s;%s;",
+-		pkg->name, pkg->version, pkg->architecture);
++	uid = g_strdup_printf ("%s;%s;%s;%s",
++		pkg->name, pkg->version, pkg->architecture, pkg->repository);
++
++        if (!pkg->tags) 
++                summary = g_strdup_printf("%s", pkg->description);
++        else 
++                summary = g_strdup_printf("%s ;; %s", pkg->tags, pkg->description);
++                
+ 
+ 	if (pkg->installed)
+ 		status = PK_INFO_ENUM_INSTALLED;
+@@ -350,10 +357,11 @@ pk_opkg_package_list_cb (opkg_t *opkg, opkg_package_t *pkg, void *data)
+ 	if ((filters & PK_FILTER_ENUM_NOT_INSTALLED) && (pkg->installed))
+ 		goto end_handle;
+ 
+-	pk_backend_package (params->backend, status, uid, pkg->description);
++	pk_backend_package (params->backend, status, uid, summary);
+ 
+ end_handle:
+ 	g_free(uid);
++        g_free(summary);
+ }
+ 
+ static gboolean
+@@ -713,6 +721,7 @@ backend_get_details_thread (PkBackend *backend)
+ 	int group_index;
+ 	PkGroupEnum group = 0;
+ 	opkg_package_t *pkg;
++        gchar *summary;
+ 	gchar *newid;
+ 
+ 	package_id = pk_backend_get_string (backend, "package_id");
+@@ -746,13 +755,17 @@ backend_get_details_thread (PkBackend *backend)
+ 			if (opkg_check_tag(pkg, (gchar *)pk_group_enum_to_text(group))) 
+ 				break;
+ 		}
++                summary = g_strdup_printf("%s ;; %s", pkg->tags, pkg->description);
+ 	}
++        else 
++                summary = g_strdup_printf("%s", pkg->description);
+ 
+-	pk_backend_details (backend, newid, NULL, group, pkg->description, pkg->url, pkg->size);
++	pk_backend_details (backend, newid, NULL, group, summary, pkg->url, pkg->size);
+ 	pk_backend_finished (backend);
+ 	opkg_thread_unlock();
+ 
+ 	g_free (newid);
++        g_free (summary);
+ 	opkg_package_free(pkg);
+ 	return TRUE;
+ }
diff --git a/recipes/packagekit/files/racing_condition.patch b/recipes/packagekit/files/racing_condition.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae127da861
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/packagekit/files/racing_condition.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,244 @@
+diff --git a/backends/opkg/pk-backend-opkg.c b/backends/opkg/pk-backend-opkg.c
+index a7b5244..9e71b90 100644
+--- a/backends/opkg/pk-backend-opkg.c
++++ b/backends/opkg/pk-backend-opkg.c
+@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
+  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+  */
+ 
++#include <unistd.h>
+ #include <gmodule.h>
+ #include <glib.h>
+ #include <string.h>
+@@ -47,6 +48,22 @@ typedef struct {
+ 	PkBackend *backend;
+ } SearchParams;
+ 
++static int __opkg_lock__ = 0;
++static inline void opkg_thread_lock() 
++{
++	while ( __opkg_lock__ ) 
++		usleep(500);
++	__opkg_lock__ = 1;
++}
++
++static inline void opkg_thread_unlock() 
++{
++	if (! __opkg_lock__ ) {
++		pk_debug("Warning: opkg_thread_unlock  without lock before!!\n");
++	}
++	__opkg_lock__ = 0;
++}
++
+ static void
+ opkg_unknown_error (PkBackend *backend, gint error_code, gchar *failed_cmd)
+ {
+@@ -236,6 +253,7 @@ backend_refresh_cache_thread (PkBackend *backend)
+ 			opkg_unknown_error (backend, ret, "Refreshing cache");
+ 	}
+ 	pk_backend_finished (backend);
++	opkg_thread_unlock();
+ 
+ 	return (ret == 0);
+ }
+@@ -246,6 +264,7 @@ backend_refresh_cache_thread (PkBackend *backend)
+ static void
+ backend_refresh_cache (PkBackend *backend, gboolean force)
+ {
++	opkg_thread_lock();
