base.bbclass: Split up as per the patch in OE.dev by Chris Larson making code more readable and modularised

Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <rpurdie@linux.intel.com>

6 files changed, 725 insertions, 722 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/base.bbclass b/meta/classes/base.bbclass
index 256f89954c..51a514570b 100644
--- a/meta/classes/base.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/base.bbclass
@@ -1,87 +1,6 @@
 BB_DEFAULT_TASK ?= "build"
 
-# like os.path.join but doesn't treat absolute RHS specially
-def base_path_join(a, *p):
-    path = a
-    for b in p:
-        if path == '' or path.endswith('/'):
-            path +=  b
-        else:
-            path += '/' + b
-    return path
-
-# for MD5/SHA handling
-def base_chk_load_parser(config_path):
-    import ConfigParser
-    parser = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
-    if not len(parser.read(config_path)) == 1:
-        bb.note("Can not open the '%s' ini file" % config_path)
-        raise Exception("Can not open the '%s'" % config_path)
-
-    return parser
-
-def base_chk_file(parser, pn, pv, src_uri, localpath, data):
-    no_checksum = False
-    # Try PN-PV-SRC_URI first and then try PN-SRC_URI
-    # we rely on the get method to create errors
-    pn_pv_src = "%s-%s-%s" % (pn,pv,src_uri)
-    pn_src    = "%s-%s" % (pn,src_uri)
-    if parser.has_section(pn_pv_src):
-        md5    = parser.get(pn_pv_src, "md5")
-        sha256 = parser.get(pn_pv_src, "sha256")
-    elif parser.has_section(pn_src):
-        md5    = parser.get(pn_src, "md5")
-        sha256 = parser.get(pn_src, "sha256")
-    elif parser.has_section(src_uri):
-        md5    = parser.get(src_uri, "md5")
-        sha256 = parser.get(src_uri, "sha256")
-    else:
-        no_checksum = True
-
-    # md5 and sha256 should be valid now
-    if not os.path.exists(localpath):
-        bb.note("The localpath does not exist '%s'" % localpath)
-        raise Exception("The path does not exist '%s'" % localpath)
-
-
-    # Calculate the MD5 and 256-bit SHA checksums
-    md5data = bb.utils.md5_file(localpath)
-    shadata = bb.utils.sha256_file(localpath)
-
-    # sha256_file() can return None if we are running on Python 2.4 (hashlib is
-    # 2.5 onwards, sha in 2.4 is 160-bit only), so check for this and call the
-    # standalone shasum binary if required.
-    if shadata is None:
-        try:
-            shapipe = os.popen('PATH=%s oe_sha256sum %s' % (bb.data.getVar('PATH', data, True), localpath))
-            shadata = (shapipe.readline().split() or [ "" ])[0]
-            shapipe.close()
-        except OSError:
-            raise Exception("Executing shasum failed, please build shasum-native")
-    
-    if no_checksum == True:	# we do not have conf/checksums.ini entry
-        try:
-            file = open("%s/checksums.ini" % bb.data.getVar("TMPDIR", data, 1), "a")
-        except:
-            return False
-
-        if not file:
-            raise Exception("Creating checksums.ini failed")
-        
-        file.write("[%s]\nmd5=%s\nsha256=%s\n\n" % (src_uri, md5data, shadata))
-        file.close()
-        return False
-
-    if not md5 == md5data:
-        bb.note("The MD5Sums did not match. Wanted: '%s' and Got: '%s'" % (md5,md5data))
-        raise Exception("MD5 Sums do not match. Wanted: '%s' Got: '%s'" % (md5, md5data))
-
-    if not sha256 == shadata:
-        bb.note("The SHA256 Sums do not match. Wanted: '%s' Got: '%s'" % (sha256,shadata))
-        raise Exception("SHA256 Sums do not match. Wanted: '%s' Got: '%s'" % (sha256, shadata))
-
-    return True
-
+inherit utils
 
 def base_dep_prepend(d):
 	#
@@ -112,62 +31,11 @@ def base_dep_prepend(d):
 			deps += " virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}gcc virtual/libc "
 	return deps
 
-def base_read_file(filename):
-	try:
-		f = file( filename, "r" )
-	except IOError, reason:
-		return "" # WARNING: can't raise an error now because of the new RDEPENDS handling. This is a bit ugly. :M:
-	else:
-		return f.read().strip()
-	return None
-
-def base_conditional(variable, checkvalue, truevalue, falsevalue, d):
-	if bb.data.getVar(variable,d,1) == checkvalue:
-		return truevalue
-	else:
-		return falsevalue
-
-def base_less_or_equal(variable, checkvalue, truevalue, falsevalue, d):
-	if float(bb.data.getVar(variable,d,1)) <= float(checkvalue):
-		return truevalue
-	else:
-		return falsevalue
-
-def base_version_less_or_equal(variable, checkvalue, truevalue, falsevalue, d):
-    result = bb.vercmp(bb.data.getVar(variable,d,True), checkvalue)
-    if result <= 0:
-        return truevalue
-    else:
-        return falsevalue
-
-def base_contains(variable, checkvalues, truevalue, falsevalue, d):
-	matches = 0
-	if type(checkvalues).__name__ == "str":
-		checkvalues = [checkvalues]
-	for value in checkvalues:
-		if bb.data.getVar(variable,d,1).find(value) != -1:	
-			matches = matches + 1
-	if matches == len(checkvalues):
-		return truevalue		
-	return falsevalue
-
-def base_both_contain(variable1, variable2, checkvalue, d):
-       if bb.data.getVar(variable1,d,1).find(checkvalue) != -1 and bb.data.getVar(variable2,d,1).find(checkvalue) != -1:
-               return checkvalue
-       else:
-               return ""
 
 DEPENDS_prepend="${@base_dep_prepend(d)} "
 DEPENDS_virtclass-native_prepend="${@base_dep_prepend(d)} "
 DEPENDS_virtclass-nativesdk_prepend="${@base_dep_prepend(d)} "
 
-def base_prune_suffix(var, suffixes, d):
-    # See if var ends with any of the suffixes listed and 
-    # remove it if found
-    for suffix in suffixes:
-        if var.endswith(suffix):
-            return var.replace(suffix, "")
-    return var
 
 def base_set_filespath(path, d):
 	filespath = []
@@ -180,13 +48,6 @@ def base_set_filespath(path, d):
 
 FILESPATH = "${@base_set_filespath([ "${FILE_DIRNAME}/${PF}", "${FILE_DIRNAME}/${P}", "${FILE_DIRNAME}/${PN}", "${FILE_DIRNAME}/${BP}", "${FILE_DIRNAME}/${BPN}", "${FILE_DIRNAME}/files", "${FILE_DIRNAME}" ], d)}"
 
-def oe_filter(f, str, d):
-	from re import match
-	return " ".join(filter(lambda x: match(f, x, 0), str.split()))
-
-def oe_filter_out(f, str, d):
-	from re import match
-	return " ".join(filter(lambda x: not match(f, x, 0), str.split()))
 
 die() {
 	oefatal "$*"
@@ -223,173 +84,6 @@ oe_runmake() {
 	${MAKE} ${EXTRA_OEMAKE} "$@" || die "oe_runmake failed"
 }
 
