diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/__init__.py b/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/__init__.py
index b4f998a..6133c1c 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/__init__.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/__init__.py
@@ -78,12 +78,15 @@
     """Run a command under fakeroot (pseudo, in fact) so that it picks up the appropriate file permissions"""
     # Grab the command and check it actually exists
     fakerootcmd = d.getVar('FAKEROOTCMD')
+    fakerootenv = d.getVar('FAKEROOTENV')
+    exec_fakeroot_no_d(fakerootcmd, fakerootenv, cmd, kwargs)
+
+def exec_fakeroot_no_d(fakerootcmd, fakerootenv, cmd, **kwargs):
     if not os.path.exists(fakerootcmd):
         logger.error('pseudo executable %s could not be found - have you run a build yet? pseudo-native should install this and if you have run any build then that should have been built')
         return 2
     # Set up the appropriate environment
     newenv = dict(os.environ)
-    fakerootenv = d.getVar('FAKEROOTENV')
     for varvalue in fakerootenv.split():
         if '=' in varvalue:
             splitval = varvalue.split('=', 1)
@@ -250,9 +253,7 @@
                     bb.process.run('git submodule add %s %s' % (remote_url, os.path.relpath(root, os.path.join(root, ".."))), cwd=os.path.join(root, ".."))
                     found = True
                 if found:
-                    useroptions = []
-                    oe.patch.GitApplyTree.gitCommandUserOptions(useroptions, d=d)
-                    bb.process.run('git %s commit -m "Adding additionnal submodule from SRC_URI\n\n%s"' % (' '.join(useroptions), oe.patch.GitApplyTree.ignore_commit_prefix), cwd=os.path.join(root, ".."))
+                    oe.patch.GitApplyTree.commitIgnored("Add additional submodule from SRC_URI", dir=os.path.join(root, ".."), d=d)
                     found = False
     if os.path.exists(os.path.join(repodir, '.gitmodules')):
         bb.process.run('git submodule foreach --recursive  "git tag -f %s"' % basetag, cwd=repodir)
diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/deploy.py b/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/deploy.py
index eadf6e1..b5ca8f2 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/deploy.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/deploy.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 import argparse_oe
 import oe.types
 
-from devtool import exec_fakeroot, setup_tinfoil, check_workspace_recipe, DevtoolError
+from devtool import exec_fakeroot_no_d, setup_tinfoil, check_workspace_recipe, DevtoolError
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('devtool')
 
@@ -133,17 +133,38 @@
 
     return '\n'.join(lines)
 
-
-
 def deploy(args, config, basepath, workspace):
     """Entry point for the devtool 'deploy' subcommand"""
-    import math
-    import oe.recipeutils
-    import oe.package
     import oe.utils
 
     check_workspace_recipe(workspace, args.recipename, checksrc=False)
 
+    tinfoil = setup_tinfoil(basepath=basepath)
+    try:
+        try:
+            rd = tinfoil.parse_recipe(args.recipename)
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise DevtoolError('Exception parsing recipe %s: %s' %
+                            (args.recipename, e))
+        
+        srcdir = rd.getVar('D')
+        workdir = rd.getVar('WORKDIR')
+        path = rd.getVar('PATH')
+        strip_cmd = rd.getVar('STRIP')
+        libdir = rd.getVar('libdir')
+        base_libdir = rd.getVar('base_libdir')
+        max_process = oe.utils.get_bb_number_threads(rd)
+        fakerootcmd = rd.getVar('FAKEROOTCMD')
+        fakerootenv = rd.getVar('FAKEROOTENV')
+    finally:
+        tinfoil.shutdown()
+
+    return deploy_no_d(srcdir, workdir, path, strip_cmd, libdir, base_libdir, max_process, fakerootcmd, fakerootenv, args)
+
+def deploy_no_d(srcdir, workdir, path, strip_cmd, libdir, base_libdir, max_process, fakerootcmd, fakerootenv, args):
+    import math
+    import oe.package
+
     try:
         host, destdir = args.target.split(':')
     except ValueError:
@@ -153,118 +174,108 @@
     if not destdir.endswith('/'):
         destdir += '/'
 