+ 	pk_backend_set_status (backend, PK_STATUS_ENUM_REFRESH_CACHE);
+ 	pk_backend_set_percentage (backend, PK_BACKEND_PERCENTAGE_INVALID);
+ 
+@@ -260,15 +279,26 @@ backend_refresh_cache (PkBackend *backend, gboolean force)
+ static void
+ pk_opkg_package_list_cb (opkg_t *opkg, opkg_package_t *pkg, void *data)
+ {
+-	SearchParams *params = (SearchParams*) data;
++	SearchParams *params;
+ 	gchar *uid;
+ 	gchar *haystack;
+ 	gint status, match;
+-	PkFilterEnum filters = params->filters;
++	PkFilterEnum filters;
+ 
++	if (!opkg) {
++		pk_debug("opkg is NULL!!\n");
++		return;
++	}
++	if (!data) {
++		pk_debug("data is NULL!!\n");
++		return;
++	}
+ 	if (!pkg->name)
+ 		return;
+ 
++	params = (SearchParams*) data;
++	filters = params->filters;
++
+ 	switch (params->search_type)
+ 	{
+ 		case SEARCH_NAME:
+@@ -336,6 +366,7 @@ backend_search_thread (PkBackend *backend)
+ 	opkg_list_packages (opkg, pk_opkg_package_list_cb, params);
+ 
+ 	pk_backend_finished (params->backend);
++	opkg_thread_unlock();
+ 
+ 	g_free (params->needle);
+ 	g_free (params);
+@@ -348,6 +379,7 @@ backend_search_name (PkBackend *backend, PkFilterEnum filters, const gchar *sear
+ {
+ 	SearchParams *params;
+ 
++	opkg_thread_lock();
+ 
+ 	pk_backend_set_status (backend, PK_STATUS_ENUM_QUERY);
+ 	pk_backend_set_percentage (backend, PK_BACKEND_PERCENTAGE_INVALID);
+@@ -370,6 +402,7 @@ backend_search_description (PkBackend *backend, PkFilterEnum filters, const gcha
+ {
+ 	SearchParams *params;
+ 
++	opkg_thread_lock();
+ 
+ 	pk_backend_set_status (backend, PK_STATUS_ENUM_QUERY);
+ 	pk_backend_set_percentage (backend, PK_BACKEND_PERCENTAGE_INVALID);
+@@ -389,6 +422,7 @@ backend_search_group (PkBackend *backend, PkFilterEnum filters, const gchar *sea
+ {
+ 	SearchParams *params;
+ 
++	opkg_thread_lock();
+ 
+ 	pk_backend_set_status (backend, PK_STATUS_ENUM_QUERY);
+ 	pk_backend_set_percentage (backend, PK_BACKEND_PERCENTAGE_INVALID);
+@@ -431,12 +465,15 @@ backend_install_packages_thread (PkBackend *backend)
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	pk_backend_finished (backend);
++	opkg_thread_unlock();
+ 	return (err == 0);
+ }
+ 
+ static void
+ backend_install_packages (PkBackend *backend, gchar **package_ids)
+ {
++	opkg_thread_lock();
++
+ 	pk_backend_set_percentage (backend, PK_BACKEND_PERCENTAGE_INVALID);
+ 	pk_backend_set_status (backend, PK_STATUS_ENUM_INSTALL);
+ 
+@@ -493,6 +530,7 @@ backend_remove_packages_thread (PkBackend *backend)
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	pk_backend_finished (backend);
++	opkg_thread_unlock();
+ 	return (err == 0);
+ }
+ 
+@@ -500,6 +538,8 @@ static void
+ backend_remove_packages (PkBackend *backend, gchar **package_ids, gboolean allow_deps, gboolean autoremove)
+ {
+ 	gpointer *params;
++	
++	opkg_thread_lock();
+ 
+ 	pk_backend_set_status (backend, PK_STATUS_ENUM_REMOVE);
+ 	pk_backend_set_percentage (backend, PK_BACKEND_PERCENTAGE_INVALID);
+@@ -540,12 +580,15 @@ backend_update_system_thread (PkBackend *backend)
+ 		opkg_unknown_error (backend, err, "Upgrading system");
+ 
+ 	pk_backend_finished (backend);
++	opkg_thread_unlock();
+ 	return (err != 0);
+ }
+ 
+ static void
+ backend_update_system (PkBackend *backend)
+ {
++	opkg_thread_lock();
++
+ 	pk_backend_set_status (backend, PK_STATUS_ENUM_UPDATE);
+ 	pk_backend_set_percentage (backend, PK_BACKEND_PERCENTAGE_INVALID);
+ 
+@@ -571,6 +614,7 @@ backend_update_package_thread (PkBackend *backend)