-oe_soinstall() {
-	# Purpose: Install shared library file and
-	#          create the necessary links
-	# Example:
-	#
-	# oe_
-	#
-	#oenote installing shared library $1 to $2
-	#
-	libname=`basename $1`
-	install -m 755 $1 $2/$libname
-	sonamelink=`${HOST_PREFIX}readelf -d $1 |grep 'Library soname:' |sed -e 's/.*\[\(.*\)\].*/\1/'`
-	solink=`echo $libname | sed -e 's/\.so\..*/.so/'`
-	ln -sf $libname $2/$sonamelink
-	ln -sf $libname $2/$solink
-}
-
-oe_libinstall() {
-	# Purpose: Install a library, in all its forms
-	# Example
-	#
-	# oe_libinstall libltdl ${STAGING_LIBDIR}/
-	# oe_libinstall -C src/libblah libblah ${D}/${libdir}/
-	dir=""
-	libtool=""
-	silent=""
-	require_static=""
-	require_shared=""
-	staging_install=""
-	while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
-		case "$1" in
-		-C)
-			shift
-			dir="$1"
-			;;
-		-s)
-			silent=1
-			;;
-		-a)
-			require_static=1
-			;;
-		-so)
-			require_shared=1
-			;;
-		-*)
-			oefatal "oe_libinstall: unknown option: $1"
-			;;
-		*)
-			break;
-			;;
-		esac
-		shift
-	done
-
-	libname="$1"
-	shift
-	destpath="$1"
-	if [ -z "$destpath" ]; then
-		oefatal "oe_libinstall: no destination path specified"
-	fi
-	if echo "$destpath/" | egrep '^${STAGING_LIBDIR}/' >/dev/null
-	then
-		staging_install=1
-	fi
-
-	__runcmd () {
-		if [ -z "$silent" ]; then
-			echo >&2 "oe_libinstall: $*"
-		fi
-		$*
-	}
-
-	if [ -z "$dir" ]; then
-		dir=`pwd`
-	fi
-
-	dotlai=$libname.lai
-
-	# Sanity check that the libname.lai is unique
-	number_of_files=`(cd $dir; find . -name "$dotlai") | wc -l`
-	if [ $number_of_files -gt 1 ]; then
-		oefatal "oe_libinstall: $dotlai is not unique in $dir"
-	fi
-
-
-	dir=$dir`(cd $dir;find . -name "$dotlai") | sed "s/^\.//;s/\/$dotlai\$//;q"`
-	olddir=`pwd`
-	__runcmd cd $dir
-
-	lafile=$libname.la
-
-	# If such file doesn't exist, try to cut version suffix
-	if [ ! -f "$lafile" ]; then
-		libname1=`echo "$libname" | sed 's/-[0-9.]*$//'`
-		lafile1=$libname.la
-		if [ -f "$lafile1" ]; then
-			libname=$libname1
-			lafile=$lafile1
-		fi
-	fi
-
-	if [ -f "$lafile" ]; then
-		# libtool archive
-		eval `cat $lafile|grep "^library_names="`
-		libtool=1
-	else
-		library_names="$libname.so* $libname.dll.a"
-	fi
-
-	__runcmd install -d $destpath/
-	dota=$libname.a
-	if [ -f "$dota" -o -n "$require_static" ]; then
-		rm -f $destpath/$dota
-		__runcmd install -m 0644 $dota $destpath/
-	fi
-	if [ -f "$dotlai" -a -n "$libtool" ]; then
-		if test -n "$staging_install"
-		then
-			# stop libtool using the final directory name for libraries
-			# in staging:
-			__runcmd rm -f $destpath/$libname.la
-			__runcmd sed -e 's/^installed=yes$/installed=no/' \
-				     -e '/^dependency_libs=/s,${WORKDIR}[[:alnum:]/\._+-]*/\([[:alnum:]\._+-]*\),${STAGING_LIBDIR}/\1,g' \
-				     -e "/^dependency_libs=/s,\([[:space:]']\)${libdir},\1${STAGING_LIBDIR},g" \
-				     $dotlai >$destpath/$libname.la
-		else
-			rm -f $destpath/$libname.la
-			__runcmd install -m 0644 $dotlai $destpath/$libname.la
-		fi
-	fi
-
-	for name in $library_names; do
-		files=`eval echo $name`
-		for f in $files; do
-			if [ ! -e "$f" ]; then
-				if [ -n "$libtool" ]; then
-					oefatal "oe_libinstall: $dir/$f not found."
-				fi
-			elif [ -L "$f" ]; then
-				__runcmd cp -P "$f" $destpath/
-			elif [ ! -L "$f" ]; then
-				libfile="$f"
-				rm -f $destpath/$libfile
-				__runcmd install -m 0755 $libfile $destpath/
-			fi
-		done
-	done
-
-	if [ -z "$libfile" ]; then
-		if  [ -n "$require_shared" ]; then
-			oefatal "oe_libinstall: unable to locate shared library"
-		fi
-	elif [ -z "$libtool" ]; then
-		# special case hack for non-libtool .so.#.#.# links
-		baselibfile=`basename "$libfile"`
-		if (echo $baselibfile | grep -qE '^lib.*\.so\.[0-9.]*$'); then
-			sonamelink=`${HOST_PREFIX}readelf -d $libfile |grep 'Library soname:' |sed -e 's/.*\[\(.*\)\].*/\1/'`
-			solink=`echo $baselibfile | sed -e 's/\.so\..*/.so/'`
-			if [ -n "$sonamelink" -a x"$baselibfile" != x"$sonamelink" ]; then
-				__runcmd ln -sf $baselibfile $destpath/$sonamelink
-			fi
-			__runcmd ln -sf $baselibfile $destpath/$solink
-		fi
-	fi
-
-	__runcmd cd "$olddir"
-}
 
 def package_stagefile(file, d):
 
@@ -409,81 +103,7 @@ package_stagefile_shell() {
 	fi
 }
 
-oe_machinstall() {
-	# Purpose: Install machine dependent files, if available
-	#          If not available, check if there is a default
-	#          If no default, just touch the destination
-	# Example:
-	#                $1  $2   $3         $4
-	# oe_machinstall -m 0644 fstab ${D}/etc/fstab
-	#
-	# TODO: Check argument number?
-	#
-	filename=`basename $3`
-	dirname=`dirname $3`
-
-	for o in `echo ${OVERRIDES} | tr ':' ' '`; do
-		if [ -e $dirname/$o/$filename ]; then
-			oenote $dirname/$o/$filename present, installing to $4
-			install $1 $2 $dirname/$o/$filename $4
-			return
-		fi
-	done
-#	oenote overrides specific file NOT present, trying default=$3...
-	if [ -e $3 ]; then
-		oenote $3 present, installing to $4
-		install $1 $2 $3 $4
-	else
-		oenote $3 NOT present, touching empty $4
-		touch $4
-	fi
-}
-
-addtask listtasks
-do_listtasks[nostamp] = "1"
-python do_listtasks() {
-	import sys
-	# emit variables and shell functions
-	#bb.data.emit_env(sys.__stdout__, d)
-	# emit the metadata which isnt valid shell
-	for e in d.keys():
-		if bb.data.getVarFlag(e, 'task', d):
-			sys.__stdout__.write("%s\n" % e)
-}
-
-addtask clean
-do_clean[dirs] = "${TOPDIR}"
-do_clean[nostamp] = "1"
-python base_do_clean() {
-	"""clear the build and temp directories"""
-	dir = bb.data.expand("${WORKDIR}", d)
-	if dir == '//': raise bb.build.FuncFailed("wrong DATADIR")
-	bb.note("removing " + dir)
-	os.system('rm -rf ' + dir)
-
-	dir = "%s.*" % bb.data.expand(bb.data.getVar('STAMP', d), d)
-	bb.note("removing " + dir)
-	os.system('rm -f '+ dir)
-}
-
-addtask rebuild after do_${BB_DEFAULT_TASK}
-do_rebuild[dirs] = "${TOPDIR}"
-do_rebuild[nostamp] = "1"
-python base_do_rebuild() {
-	"""rebuild a package"""
-}
-
-#addtask mrproper
-#do_mrproper[dirs] = "${TOPDIR}"
-#do_mrproper[nostamp] = "1"
-#python base_do_mrproper() {
-#	"""clear downloaded sources, build and temp directories"""
-#	dir = bb.data.expand("${DL_DIR}", d)
-#	if dir == '/': bb.build.FuncFailed("wrong DATADIR")
-#	bb.debug(2, "removing " + dir)
-#	os.system('rm -rf ' + dir)
-#	bb.build.exec_func('do_clean', d)
-#}
+inherit utility-tasks
 
