3 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/bitbake-dev/bin/bitbake b/bitbake-dev/bin/bitbake
index 3e8782597a..920877e4d8 100755
--- a/bitbake-dev/bin/bitbake
+++ b/bitbake-dev/bin/bitbake
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ Default BBFILES are the .bb files in the current directory.""" )
     parser.add_option( "-k", "--continue", help = "continue as much as possible after an error. While the target that failed, and those that depend on it, cannot be remade, the other dependencies of these targets can be processed all the same.",
                action = "store_false", dest = "abort", default = True )
 
+    parser.add_option( "-a", "--tryaltconfigs", help = "continue with builds by trying to use alternative providers where possible.",
+               action = "store_true", dest = "tryaltconfigs", default = False )
+
     parser.add_option( "-f", "--force", help = "force run of specified cmd, regardless of stamp status",
                action = "store_true", dest = "force", default = False )
 
diff --git a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/runqueue.py b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/runqueue.py
index 1c911ef0c8..01452d2f33 100644
--- a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/runqueue.py
+++ b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/runqueue.py
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ class RunQueue:
             self.finish_runqueue()
 
         if self.state is runQueueFailed:
-            if self.taskData.abort:
+            if not self.taskData.tryaltconfigs:
                 raise bb.runqueue.TaskFailure(self.failed_fnids)
             for fnid in self.failed_fnids:
                 self.taskData.fail_fnid(fnid)
diff --git a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/taskdata.py b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/taskdata.py
index 566614ee63..782dfb0b78 100644
--- a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/taskdata.py
+++ b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/taskdata.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class TaskData:
     """
     BitBake Task Data implementation
     """
-    def __init__(self, abort = True):
+    def __init__(self, abort = True, tryaltconfigs = False):
         self.build_names_index = []
         self.run_names_index = []
         self.fn_index = []
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class TaskData:
         self.failed_fnids = []
 
         self.abort = abort
+        self.tryaltconfigs = tryaltconfigs
 
     def getbuild_id(self, name):
         """