+ 				"Package not found");
+ 		pk_package_id_free (pi);
+ 		pk_backend_finished (backend);
++		opkg_thread_unlock();
+ 		return FALSE;
+ 	}
+ 
+@@ -581,6 +625,7 @@ backend_update_package_thread (PkBackend *backend)
+ 
+ 	pk_package_id_free (pi);
+ 	pk_backend_finished (backend);
++	opkg_thread_unlock();
+ 	return (err != 0);
+ }
+ 
+@@ -589,10 +634,12 @@ backend_update_packages (PkBackend *backend, gchar **package_ids)
+ {
+ 	gint i;
+ 
+-	pk_backend_set_status (backend, PK_STATUS_ENUM_UPDATE);
+-	pk_backend_set_percentage (backend, PK_BACKEND_PERCENTAGE_INVALID);
+-
+ 	for (i = 0; package_ids[i]; i++) {
++
++		opkg_thread_lock();
++
++		pk_backend_set_status (backend, PK_STATUS_ENUM_UPDATE);
++		pk_backend_set_percentage (backend, PK_BACKEND_PERCENTAGE_INVALID);
+ 		pk_backend_set_string (backend, "pkgid", package_ids[i]);
+ 		pk_backend_thread_create (backend, backend_update_package_thread);
+ 	}
+@@ -626,12 +673,14 @@ backend_get_updates_thread (PkBackend *backend)
+ {
+ 	opkg_list_upgradable_packages (opkg, pk_opkg_list_upgradable_cb, backend);
+ 	pk_backend_finished (backend);
++	opkg_thread_unlock();
+ 	return TRUE;
+ }
+ 
+ static void
+ backend_get_updates (PkBackend *backend, PkFilterEnum filters)
+ {
++	opkg_thread_lock();
+ 	pk_backend_set_status (backend, PK_STATUS_ENUM_UPDATE);
+ 	pk_backend_set_percentage (backend, PK_BACKEND_PERCENTAGE_INVALID);
+ 
+@@ -672,6 +721,7 @@ backend_get_details_thread (PkBackend *backend)
+ 	{
+ 		pk_backend_error_code (backend, PK_ERROR_ENUM_PACKAGE_ID_INVALID, "invalid package id");
+ 		pk_backend_finished (backend);
++		opkg_thread_unlock();
+ 		return FALSE;
+ 	}
+ 
+@@ -683,6 +733,7 @@ backend_get_details_thread (PkBackend *backend)
+ 	{
+ 		pk_backend_error_code (backend, PK_ERROR_ENUM_PACKAGE_NOT_FOUND, NULL);
+ 		pk_backend_finished (backend);
++		opkg_thread_unlock();
+ 		return FALSE;
+ 	}
+ 
+@@ -698,15 +749,18 @@ backend_get_details_thread (PkBackend *backend)
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	pk_backend_details (backend, newid, NULL, group, pkg->description, pkg->url, pkg->size);
++	pk_backend_finished (backend);
++	opkg_thread_unlock();
++
+ 	g_free (newid);
+ 	opkg_package_free(pkg);
+-	pk_backend_finished (backend);
+ 	return TRUE;
+ }
+ 
+ static void
+ backend_get_details (PkBackend *backend, const gchar *package_id)
+ {
++	opkg_thread_lock();
+ 	pk_backend_set_percentage (backend, PK_BACKEND_PERCENTAGE_INVALID);
+ 	pk_backend_thread_create (backend, backend_get_details_thread);
+ }
diff --git a/recipes/packagekit/files/remove_search_memory_leak.patch b/recipes/packagekit/files/remove_search_memory_leak.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bcc27adba7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/packagekit/files/remove_search_memory_leak.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+diff --git a/backends/opkg/pk-backend-opkg.c b/backends/opkg/pk-backend-opkg.c
+index 0b9867e..a7b5244 100644
+--- a/backends/opkg/pk-backend-opkg.c
++++ b/backends/opkg/pk-backend-opkg.c
+@@ -307,21 +307,23 @@ pk_opkg_package_list_cb (opkg_t *opkg, opkg_package_t *pkg, void *data)
+ 
+ 	/* check filters */
+ 
+-	if ((filters & PK_FILTER_ENUM_DEVELOPMENT) && !opkg_is_devel_pkg (pkg))
+-		return;
++	if ((filters & PK_FILTER_ENUM_DEVELOPMENT) && !opkg_is_devel_pkg (pkg)) 
++		goto end_handle;