 SCENEFUNCS += "base_scenefunction"
 											
@@ -566,57 +186,6 @@ python base_do_fetch() {
 			raise bb.build.FuncFailed("Checksum of '%s' failed" % uri)
 }
 
-addtask fetchall after do_fetch
-do_fetchall[recrdeptask] = "do_fetch"
-base_do_fetchall() {
-	:
-}
-
-addtask checkuri
-do_checkuri[nostamp] = "1"
-python do_checkuri() {
-	import sys
-
-	localdata = bb.data.createCopy(d)
-	bb.data.update_data(localdata)
-
-	src_uri = bb.data.getVar('SRC_URI', localdata, 1)
-
-	try:
-		bb.fetch.init(src_uri.split(),d)
-	except bb.fetch.NoMethodError:
-		(type, value, traceback) = sys.exc_info()
-		raise bb.build.FuncFailed("No method: %s" % value)
-
-	try:
-		bb.fetch.checkstatus(localdata)
-	except bb.fetch.MissingParameterError:
-		(type, value, traceback) = sys.exc_info()
-		raise bb.build.FuncFailed("Missing parameters: %s" % value)
-	except bb.fetch.FetchError:
-		(type, value, traceback) = sys.exc_info()
-		raise bb.build.FuncFailed("Fetch failed: %s" % value)
-	except bb.fetch.MD5SumError:
-		(type, value, traceback) = sys.exc_info()
-		raise bb.build.FuncFailed("MD5  failed: %s" % value)
-	except:
-		(type, value, traceback) = sys.exc_info()
-		raise bb.build.FuncFailed("Unknown fetch Error: %s" % value)
-}
-
-addtask checkuriall after do_checkuri
-do_checkuriall[recrdeptask] = "do_checkuri"
-do_checkuriall[nostamp] = "1"
-base_do_checkuriall() {
-	:
-}
-
-addtask buildall after do_build
-do_buildall[recrdeptask] = "do_build"
-base_do_buildall() {
-	:
-}
-
 def subprocess_setup():
 	import signal
 	# Python installs a SIGPIPE handler by default. This is usually not what
@@ -720,82 +289,7 @@ python base_do_unpack() {
 			raise bb.build.FuncFailed()
 }
 
-METADATA_BRANCH ?= "${@base_detect_branch(d)}"
-METADATA_REVISION ?= "${@base_detect_revision(d)}"
-
-def base_detect_revision(d):
-	path = base_get_scmbasepath(d)
-
-	scms = [base_get_metadata_git_revision, \
-			base_get_metadata_svn_revision]
-
-	for scm in scms:
-		rev = scm(path, d)
-		if rev <> "<unknown>":
-			return rev
-
-	return "<unknown>"	
-
-def base_detect_branch(d):
-	path = base_get_scmbasepath(d)
-
-	scms = [base_get_metadata_git_branch]
-
-	for scm in scms:
-		rev = scm(path, d)
-		if rev <> "<unknown>":
-			return rev.strip()
-
-	return "<unknown>"	
-	
-	
-
-def base_get_scmbasepath(d):
-	path_to_bbfiles = bb.data.getVar( 'BBFILES', d, 1 ).split()
-	return path_to_bbfiles[0][:path_to_bbfiles[0].rindex( "packages" )]
-
-def base_get_metadata_monotone_branch(path, d):
-	monotone_branch = "<unknown>"
-	try:
-		monotone_branch = file( "%s/_MTN/options" % path ).read().strip()
-		if monotone_branch.startswith( "database" ):
-			monotone_branch_words = monotone_branch.split()
-			monotone_branch = monotone_branch_words[ monotone_branch_words.index( "branch" )+1][1:-1]
-	except:
-		pass
-	return monotone_branch
-
-def base_get_metadata_monotone_revision(path, d):
-	monotone_revision = "<unknown>"
-	try:
-		monotone_revision = file( "%s/_MTN/revision" % path ).read().strip()
-		if monotone_revision.startswith( "format_version" ):
-			monotone_revision_words = monotone_revision.split()
-			monotone_revision = monotone_revision_words[ monotone_revision_words.index( "old_revision" )+1][1:-1]
-	except IOError:
-		pass
-	return monotone_revision
-
-def base_get_metadata_svn_revision(path, d):
-	revision = "<unknown>"
-	try:
-		revision = file( "%s/.svn/entries" % path ).readlines()[3].strip()
-	except IOError:
-		pass
-	return revision
-
-def base_get_metadata_git_branch(path, d):
-	branch = os.popen('cd %s; git branch | grep "^* " | tr -d "* "' % path).read()
-
-	if len(branch) != 0:
-		return branch
-	return "<unknown>"
-
-def base_get_metadata_git_revision(path, d):
-	rev = os.popen("cd %s; git log -n 1 --pretty=oneline --" % path).read().split(" ")[0]
-	if len(rev) != 0:
-		return rev
-	return "<unknown>"
+inherit metadata_scm
 
 GIT_CONFIG = "${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}/usr/etc/gitconfig"
 