+ 	if ((filters & PK_FILTER_ENUM_NOT_DEVELOPMENT) && opkg_is_devel_pkg (pkg))
+-		return;
++		goto end_handle;
+ 	if ((filters & PK_FILTER_ENUM_GUI) && !opkg_is_gui_pkg (pkg))
+-		return;
++		goto end_handle;
+ 	if ((filters & PK_FILTER_ENUM_NOT_GUI) && opkg_is_gui_pkg (pkg))
+-		return;
++		goto end_handle;
+ 	if ((filters & PK_FILTER_ENUM_INSTALLED) && (!pkg->installed))
+-		return;
++		goto end_handle;
+ 	if ((filters & PK_FILTER_ENUM_NOT_INSTALLED) && (pkg->installed))
+-		return;
++		goto end_handle;
+ 
+ 	pk_backend_package (params->backend, status, uid, pkg->description);
+ 
++end_handle:
++	g_free(uid);
+ }
+ 
+ static gboolean
+@@ -616,6 +618,7 @@ pk_opkg_list_upgradable_cb (opkg_t *opkg, opkg_package_t *pkg, void *data)
+ 		pkg->name, pkg->version, pkg->architecture);
+ 
+ 	pk_backend_package (backend, status, uid, pkg->description);
++	g_free(uid);
+ }
+ 
+ static gboolean
+@@ -696,6 +699,7 @@ backend_get_details_thread (PkBackend *backend)
+ 
+ 	pk_backend_details (backend, newid, NULL, group, pkg->description, pkg->url, pkg->size);
+ 	g_free (newid);
++	opkg_package_free(pkg);
+ 	pk_backend_finished (backend);
+ 	return TRUE;
+ }
diff --git a/recipes/packagekit/files/repository-ping.patch b/recipes/packagekit/files/repository-ping.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..75597e42c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/packagekit/files/repository-ping.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,243 @@
+diff --git a/backends/dummy/pk-backend-dummy.c b/backends/dummy/pk-backend-dummy.c
+index 5714e9f..162e6ce 100644
+--- a/backends/dummy/pk-backend-dummy.c
++++ b/backends/dummy/pk-backend-dummy.c
+@@ -777,6 +777,16 @@ backend_what_provides (PkBackend *backend, PkFilterEnum filters, PkProvidesEnum
+ }
+ 
+ /**
++ * backend_repos_ping:
++ */ 
++static PkNetworkEnum
++backend_repos_ping (PkBackend *backend)
++{
++	pk_backend_finished (backend);
++	return PK_NETWORK_ENUM_UNKNOWN;
++}
++
++/**
+  * backend_get_packages:
+  */
+ static void
+@@ -821,6 +831,7 @@ PK_BACKEND_OPTIONS (
+ 	backend_service_pack,			/* service_pack */
+ 	backend_update_packages,		/* update_packages */
+ 	backend_update_system,			/* update_system */
+-	backend_what_provides			/* what_provides */
++	backend_what_provides, 			/* what_provides */
++	backend_repos_ping			/* repos_ping */
+ );
+ 
+diff --git a/backends/opkg/pk-backend-opkg.c b/backends/opkg/pk-backend-opkg.c
+index 02966c9..a20769f 100644
+--- a/backends/opkg/pk-backend-opkg.c
++++ b/backends/opkg/pk-backend-opkg.c
+@@ -705,6 +705,16 @@ backend_get_details (PkBackend *backend, const gchar *package_id)
+ 	pk_backend_thread_create (backend, backend_get_details_thread);
+ }
+ 
++static PkNetworkEnum 
++backend_repos_ping (PkBackend *backend)
++{
++	int opkg_ret = opkg_repository_accessibility_check(opkg);
++	pk_backend_set_percentage (backend, PK_BACKEND_PERCENTAGE_INVALID);
++	pk_backend_finished (backend);
++	pk_debug("opkg repos_ping ret = %d\n", opkg_ret);
++	return opkg_ret ? PK_NETWORK_ENUM_OFFLINE : PK_NETWORK_ENUM_ONLINE;
++}
++
+ PK_BACKEND_OPTIONS (
+ 	"opkg",					/* description */
+ 	"Thomas Wood <thomas@openedhand.com>",	/* author */
+@@ -737,6 +747,7 @@ PK_BACKEND_OPTIONS (
+ 	NULL,					/* service_pack */
+ 	backend_update_packages,		/* update_packages */
+ 	backend_update_system,			/* update_system */
+-	NULL					/* what_provides */
++	NULL, 					/* what_provides */
++	backend_repos_ping			/* repos_ping */
+ );
+ 
+diff --git a/backends/test/pk-backend-test-dbus.c b/backends/test/pk-backend-test-dbus.c
+index 76686dc..9ef733d 100644
+--- a/backends/test/pk-backend-test-dbus.c
++++ b/backends/test/pk-backend-test-dbus.c
+@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ PK_BACKEND_OPTIONS (
+ 	NULL,					/* service_pack */
+ 	NULL,					/* update_packages */
+ 	NULL,					/* update_system */
+-	NULL					/* what_provides */
++	NULL,					/* what_provides */
++	NULL					/* repos_ping */
+ );
+ 
+diff --git a/backends/test/pk-backend-test-fail.c b/backends/test/pk-backend-test-fail.c
+index b429c1b..a70564a 100644
+--- a/backends/test/pk-backend-test-fail.c
++++ b/backends/test/pk-backend-test-fail.c
+@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ PK_BACKEND_OPTIONS (
+ 	NULL,					/* service_pack */
+ 	backend_update_packages,		/* update_packages */
+ 	backend_update_system,			/* update_system */
+-	NULL					/* what_provides */
++	NULL, 					/* what_provides */
++	NULL					/* repos_ping */
+ );
+ 
+diff --git a/backends/test/pk-backend-test-nop.c b/backends/test/pk-backend-test-nop.c
+index 3526fa5..a715b9b 100644
+--- a/backends/test/pk-backend-test-nop.c
++++ b/backends/test/pk-backend-test-nop.c
+@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ PK_BACKEND_OPTIONS (
+ 	NULL,					/* service_pack */
+ 	NULL,					/* update_package */
+ 	NULL,					/* update_system */
+-	NULL					/* what_provides */
++	NULL, 					/* what_provides */
++	NULL					/* repos_ping */
+ );
+ 
+diff --git a/backends/test/pk-backend-test-spawn.c b/backends/test/pk-backend-test-spawn.c
+index 584f44c..424c7d4 100644
+--- a/backends/test/pk-backend-test-spawn.c
++++ b/backends/test/pk-backend-test-spawn.c
+@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ PK_BACKEND_OPTIONS (
+ 	NULL,					/* service_pack */
+ 	NULL,					/* update_package */
+ 	NULL,					/* update_system */
+-	NULL					/* what_provides */
++	NULL,					/* what_provides */
++	NULL					/* repos_ping */
+ );
+ 
+diff --git a/backends/test/pk-backend-test-succeed.c b/backends/test/pk-backend-test-succeed.c
+index c046c1d..116d4fe 100644
+--- a/backends/test/pk-backend-test-succeed.c
++++ b/backends/test/pk-backend-test-succeed.c
+@@ -304,6 +304,16 @@ backend_what_provides (PkBackend *backend, PkFilterEnum filters, PkProvidesEnum
+ }
+ 
+ /**
++ * backend_repos_ping
++ */ 
++static PkNetworkEnum
++backend_repos_ping (PkBackend *backend)
++{
++	pk_backend_finished(backend);
++	return PK_NETWORK_ENUM_UNKNOWN;
++}
++
++/**
+  * backend_get_packages:
+  */
+ static void
+@@ -344,6 +354,7 @@ PK_BACKEND_OPTIONS (
+ 	backend_service_pack,			/* service_pack */
+ 	backend_update_packages,		/* update_packages */
+ 	backend_update_system,			/* update_system */
+-	backend_what_provides			/* what_provides */
++	backend_what_provides, 			/* what_provides */
++	backend_repos_ping			/* repos_ping */
+ );
+ 
+diff --git a/backends/test/pk-backend-test-thread.c b/backends/test/pk-backend-test-thread.c
+index 46ee862..a00cd26 100644
+--- a/backends/test/pk-backend-test-thread.c
++++ b/backends/test/pk-backend-test-thread.c
+@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ PK_BACKEND_OPTIONS (
+ 	NULL,					/* service_pack */
+ 	NULL,					/* update_package */
+ 	NULL,					/* update_system */
+-	NULL					/* what_provides */
++	NULL, 					/* what_provides */
++	NULL					/* repos_ping */
+ );
+ 