@@ -909,145 +403,7 @@ base_do_compile() {
 	fi
 }
 
-
-sysroot_stage_dir() {
-	src="$1"
-	dest="$2"
-	# This will remove empty directories so we can ignore them
-	rmdir "$src" 2> /dev/null || true
-	if [ -d "$src" ]; then
-		mkdir -p "$dest"
-		cp -fpPR "$src"/* "$dest"
-	fi
-}
-
-sysroot_stage_libdir() {
-	src="$1"
-	dest="$2"
-
-	olddir=`pwd`
-	cd $src
-	las=$(find . -name \*.la -type f)
-	cd $olddir
-	echo "Found la files: $las"		 
-	for i in $las
-	do
-		sed -e 's/^installed=yes$/installed=no/' \
-		    -e '/^dependency_libs=/s,${WORKDIR}[[:alnum:]/\._+-]*/\([[:alnum:]\._+-]*\),${STAGING_LIBDIR}/\1,g' \
-		    -e "/^dependency_libs=/s,\([[:space:]']\)${libdir},\1${STAGING_LIBDIR},g" \
-		    -i $src/$i
-	done
-	sysroot_stage_dir $src $dest
-}
-
-sysroot_stage_dirs() {
-	from="$1"
-	to="$2"
-
-	sysroot_stage_dir $from${includedir} $to${STAGING_INCDIR}
-	if [ "${BUILD_SYS}" = "${HOST_SYS}" ]; then
-		sysroot_stage_dir $from${bindir} $to${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${bindir}
-		sysroot_stage_dir $from${sbindir} $to${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${sbindir}
-		sysroot_stage_dir $from${base_bindir} $to${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${base_bindir}
-		sysroot_stage_dir $from${base_sbindir} $to${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${base_sbindir}
-		sysroot_stage_dir $from${libexecdir} $to${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${libexecdir}
-		sysroot_stage_dir $from${sysconfdir} $to${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${sysconfdir}
-	fi
-	if [ -d $from${libdir} ]
-	then
-		sysroot_stage_libdir $from/${libdir} $to${STAGING_LIBDIR}
-	fi
-	if [ -d $from${base_libdir} ]
-	then
-		sysroot_stage_libdir $from${base_libdir} $to${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${base_libdir}
-	fi
-	sysroot_stage_dir $from${datadir} $to${STAGING_DATADIR}
-}
-
-sysroot_stage_all() {
-	sysroot_stage_dirs ${D} ${SYSROOT_DESTDIR}
-}
-
-def is_legacy_staging(d):
-    stagefunc = bb.data.getVar('do_stage', d, True)
-    legacy = True
-    if stagefunc is None:
-        legacy = False
-    elif stagefunc.strip() == "use_do_install_for_stage":
-        legacy = False
-    elif stagefunc.strip() == "autotools_stage_all":
-        legacy = False
-    elif stagefunc.strip() == "do_stage_native" and bb.data.getVar('AUTOTOOLS_NATIVE_STAGE_INSTALL', d, 1) == "1":
-        legacy = False
-    elif bb.data.getVar('NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS', d, 1) == "1":
-        legacy = False
-    return legacy
-
-do_populate_sysroot[dirs] = "${STAGING_DIR_TARGET}/${bindir} ${STAGING_DIR_TARGET}/${libdir} \
-			     ${STAGING_DIR_TARGET}/${includedir} \
-			     ${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE} ${STAGING_LIBDIR_NATIVE} \
-			     ${STAGING_INCDIR_NATIVE} \
-			     ${STAGING_DATADIR} \
-			     ${S} ${B}"
-
-# Could be compile but populate_sysroot and do_install shouldn't run at the same time
-addtask populate_sysroot after do_install
-
-PSTAGING_ACTIVE = "0"
-SYSROOT_PREPROCESS_FUNCS ?= ""
-SYSROOT_DESTDIR = "${WORKDIR}/sysroot-destdir/"
-SYSROOT_LOCK = "${STAGING_DIR}/staging.lock"
-
-python populate_sysroot_prehook () {
-	return
-}
-
-python populate_sysroot_posthook () {
-	return
-}
-
-packagedstaging_fastpath () {
-	:
-}
-
-python do_populate_sysroot () {
-    #
-    # if do_stage exists, we're legacy. In that case run the do_stage,
-    # modify the SYSROOT_DESTDIR variable and then run the staging preprocess
-    # functions against staging directly.
-    #
-    # Otherwise setup a destdir, copy the results from do_install
-    # and run the staging preprocess against that
-    #
-    pstageactive = (bb.data.getVar("PSTAGING_ACTIVE", d, True) == "1")
-    lockfile = bb.data.getVar("SYSROOT_LOCK", d, True)
-    stagefunc = bb.data.getVar('do_stage', d, True)
-    legacy = is_legacy_staging(d)
-    if legacy:
-        bb.data.setVar("SYSROOT_DESTDIR", "", d)
-        bb.note("Legacy staging mode for %s" % bb.data.getVar("FILE", d, True))
-        lock = bb.utils.lockfile(lockfile)
-        bb.build.exec_func('populate_sysroot_prehook', d)
-        bb.build.exec_func('do_stage', d)
-        for f in (bb.data.getVar('SYSROOT_PREPROCESS_FUNCS', d, True) or '').split():
-            bb.build.exec_func(f, d)
-        bb.build.exec_func('populate_sysroot_posthook', d)
-        bb.utils.unlockfile(lock)
-    else:
-        dest = bb.data.getVar('D', d, True)
-        sysrootdest = bb.data.expand('${SYSROOT_DESTDIR}${STAGING_DIR_TARGET}', d)
-        bb.mkdirhier(sysrootdest)
-
-        bb.build.exec_func("sysroot_stage_all", d)
-        #os.system('cp -pPR %s/* %s/' % (dest, sysrootdest))
-        for f in (bb.data.getVar('SYSROOT_PREPROCESS_FUNCS', d, True) or '').split():
-            bb.build.exec_func(f, d)
-        bb.build.exec_func("packagedstaging_fastpath", d)
-
-        lock = bb.utils.lockfile(lockfile)
-        os.system(bb.data.expand('cp -pPR ${SYSROOT_DESTDIR}${TMPDIR}/* ${TMPDIR}/', d))
-        bb.utils.unlockfile(lock)
-}
+inherit staging
 
 addtask install after do_compile
 do_install[dirs] = "${D} ${S} ${B}"
@@ -1066,19 +422,6 @@ addtask build after do_populate_sysroot
 do_build = ""
 do_build[func] = "1"
 
-# Make sure MACHINE isn't exported
-# (breaks binutils at least)
-MACHINE[unexport] = "1"
-
-# Make sure TARGET_ARCH isn't exported
-# (breaks Makefiles using implicit rules, e.g. quilt, as GNU make has this 
-# in them, undocumented)
-TARGET_ARCH[unexport] = "1"
-
-# Make sure DISTRO isn't exported
-# (breaks sysvinit at least)
-DISTRO[unexport] = "1"
-
 
 def base_after_parse(d):
     import exceptions
@@ -1176,7 +519,7 @@ def base_after_parse(d):
     for pkg in packages:
         pkgarch = bb.data.getVar("PACKAGE_ARCH_%s" % pkg, d, 1)
 
-        # We could look for != PACKAGE_ARCH here but how to choose 
+        # We could look for != PACKAGE_ARCH here but how to choose
         # if multiple differences are present?
         # Look through PACKAGE_ARCHS for the priority order?
         if pkgarch and pkgarch == mach_arch:
@@ -1187,8 +530,6 @@ def base_after_parse(d):
 
 python () {
     base_after_parse(d)
-    if is_legacy_staging(d):
-        bb.note("Legacy staging mode for %s" % bb.data.getVar("FILE", d, True))
 }
 
 def check_app_exists(app, d):
@@ -1211,63 +552,7 @@ def check_gcc3(data):
 # Patch handling
 inherit patch
 
-EXPORT_FUNCTIONS do_setscene do_clean do_fetch do_unpack do_configure do_compile do_install do_package do_populate_pkgs do_rebuild do_fetchall
-
-MIRRORS[func] = "0"
-MIRRORS () {
-${DEBIAN_MIRROR}/main	http://snapshot.debian.net/archive/pool
-${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool
-${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/pool
-${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.cl.debian.org/debian/pool
-${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.hr.debian.org/debian/pool
-${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.fi.debian.org/debian/pool
-${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.hk.debian.org/debian/pool
-${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.hu.debian.org/debian/pool
-${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.ie.debian.org/debian/pool
-${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.it.debian.org/debian/pool
-${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.jp.debian.org/debian/pool
-${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.no.debian.org/debian/pool
-${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.pl.debian.org/debian/pool
-${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.ro.debian.org/debian/pool
-${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.si.debian.org/debian/pool
-${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.es.debian.org/debian/pool
-${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.se.debian.org/debian/pool
-${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.tr.debian.org/debian/pool
-${GNU_MIRROR}	ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/gnu
-${GNU_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.matrix.com.br/pub/gnu
-${GNU_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.cs.ubc.ca/mirror2/gnu
-${GNU_MIRROR}	ftp://sunsite.ust.hk/pub/gnu
-${GNU_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.ayamura.org/pub/gnu
-${KERNELORG_MIRROR}	http://www.kernel.org/pub
-${KERNELORG_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.us.kernel.org/pub
-${KERNELORG_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.uk.kernel.org/pub
-${KERNELORG_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.hk.kernel.org/pub
-${KERNELORG_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.au.kernel.org/pub
-${KERNELORG_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.jp.kernel.org/pub
-ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/     ftp://ftp.franken.de/pub/crypt/mirror/ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/
-ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/     ftp://ftp.surfnet.nl/pub/security/gnupg/
-ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/     http://gulus.USherbrooke.ca/pub/appl/GnuPG/
-ftp://dante.ctan.org/tex-archive ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/tex/CTAN
-ftp://dante.ctan.org/tex-archive http://sunsite.sut.ac.jp/pub/archives/ctan/
-ftp://dante.ctan.org/tex-archive http://ctan.unsw.edu.au/
-ftp://ftp.gnutls.org/pub/gnutls ftp://ftp.gnutls.org/pub/gnutls/
-ftp://ftp.gnutls.org/pub/gnutls ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/gnutls/
-ftp://ftp.gnutls.org/pub/gnutls http://www.mirrors.wiretapped.net/security/network-security/gnutls/
-ftp://ftp.gnutls.org/pub/gnutls ftp://ftp.mirrors.wiretapped.net/pub/security/network-security/gnutls/
-ftp://ftp.gnutls.org/pub/gnutls http://josefsson.org/gnutls/releases/
-http://ftp.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/src/ http://mirror.switch.ch/ftp/mirror/infozip/src/
-http://ftp.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/src/ ftp://sunsite.icm.edu.pl/pub/unix/archiving/info-zip/src/
-ftp://lsof.itap.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/lsof/  ftp://ftp.cerias.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/sysutils/lsof/
-ftp://lsof.itap.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/lsof/  ftp://ftp.tau.ac.il/pub/unix/admin/
-ftp://lsof.itap.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/lsof/  ftp://ftp.cert.dfn.de/pub/tools/admin/lsof/
-ftp://lsof.itap.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/lsof/  ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/pub/unix/tools/lsof/
-ftp://lsof.itap.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/lsof/  ftp://ftp.kaizo.org/pub/lsof/
-ftp://lsof.itap.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/lsof/  ftp://ftp.tu-darmstadt.de/pub/sysadmin/lsof/
-ftp://lsof.itap.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/lsof/  ftp://ftp.tux.org/pub/sites/vic.cc.purdue.edu/tools/unix/lsof/
-ftp://lsof.itap.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/lsof/  ftp://gd.tuwien.ac.at/utils/admin-tools/lsof/
-ftp://lsof.itap.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/lsof/  ftp://sunsite.ualberta.ca/pub/Mirror/lsof/
-ftp://lsof.itap.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/lsof/  ftp://the.wiretapped.net/pub/security/host-security/lsof/
-http://www.apache.org/dist  http://archive.apache.org/dist
+EXPORT_FUNCTIONS do_setscene do_fetch do_unpack do_configure do_compile do_install do_package
 
-}
+inherit mirrors
 
diff --git a/meta/classes/metadata_scm.bbclass b/meta/classes/metadata_scm.bbclass
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f66011b0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/classes/metadata_scm.bbclass
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+METADATA_BRANCH ?= "${@base_detect_branch(d)}"
+METADATA_REVISION ?= "${@base_detect_revision(d)}"
+
+def base_detect_revision(d):
+	path = base_get_scmbasepath(d)
+
+	scms = [base_get_metadata_git_revision, \
+			base_get_metadata_svn_revision]
+
+	for scm in scms:
+		rev = scm(path, d)
+		if rev <> "<unknown>":
+			return rev
+
+	return "<unknown>"	
+
+def base_detect_branch(d):
+	path = base_get_scmbasepath(d)
+
+	scms = [base_get_metadata_git_branch]
+
+	for scm in scms:
+		rev = scm(path, d)
+		if rev <> "<unknown>":
+			return rev.strip()
+
+	return "<unknown>"	
+	
+	
+
+def base_get_scmbasepath(d):
+	path_to_bbfiles = bb.data.getVar( 'BBFILES', d, 1 ).split()
+	return path_to_bbfiles[0][:path_to_bbfiles[0].rindex( "packages" )]
+
+def base_get_metadata_monotone_branch(path, d):
+	monotone_branch = "<unknown>"
+	try:
+		monotone_branch = file( "%s/_MTN/options" % path ).read().strip()
+		if monotone_branch.startswith( "database" ):
+			monotone_branch_words = monotone_branch.split()
+			monotone_branch = monotone_branch_words[ monotone_branch_words.index( "branch" )+1][1:-1]
+	except:
+		pass
+	return monotone_branch
+
+def base_get_metadata_monotone_revision(path, d):
+	monotone_revision = "<unknown>"
+	try:
+		monotone_revision = file( "%s/_MTN/revision" % path ).read().strip()
+		if monotone_revision.startswith( "format_version" ):
+			monotone_revision_words = monotone_revision.split()
+			monotone_revision = monotone_revision_words[ monotone_revision_words.index( "old_revision" )+1][1:-1]
+	except IOError:
+		pass
+	return monotone_revision
+
+def base_get_metadata_svn_revision(path, d):
+	revision = "<unknown>"
+	try:
+		revision = file( "%s/.svn/entries" % path ).readlines()[3].strip()
+	except IOError:
+		pass
+	return revision
+
+def base_get_metadata_git_branch(path, d):
+	branch = os.popen('cd %s; git branch | grep "^* " | tr -d "* "' % path).read()
+
+	if len(branch) != 0:
+		return branch
+	return "<unknown>"
+
+def base_get_metadata_git_revision(path, d):
+	rev = os.popen("cd %s; git log -n 1 --pretty=oneline --" % path).read().split(" ")[0]
+	if len(rev) != 0:
+		return rev
+	return "<unknown>"
+
diff --git a/meta/classes/mirrors.bbclass b/meta/classes/mirrors.bbclass
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b430abcee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/classes/mirrors.bbclass
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+MIRRORS[func] = "0"
+MIRRORS () {
+${DEBIAN_MIRROR}/main	http://snapshot.debian.net/archive/pool
+${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool
+${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/pool
+${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.cl.debian.org/debian/pool
+${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.hr.debian.org/debian/pool
+${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.fi.debian.org/debian/pool
+${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.hk.debian.org/debian/pool
+${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.hu.debian.org/debian/pool
+${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.ie.debian.org/debian/pool
+${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.it.debian.org/debian/pool
+${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.jp.debian.org/debian/pool
+${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.no.debian.org/debian/pool
+${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.pl.debian.org/debian/pool
+${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.ro.debian.org/debian/pool
+${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.si.debian.org/debian/pool
+${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.es.debian.org/debian/pool
+${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.se.debian.org/debian/pool
+${DEBIAN_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.tr.debian.org/debian/pool
+${GNU_MIRROR}	ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/gnu
+${GNU_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.matrix.com.br/pub/gnu
+${GNU_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.cs.ubc.ca/mirror2/gnu
+${GNU_MIRROR}	ftp://sunsite.ust.hk/pub/gnu
+${GNU_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.ayamura.org/pub/gnu
+${KERNELORG_MIRROR}	http://www.kernel.org/pub
+${KERNELORG_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.us.kernel.org/pub
+${KERNELORG_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.uk.kernel.org/pub
+${KERNELORG_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.hk.kernel.org/pub
+${KERNELORG_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.au.kernel.org/pub
+${KERNELORG_MIRROR}	ftp://ftp.jp.kernel.org/pub
+ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/     ftp://ftp.franken.de/pub/crypt/mirror/ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/
+ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/     ftp://ftp.surfnet.nl/pub/security/gnupg/
+ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/     http://gulus.USherbrooke.ca/pub/appl/GnuPG/
+ftp://dante.ctan.org/tex-archive ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/tex/CTAN
+ftp://dante.ctan.org/tex-archive http://sunsite.sut.ac.jp/pub/archives/ctan/
+ftp://dante.ctan.org/tex-archive http://ctan.unsw.edu.au/
+ftp://ftp.gnutls.org/pub/gnutls ftp://ftp.gnutls.org/pub/gnutls/
+ftp://ftp.gnutls.org/pub/gnutls ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/gnutls/
+ftp://ftp.gnutls.org/pub/gnutls http://www.mirrors.wiretapped.net/security/network-security/gnutls/
+ftp://ftp.gnutls.org/pub/gnutls ftp://ftp.mirrors.wiretapped.net/pub/security/network-security/gnutls/
+ftp://ftp.gnutls.org/pub/gnutls http://josefsson.org/gnutls/releases/
+http://ftp.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/src/ http://mirror.switch.ch/ftp/mirror/infozip/src/
+http://ftp.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/src/ ftp://sunsite.icm.edu.pl/pub/unix/archiving/info-zip/src/
+ftp://lsof.itap.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/lsof/  ftp://ftp.cerias.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/sysutils/lsof/
+ftp://lsof.itap.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/lsof/  ftp://ftp.tau.ac.il/pub/unix/admin/