+diff --git a/src/pk-backend-internal.h b/src/pk-backend-internal.h
+index 2bffaff..f46159c 100644
+--- a/src/pk-backend-internal.h
++++ b/src/pk-backend-internal.h
+@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ PkGroupEnum	 pk_backend_get_groups			(PkBackend	*backend);
+ PkFilterEnum	 pk_backend_get_filters			(PkBackend	*backend);
+ PkRoleEnum	 pk_backend_get_actions			(PkBackend	*backend);
+ 
++PkNetworkEnum    pk_backend_repos_ping			(PkBackend      *backend);
++
+ G_END_DECLS
+ 
+ #endif /* __PK_BACKEND_INTERNAL_H */
+diff --git a/src/pk-backend.c b/src/pk-backend.c
+index 6efa55e..32ff276 100644
+--- a/src/pk-backend.c
++++ b/src/pk-backend.c
+@@ -165,6 +165,23 @@ pk_backend_get_filters (PkBackend *backend)
+ }
+ 
+ /**
++ */
++PkNetworkEnum    
++pk_backend_repos_ping (PkBackend      *backend) 
++{
++	g_return_val_if_fail (PK_IS_BACKEND (backend), PK_NETWORK_ENUM_UNKNOWN);
++	g_return_val_if_fail (backend->priv->locked != FALSE, PK_NETWORK_ENUM_UNKNOWN);
++
++	/* not compulsory */
++	if (backend->desc->repos_ping == NULL) {
++		return PK_NETWORK_ENUM_UNKNOWN;
++	}
++
++	pk_debug("Runing backend's repos_ping\n");
++	return backend->desc->repos_ping (backend);
++}
++
++/**
+  * pk_backend_get_actions:
+  **/
+ PkRoleEnum
+diff --git a/src/pk-backend.h b/src/pk-backend.h
+index a7ba754..1f41c6c 100644
+--- a/src/pk-backend.h
++++ b/src/pk-backend.h
+@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ typedef struct {
+ 							 PkFilterEnum	 filters,
+ 							 PkProvidesEnum	 provides,
+ 							 const gchar	*search);
++	PkNetworkEnum	(*repos_ping) 			(PkBackend 	*backend);
+ 	gpointer	padding[10];
+ } PkBackendDesc;
+ 
+@@ -266,7 +267,7 @@ typedef struct {
+ 			   get_update_detail, get_updates, install_files, install_packages,		\
+ 			   install_signature, refresh_cache, remove_packages, repo_enable,		\
+ 			   repo_set_data, resolve, rollback, search_details, search_file, search_group,	\
+-			   search_name, service_pack, update_packages, update_system, what_provides)	\
++			   search_name, service_pack, update_packages, update_system, what_provides, repos_ping)	\
+ 	G_MODULE_EXPORT const PkBackendDesc pk_backend_desc = { 					\
+ 		description,		\
+ 		author,			\
+@@ -300,6 +301,7 @@ typedef struct {
+ 		update_packages,	\
+ 		update_system,		\
+ 		what_provides,		\
++		repos_ping, 		\
+ 		{0} 			\
+ 	}
+ 
+diff --git a/src/pk-engine.c b/src/pk-engine.c
+index 14ecf41..f9359f2 100644
+--- a/src/pk-engine.c
++++ b/src/pk-engine.c
+@@ -279,8 +279,11 @@ pk_engine_get_network_state (PkEngine *engine, gchar **state, GError **error)
+ {
+ 	PkNetworkEnum network;
+ 	g_return_val_if_fail (PK_IS_ENGINE (engine), FALSE);
+-	/* get the network state */
+-	network = pk_network_get_network_state (engine->priv->network);
++	network = pk_backend_repos_ping(engine->priv->backend);
++	if (network == PK_NETWORK_ENUM_UNKNOWN)  {
++		/* get the network state */
++		network = pk_network_get_network_state (engine->priv->network);
++	}
+ 	*state = g_strdup (pk_network_enum_to_text (network));
+ 	return TRUE;
+ }
diff --git a/recipes/packagekit/gnome-packagekit_0.2.5.bb b/recipes/packagekit/gnome-packagekit_0.2.5.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d0341056c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/packagekit/gnome-packagekit_0.2.5.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "GNOME frontend for packagekit"
+LICENSE = "GPL"