+ftp://lsof.itap.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/lsof/  ftp://ftp.cert.dfn.de/pub/tools/admin/lsof/
+ftp://lsof.itap.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/lsof/  ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/pub/unix/tools/lsof/
+ftp://lsof.itap.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/lsof/  ftp://ftp.kaizo.org/pub/lsof/
+ftp://lsof.itap.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/lsof/  ftp://ftp.tu-darmstadt.de/pub/sysadmin/lsof/
+ftp://lsof.itap.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/lsof/  ftp://ftp.tux.org/pub/sites/vic.cc.purdue.edu/tools/unix/lsof/
+ftp://lsof.itap.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/lsof/  ftp://gd.tuwien.ac.at/utils/admin-tools/lsof/
+ftp://lsof.itap.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/lsof/  ftp://sunsite.ualberta.ca/pub/Mirror/lsof/
+ftp://lsof.itap.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/lsof/  ftp://the.wiretapped.net/pub/security/host-security/lsof/
+http://www.apache.org/dist  http://archive.apache.org/dist
+
+}
+
diff --git a/meta/classes/staging.bbclass b/meta/classes/staging.bbclass
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e03ed2a5ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/classes/staging.bbclass
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+python populate_sysroot_prehook () {
+	return
+}
+
+python populate_sysroot_posthook () {
+	return
+}
+
+packagedstaging_fastpath () {
+	:
+}
+
+sysroot_stage_dir() {
+	src="$1"
+	dest="$2"
+	# This will remove empty directories so we can ignore them
+	rmdir "$src" 2> /dev/null || true
+	if [ -d "$src" ]; then
+		mkdir -p "$dest"
+		cp -fpPR "$src"/* "$dest"
+	fi
+}
+
+sysroot_stage_libdir() {
+	src="$1"
+	dest="$2"
+
+	olddir=`pwd`
+	cd $src
+	las=$(find . -name \*.la -type f)
+	cd $olddir
+	echo "Found la files: $las"		 
+	for i in $las
+	do
+		sed -e 's/^installed=yes$/installed=no/' \
+		    -e '/^dependency_libs=/s,${WORKDIR}[[:alnum:]/\._+-]*/\([[:alnum:]\._+-]*\),${STAGING_LIBDIR}/\1,g' \
+		    -e "/^dependency_libs=/s,\([[:space:]']\)${libdir},\1${STAGING_LIBDIR},g" \
+		    -i $src/$i
+	done
+	sysroot_stage_dir $src $dest
+}
+
+sysroot_stage_dirs() {
+	from="$1"
+	to="$2"
+
+	sysroot_stage_dir $from${includedir} $to${STAGING_INCDIR}
+	if [ "${BUILD_SYS}" = "${HOST_SYS}" ]; then
+		sysroot_stage_dir $from${bindir} $to${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${bindir}
+		sysroot_stage_dir $from${sbindir} $to${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${sbindir}
+		sysroot_stage_dir $from${base_bindir} $to${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${base_bindir}
+		sysroot_stage_dir $from${base_sbindir} $to${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${base_sbindir}
+		sysroot_stage_dir $from${libexecdir} $to${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${libexecdir}
+		sysroot_stage_dir $from${sysconfdir} $to${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${sysconfdir}
+	fi
+	if [ -d $from${libdir} ]
+	then
+		sysroot_stage_libdir $from/${libdir} $to${STAGING_LIBDIR}
+	fi
+	if [ -d $from${base_libdir} ]
+	then
+		sysroot_stage_libdir $from${base_libdir} $to${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${base_libdir}
+	fi
+	sysroot_stage_dir $from${datadir} $to${STAGING_DATADIR}
+}
+
+sysroot_stage_all() {
+	sysroot_stage_dirs ${D} ${SYSROOT_DESTDIR}
+}
+
+def is_legacy_staging(d):
+    stagefunc = bb.data.getVar('do_stage', d, True)
+    legacy = True
+    if stagefunc is None:
+        legacy = False
+    elif stagefunc.strip() == "use_do_install_for_stage":
+        legacy = False
+    elif stagefunc.strip() == "autotools_stage_all":
+        legacy = False
+    elif stagefunc.strip() == "do_stage_native" and bb.data.getVar('AUTOTOOLS_NATIVE_STAGE_INSTALL', d, 1) == "1":
+        legacy = False
+    elif bb.data.getVar('NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS', d, 1) == "1":
+        legacy = False
+    return legacy
+
+do_populate_sysroot[dirs] = "${STAGING_DIR_TARGET}/${bindir} ${STAGING_DIR_TARGET}/${libdir} \
+			     ${STAGING_DIR_TARGET}/${includedir} \
+			     ${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE} ${STAGING_LIBDIR_NATIVE} \
+			     ${STAGING_INCDIR_NATIVE} \
+			     ${STAGING_DATADIR} \
+			     ${S} ${B}"
+
+# Could be compile but populate_sysroot and do_install shouldn't run at the same time
+addtask populate_sysroot after do_install
+
+PSTAGING_ACTIVE = "0"
+SYSROOT_PREPROCESS_FUNCS ?= ""
+SYSROOT_DESTDIR = "${WORKDIR}/sysroot-destdir/"
+SYSROOT_LOCK = "${STAGING_DIR}/staging.lock"
+
+
+python do_populate_sysroot () {
+    #
+    # if do_stage exists, we're legacy. In that case run the do_stage,
+    # modify the SYSROOT_DESTDIR variable and then run the staging preprocess
+    # functions against staging directly.
+    #
+    # Otherwise setup a destdir, copy the results from do_install
+    # and run the staging preprocess against that
+    #
+    pstageactive = (bb.data.getVar("PSTAGING_ACTIVE", d, True) == "1")
+    lockfile = bb.data.getVar("SYSROOT_LOCK", d, True)
+    stagefunc = bb.data.getVar('do_stage', d, True)
+    legacy = is_legacy_staging(d)
+    if legacy:
+        bb.data.setVar("SYSROOT_DESTDIR", "", d)
+        bb.note("Legacy staging mode for %s" % bb.data.getVar("FILE", d, True))
+        lock = bb.utils.lockfile(lockfile)
+        bb.build.exec_func('populate_sysroot_prehook', d)
+        bb.build.exec_func('do_stage', d)
+        for f in (bb.data.getVar('SYSROOT_PREPROCESS_FUNCS', d, True) or '').split():
+            bb.build.exec_func(f, d)
+        bb.build.exec_func('populate_sysroot_posthook', d)
+        bb.utils.unlockfile(lock)
+    else:
+        dest = bb.data.getVar('D', d, True)
+        sysrootdest = bb.data.expand('${SYSROOT_DESTDIR}${STAGING_DIR_TARGET}', d)
+        bb.mkdirhier(sysrootdest)
+
+        bb.build.exec_func("sysroot_stage_all", d)
+        #os.system('cp -pPR %s/* %s/' % (dest, sysrootdest))
+        for f in (bb.data.getVar('SYSROOT_PREPROCESS_FUNCS', d, True) or '').split():
+            bb.build.exec_func(f, d)
+        bb.build.exec_func("packagedstaging_fastpath", d)
+
+        lock = bb.utils.lockfile(lockfile)
+        os.system(bb.data.expand('cp -pPR ${SYSROOT_DESTDIR}${TMPDIR}/* ${TMPDIR}/', d))
+        bb.utils.unlockfile(lock)
+}
+
+python () {
+    if is_legacy_staging(d):
+        bb.note("Legacy staging mode for %s" % bb.data.getVar("FILE", d, True))
+}
+
+
diff --git a/meta/classes/utility-tasks.bbclass b/meta/classes/utility-tasks.bbclass
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d4d47bfa42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/classes/utility-tasks.bbclass
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+addtask listtasks
+do_listtasks[nostamp] = "1"
+python do_listtasks() {
+	import sys
+	# emit variables and shell functions
+	#bb.data.emit_env(sys.__stdout__, d)
+	# emit the metadata which isnt valid shell
+	for e in d.keys():
+		if bb.data.getVarFlag(e, 'task', d):
+			sys.__stdout__.write("%s\n" % e)
+}
+
+addtask clean
+do_clean[dirs] = "${TOPDIR}"
+do_clean[nostamp] = "1"
+python base_do_clean() {
+	"""clear the build and temp directories"""
+	dir = bb.data.expand("${WORKDIR}", d)
+	if dir == '//': raise bb.build.FuncFailed("wrong DATADIR")
+	bb.note("removing " + dir)
+	os.system('rm -rf ' + dir)
+
+	dir = "%s.*" % bb.data.expand(bb.data.getVar('STAMP', d), d)
+	bb.note("removing " + dir)
+	os.system('rm -f '+ dir)
+}
+
+addtask rebuild after do_${BB_DEFAULT_TASK}
+do_rebuild[dirs] = "${TOPDIR}"
+do_rebuild[nostamp] = "1"
+python base_do_rebuild() {
+	"""rebuild a package"""
+}
+
+#addtask mrproper
+#do_mrproper[dirs] = "${TOPDIR}"
+#do_mrproper[nostamp] = "1"
+#python base_do_mrproper() {
+#	"""clear downloaded sources, build and temp directories"""
+#	dir = bb.data.expand("${DL_DIR}", d)
+#	if dir == '/': bb.build.FuncFailed("wrong DATADIR")
+#	bb.debug(2, "removing " + dir)
+#	os.system('rm -rf ' + dir)
+#	bb.build.exec_func('do_clean', d)
+#}
+
+addtask checkuri
+do_checkuri[nostamp] = "1"
+python do_checkuri() {
+	import sys
+
+	localdata = bb.data.createCopy(d)
+	bb.data.update_data(localdata)
+
+	src_uri = bb.data.getVar('SRC_URI', localdata, 1)
+
+	try:
+		bb.fetch.init(src_uri.split(),d)
+	except bb.fetch.NoMethodError:
+		(type, value, traceback) = sys.exc_info()
+		raise bb.build.FuncFailed("No method: %s" % value)
+
+	try:
+		bb.fetch.checkstatus(localdata)
+	except bb.fetch.MissingParameterError:
+		(type, value, traceback) = sys.exc_info()
+		raise bb.build.FuncFailed("Missing parameters: %s" % value)
+	except bb.fetch.FetchError:
+		(type, value, traceback) = sys.exc_info()
+		raise bb.build.FuncFailed("Fetch failed: %s" % value)
+	except bb.fetch.MD5SumError:
+		(type, value, traceback) = sys.exc_info()
+		raise bb.build.FuncFailed("MD5  failed: %s" % value)
+	except:
+		(type, value, traceback) = sys.exc_info()
+		raise bb.build.FuncFailed("Unknown fetch Error: %s" % value)
+}
+
+addtask checkuriall after do_checkuri
+do_checkuriall[recrdeptask] = "do_checkuri"
+do_checkuriall[nostamp] = "1"
+base_do_checkuriall() {
+	:
+}
+
+addtask fetchall after do_fetch
+do_fetchall[recrdeptask] = "do_fetch"
+base_do_fetchall() {
+	:
+}
+
+addtask buildall after do_build
+do_buildall[recrdeptask] = "do_build"
+base_do_buildall() {
+	:
+}
+
diff --git a/meta/classes/utils.bbclass b/meta/classes/utils.bbclass
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c2d323235b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/classes/utils.bbclass
@@ -0,0 +1,340 @@
+# like os.path.join but doesn't treat absolute RHS specially
+def base_path_join(a, *p):
+    path = a
+    for b in p:
+        if path == '' or path.endswith('/'):
+            path +=  b
+        else:
+            path += '/' + b
+    return path
+
+# for MD5/SHA handling
+def base_chk_load_parser(config_path):
+    import ConfigParser
+    parser = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
+    if not len(parser.read(config_path)) == 1:
+        bb.note("Can not open the '%s' ini file" % config_path)
+        raise Exception("Can not open the '%s'" % config_path)
+
+    return parser
+
+def base_chk_file(parser, pn, pv, src_uri, localpath, data):
+    no_checksum = False
+    # Try PN-PV-SRC_URI first and then try PN-SRC_URI
+    # we rely on the get method to create errors
+    pn_pv_src = "%s-%s-%s" % (pn,pv,src_uri)
+    pn_src    = "%s-%s" % (pn,src_uri)
+    if parser.has_section(pn_pv_src):
+        md5    = parser.get(pn_pv_src, "md5")
+        sha256 = parser.get(pn_pv_src, "sha256")
+    elif parser.has_section(pn_src):
+        md5    = parser.get(pn_src, "md5")
+        sha256 = parser.get(pn_src, "sha256")
+    elif parser.has_section(src_uri):
+        md5    = parser.get(src_uri, "md5")
+        sha256 = parser.get(src_uri, "sha256")
+    else:
+        no_checksum = True
+
+    # md5 and sha256 should be valid now
+    if not os.path.exists(localpath):
+        bb.note("The localpath does not exist '%s'" % localpath)
+        raise Exception("The path does not exist '%s'" % localpath)
+
+
+    # Calculate the MD5 and 256-bit SHA checksums
+    md5data = bb.utils.md5_file(localpath)
+    shadata = bb.utils.sha256_file(localpath)
+
+    # sha256_file() can return None if we are running on Python 2.4 (hashlib is
+    # 2.5 onwards, sha in 2.4 is 160-bit only), so check for this and call the
+    # standalone shasum binary if required.
+    if shadata is None:
+        try:
+            shapipe = os.popen('PATH=%s oe_sha256sum %s' % (bb.data.getVar('PATH', data, True), localpath))
+            shadata = (shapipe.readline().split() or [ "" ])[0]
+            shapipe.close()
+        except OSError:
+            raise Exception("Executing shasum failed, please build shasum-native")
+    
+    if no_checksum == True:	# we do not have conf/checksums.ini entry
+        try:
+            file = open("%s/checksums.ini" % bb.data.getVar("TMPDIR", data, 1), "a")
+        except:
+            return False
+
+        if not file:
+            raise Exception("Creating checksums.ini failed")
+        
+        file.write("[%s]\nmd5=%s\nsha256=%s\n\n" % (src_uri, md5data, shadata))
+        file.close()
+        return False
+
+    if not md5 == md5data:
+        bb.note("The MD5Sums did not match. Wanted: '%s' and Got: '%s'" % (md5,md5data))
+        raise Exception("MD5 Sums do not match. Wanted: '%s' Got: '%s'" % (md5, md5data))
+
+    if not sha256 == shadata:
+        bb.note("The SHA256 Sums do not match. Wanted: '%s' Got: '%s'" % (sha256,shadata))
+        raise Exception("SHA256 Sums do not match. Wanted: '%s' Got: '%s'" % (sha256, shadata))
+
+    return True
+
+def base_read_file(filename):
+	try:
+		f = file( filename, "r" )
+	except IOError, reason:
+		return "" # WARNING: can't raise an error now because of the new RDEPENDS handling. This is a bit ugly. :M:
+	else:
+		return f.read().strip()
+	return None
+
+def base_conditional(variable, checkvalue, truevalue, falsevalue, d):
+	if bb.data.getVar(variable,d,1) == checkvalue:
+		return truevalue
+	else:
+		return falsevalue
+