+
+DEPENDS = "packagekit libgnome"
+
+inherit gnome
+
+SRC_URI = "http://www.packagekit.org/releases/gnome-packagekit-${PV}.tar.gz"
+
+EXTRA_OECONF = " --enable-compile-warnings=no  --disable-scrollkeeper "
+
+do_configure_prepend() {
+	sed -i -e s/help/docs/ Makefile.am 
+	sed -i -e s:-Werror::g configure.ac
+}
+
+FILES_${PN} += "${datadir}/icons ${datadir}/gnome"
diff --git a/recipes/packagekit/packagekit_0.2.4.bb b/recipes/packagekit/packagekit_0.2.4.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..301853c9e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/packagekit/packagekit_0.2.4.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "PackageKit package management abstraction"
+SECTION = "libs"
+PRIORITY = "optional"
+LICENSE = "GPL"
+DEPENDS = "dbus (>= 1.1.1) dbus-glib glib-2.0 sqlite3 opkg intltool intltool-native (>= 0.37.1)"
+RDEPENDS_${PN} = "opkg"
+
+PE = "1"
+
+SRC_URI = "http://www.packagekit.org/releases/PackageKit-${PV}.tar.gz \
+           file://disable-docbook2man.patch;patch=1 \
+           file://repository-ping.patch;patch=1 \
+           file://force_depends.patch;patch=1 \
+           file://racing_condition.patch;patch=1 \
+           "
+
+
+S = "${WORKDIR}/PackageKit-${PV}"
+
+inherit autotools pkgconfig
+
+EXTRA_OECONF = "--with-security-framework=dummy \
+                --with-default-backend=opkg \
+                --enable-opkg \
+                ac_cv_path_XMLTO=no \
+                "
+
+
+do_configure_prepend() {
+        echo "EXTRA_DIST=" > gtk-doc.make
+        sed -i -e s:0\.1\.5:0\.1\.6:g configure.ac
+}
+
+do_stage () {
+        autotools_stage_all
+}
+
+FILES_${PN} += "${libdir}/packagekit-backend/*.so ${datadir}/dbus-1/system-services/"
+FILES_${PN}-dbg += "${libdir}/packagekit-backend/.debug/*.so "
diff --git a/recipes/packagekit/packagekit_git.bb b/recipes/packagekit/packagekit_git.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e9793d050
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/packagekit/packagekit_git.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "PackageKit package management abstraction"
+SECTION = "libs"
+PRIORITY = "optional"
+LICENSE = "GPL"
+DEPENDS = "dbus (>= 1.1.1) dbus-glib glib-2.0 sqlite3 opkg intltool intltool-native (>= 0.37.1)"
+RDEPENDS_${PN} = "opkg"
+PV = "0.2.3+gitr${SRCREV}"
+PR = "r18"
+PE = "1"
+
+SRC_URI = "git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/packagekit;protocol=git \
+           file://disable-docbook2man.patch;patch=1 \
+           file://repository-ping.patch;patch=1 \
+           file://force_depends.patch;patch=1 \
+           file://remove_search_memory_leak.patch;patch=1 \
+           file://racing_condition.patch;patch=1 \
+           file://modify_summary_and_adding_reposi_info.patch;patch=1 \
+           "
+
+
+S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
+
+inherit autotools pkgconfig
+
+EXTRA_OECONF = "--with-security-framework=dummy \
+                --with-default-backend=opkg \
+                --enable-opkg \
+                ac_cv_path_XMLTO=no \
+                "
+
+
+do_configure_prepend() {
+        echo "EXTRA_DIST=" > gtk-doc.make
+        sed -i -e s:0\.1\.5:0\.1\.6:g configure.ac
+}
+
+do_stage () {
+        autotools_stage_all
+}
+
+FILES_${PN} += "${libdir}/packagekit-backend/*.so ${datadir}/dbus-1/system-services/"
+FILES_${PN}-dbg += "${libdir}/packagekit-backend/.debug/*.so "