+def base_less_or_equal(variable, checkvalue, truevalue, falsevalue, d):
+	if float(bb.data.getVar(variable,d,1)) <= float(checkvalue):
+		return truevalue
+	else:
+		return falsevalue
+
+def base_version_less_or_equal(variable, checkvalue, truevalue, falsevalue, d):
+    result = bb.vercmp(bb.data.getVar(variable,d,True), checkvalue)
+    if result <= 0:
+        return truevalue
+    else:
+        return falsevalue
+
+def base_contains(variable, checkvalues, truevalue, falsevalue, d):
+	matches = 0
+	if type(checkvalues).__name__ == "str":
+		checkvalues = [checkvalues]
+	for value in checkvalues:
+		if bb.data.getVar(variable,d,1).find(value) != -1:	
+			matches = matches + 1
+	if matches == len(checkvalues):
+		return truevalue		
+	return falsevalue
+
+def base_both_contain(variable1, variable2, checkvalue, d):
+       if bb.data.getVar(variable1,d,1).find(checkvalue) != -1 and bb.data.getVar(variable2,d,1).find(checkvalue) != -1:
+               return checkvalue
+       else:
+               return ""
+
+def base_prune_suffix(var, suffixes, d):
+    # See if var ends with any of the suffixes listed and 
+    # remove it if found
+    for suffix in suffixes:
+        if var.endswith(suffix):
+            return var.replace(suffix, "")
+    return var
+
+def oe_filter(f, str, d):
+	from re import match
+	return " ".join(filter(lambda x: match(f, x, 0), str.split()))
+
+def oe_filter_out(f, str, d):
+	from re import match
+	return " ".join(filter(lambda x: not match(f, x, 0), str.split()))
+
+oe_soinstall() {
+	# Purpose: Install shared library file and
+	#          create the necessary links
+	# Example:
+	#
+	# oe_
+	#
+	#oenote installing shared library $1 to $2
+	#
+	libname=`basename $1`
+	install -m 755 $1 $2/$libname
+	sonamelink=`${HOST_PREFIX}readelf -d $1 |grep 'Library soname:' |sed -e 's/.*\[\(.*\)\].*/\1/'`
+	solink=`echo $libname | sed -e 's/\.so\..*/.so/'`
+	ln -sf $libname $2/$sonamelink
+	ln -sf $libname $2/$solink
+}
+
+oe_libinstall() {
+	# Purpose: Install a library, in all its forms
+	# Example
+	#
+	# oe_libinstall libltdl ${STAGING_LIBDIR}/
+	# oe_libinstall -C src/libblah libblah ${D}/${libdir}/
+	dir=""
+	libtool=""
+	silent=""
+	require_static=""
+	require_shared=""
+	staging_install=""
+	while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
+		case "$1" in
+		-C)
+			shift
+			dir="$1"
+			;;
+		-s)
+			silent=1
+			;;
+		-a)
+			require_static=1
+			;;
+		-so)
+			require_shared=1
+			;;
+		-*)
+			oefatal "oe_libinstall: unknown option: $1"
+			;;
+		*)
+			break;
+			;;
+		esac
+		shift
+	done
+
+	libname="$1"
+	shift
+	destpath="$1"
+	if [ -z "$destpath" ]; then
+		oefatal "oe_libinstall: no destination path specified"
+	fi
+	if echo "$destpath/" | egrep '^${STAGING_LIBDIR}/' >/dev/null
+	then
+		staging_install=1
+	fi
+
+	__runcmd () {
+		if [ -z "$silent" ]; then
+			echo >&2 "oe_libinstall: $*"
+		fi
+		$*
+	}
+
+	if [ -z "$dir" ]; then
+		dir=`pwd`
+	fi
+
+	dotlai=$libname.lai
+
+	# Sanity check that the libname.lai is unique
+	number_of_files=`(cd $dir; find . -name "$dotlai") | wc -l`
+	if [ $number_of_files -gt 1 ]; then
+		oefatal "oe_libinstall: $dotlai is not unique in $dir"
+	fi
+
+
+	dir=$dir`(cd $dir;find . -name "$dotlai") | sed "s/^\.//;s/\/$dotlai\$//;q"`
+	olddir=`pwd`
+	__runcmd cd $dir
+
+	lafile=$libname.la
+
+	# If such file doesn't exist, try to cut version suffix
+	if [ ! -f "$lafile" ]; then
+		libname1=`echo "$libname" | sed 's/-[0-9.]*$//'`
+		lafile1=$libname.la
+		if [ -f "$lafile1" ]; then
+			libname=$libname1
+			lafile=$lafile1
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	if [ -f "$lafile" ]; then
+		# libtool archive
+		eval `cat $lafile|grep "^library_names="`
+		libtool=1
+	else
+		library_names="$libname.so* $libname.dll.a"
+	fi
+
+	__runcmd install -d $destpath/
+	dota=$libname.a
+	if [ -f "$dota" -o -n "$require_static" ]; then
+		rm -f $destpath/$dota
+		__runcmd install -m 0644 $dota $destpath/
+	fi
+	if [ -f "$dotlai" -a -n "$libtool" ]; then
+		if test -n "$staging_install"
+		then
+			# stop libtool using the final directory name for libraries
+			# in staging:
+			__runcmd rm -f $destpath/$libname.la
+			__runcmd sed -e 's/^installed=yes$/installed=no/' \
+				     -e '/^dependency_libs=/s,${WORKDIR}[[:alnum:]/\._+-]*/\([[:alnum:]\._+-]*\),${STAGING_LIBDIR}/\1,g' \
+				     -e "/^dependency_libs=/s,\([[:space:]']\)${libdir},\1${STAGING_LIBDIR},g" \
+				     $dotlai >$destpath/$libname.la
+		else
+			rm -f $destpath/$libname.la
+			__runcmd install -m 0644 $dotlai $destpath/$libname.la
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	for name in $library_names; do
+		files=`eval echo $name`
+		for f in $files; do
+			if [ ! -e "$f" ]; then
+				if [ -n "$libtool" ]; then
+					oefatal "oe_libinstall: $dir/$f not found."
+				fi
+			elif [ -L "$f" ]; then
+				__runcmd cp -P "$f" $destpath/
+			elif [ ! -L "$f" ]; then
+				libfile="$f"
+				rm -f $destpath/$libfile
+				__runcmd install -m 0755 $libfile $destpath/
+			fi
+		done
+	done
+
+	if [ -z "$libfile" ]; then
+		if  [ -n "$require_shared" ]; then
+			oefatal "oe_libinstall: unable to locate shared library"
+		fi
+	elif [ -z "$libtool" ]; then
+		# special case hack for non-libtool .so.#.#.# links
+		baselibfile=`basename "$libfile"`
+		if (echo $baselibfile | grep -qE '^lib.*\.so\.[0-9.]*$'); then
+			sonamelink=`${HOST_PREFIX}readelf -d $libfile |grep 'Library soname:' |sed -e 's/.*\[\(.*\)\].*/\1/'`
+			solink=`echo $baselibfile | sed -e 's/\.so\..*/.so/'`
+			if [ -n "$sonamelink" -a x"$baselibfile" != x"$sonamelink" ]; then
+				__runcmd ln -sf $baselibfile $destpath/$sonamelink
+			fi
+			__runcmd ln -sf $baselibfile $destpath/$solink
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	__runcmd cd "$olddir"
+}
+
+oe_machinstall() {
+	# Purpose: Install machine dependent files, if available
+	#          If not available, check if there is a default
+	#          If no default, just touch the destination
+	# Example:
+	#                $1  $2   $3         $4
+	# oe_machinstall -m 0644 fstab ${D}/etc/fstab
+	#
+	# TODO: Check argument number?
+	#
+	filename=`basename $3`
+	dirname=`dirname $3`
+
+	for o in `echo ${OVERRIDES} | tr ':' ' '`; do
+		if [ -e $dirname/$o/$filename ]; then
+			oenote $dirname/$o/$filename present, installing to $4
+			install $1 $2 $dirname/$o/$filename $4
+			return
+		fi
+	done
+#	oenote overrides specific file NOT present, trying default=$3...
+	if [ -e $3 ]; then
+		oenote $3 present, installing to $4
+		install $1 $2 $3 $4
+	else
+		oenote $3 NOT present, touching empty $4
+		touch $4
+	fi
+}