-    tinfoil = setup_tinfoil(basepath=basepath)
+    recipe_outdir = srcdir
+    if not os.path.exists(recipe_outdir) or not os.listdir(recipe_outdir):
+        raise DevtoolError('No files to deploy - have you built the %s '
+                        'recipe? If so, the install step has not installed '
+                        'any files.' % args.recipename)
+
+    if args.strip and not args.dry_run:
+        # Fakeroot copy to new destination
+        srcdir = recipe_outdir
+        recipe_outdir = os.path.join(workdir, 'devtool-deploy-target-stripped')
+        if os.path.isdir(recipe_outdir):
+            exec_fakeroot_no_d(fakerootcmd, fakerootenv, "rm -rf %s" % recipe_outdir, shell=True)
+        exec_fakeroot_no_d(fakerootcmd, fakerootenv, "cp -af %s %s" % (os.path.join(srcdir, '.'), recipe_outdir), shell=True)
+        os.environ['PATH'] = ':'.join([os.environ['PATH'], path or ''])
+        oe.package.strip_execs(args.recipename, recipe_outdir, strip_cmd, libdir, base_libdir, max_process)
+
+    filelist = []
+    inodes = set({})
+    ftotalsize = 0
+    for root, _, files in os.walk(recipe_outdir):
+        for fn in files:
+            fstat = os.lstat(os.path.join(root, fn))
+            # Get the size in kiB (since we'll be comparing it to the output of du -k)
+            # MUST use lstat() here not stat() or getfilesize() since we don't want to
+            # dereference symlinks
+            if fstat.st_ino in inodes:
+                fsize = 0
+            else:
+                fsize = int(math.ceil(float(fstat.st_size)/1024))
+            inodes.add(fstat.st_ino)
+            ftotalsize += fsize
+            # The path as it would appear on the target
+            fpath = os.path.join(destdir, os.path.relpath(root, recipe_outdir), fn)
+            filelist.append((fpath, fsize))
+
+    if args.dry_run:
+        print('Files to be deployed for %s on target %s:' % (args.recipename, args.target))
+        for item, _ in filelist:
+            print('  %s' % item)
+        return 0
+
+    extraoptions = ''
+    if args.no_host_check:
+        extraoptions += '-o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no'
+    if not args.show_status:
+        extraoptions += ' -q'
+
+    scp_sshexec = ''
+    ssh_sshexec = 'ssh'
+    if args.ssh_exec:
+        scp_sshexec = "-S %s" % args.ssh_exec
+        ssh_sshexec = args.ssh_exec
+    scp_port = ''
+    ssh_port = ''
+    if args.port:
+        scp_port = "-P %s" % args.port
+        ssh_port = "-p %s" % args.port
+
+    if args.key:
+        extraoptions += ' -i %s' % args.key
+
+    # In order to delete previously deployed files and have the manifest file on
+    # the target, we write out a shell script and then copy it to the target
+    # so we can then run it (piping tar output to it).
+    # (We cannot use scp here, because it doesn't preserve symlinks.)
+    tmpdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='devtool')
     try:
-        try:
-            rd = tinfoil.parse_recipe(args.recipename)
-        except Exception as e:
-            raise DevtoolError('Exception parsing recipe %s: %s' %
-                            (args.recipename, e))
-        recipe_outdir = rd.getVar('D')
-        if not os.path.exists(recipe_outdir) or not os.listdir(recipe_outdir):
-            raise DevtoolError('No files to deploy - have you built the %s '
-                            'recipe? If so, the install step has not installed '
-                            'any files.' % args.recipename)
-
-        if args.strip and not args.dry_run:
-            # Fakeroot copy to new destination
-            srcdir = recipe_outdir
-            recipe_outdir = os.path.join(rd.getVar('WORKDIR'), 'devtool-deploy-target-stripped')
-            if os.path.isdir(recipe_outdir):
-                exec_fakeroot(rd, "rm -rf %s" % recipe_outdir, shell=True)
-            exec_fakeroot(rd, "cp -af %s %s" % (os.path.join(srcdir, '.'), recipe_outdir), shell=True)
-            os.environ['PATH'] = ':'.join([os.environ['PATH'], rd.getVar('PATH') or ''])
-            oe.package.strip_execs(args.recipename, recipe_outdir, rd.getVar('STRIP'), rd.getVar('libdir'),
-                        rd.getVar('base_libdir'), oe.utils.get_bb_number_threads(rd), rd)
-
-        filelist = []
-        inodes = set({})
-        ftotalsize = 0
-        for root, _, files in os.walk(recipe_outdir):
-            for fn in files:
-                fstat = os.lstat(os.path.join(root, fn))
-                # Get the size in kiB (since we'll be comparing it to the output of du -k)
-                # MUST use lstat() here not stat() or getfilesize() since we don't want to
-                # dereference symlinks
-                if fstat.st_ino in inodes:
-                    fsize = 0
-                else:
-                    fsize = int(math.ceil(float(fstat.st_size)/1024))
-                inodes.add(fstat.st_ino)
-                ftotalsize += fsize
-                # The path as it would appear on the target
-                fpath = os.path.join(destdir, os.path.relpath(root, recipe_outdir), fn)
-                filelist.append((fpath, fsize))
-
-        if args.dry_run:
-            print('Files to be deployed for %s on target %s:' % (args.recipename, args.target))
-            for item, _ in filelist:
-                print('  %s' % item)
-            return 0
-
-        extraoptions = ''
-        if args.no_host_check:
-            extraoptions += '-o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no'
-        if not args.show_status:
-            extraoptions += ' -q'
-
-        scp_sshexec = ''
-        ssh_sshexec = 'ssh'
-        if args.ssh_exec:
-            scp_sshexec = "-S %s" % args.ssh_exec
-            ssh_sshexec = args.ssh_exec
-        scp_port = ''
-        ssh_port = ''
-        if args.port:
-            scp_port = "-P %s" % args.port
-            ssh_port = "-p %s" % args.port
-
-        if args.key:
-            extraoptions += ' -i %s' % args.key
-
-        # In order to delete previously deployed files and have the manifest file on
-        # the target, we write out a shell script and then copy it to the target
-        # so we can then run it (piping tar output to it).
-        # (We cannot use scp here, because it doesn't preserve symlinks.)
-        tmpdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='devtool')
-        try:
-            tmpscript = '/tmp/devtool_deploy.sh'
-            tmpfilelist = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(tmpscript), 'devtool_deploy.list')
-            shellscript = _prepare_remote_script(deploy=True,
-                                                verbose=args.show_status,
-                                                nopreserve=args.no_preserve,
-                                                nocheckspace=args.no_check_space)
-            # Write out the script to a file
-            with open(os.path.join(tmpdir, os.path.basename(tmpscript)), 'w') as f:
-                f.write(shellscript)
-            # Write out the file list
-            with open(os.path.join(tmpdir, os.path.basename(tmpfilelist)), 'w') as f:
-                f.write('%d\n' % ftotalsize)
-                for fpath, fsize in filelist:
-                    f.write('%s %d\n' % (fpath, fsize))
-            # Copy them to the target
-            ret = subprocess.call("scp %s %s %s %s/* %s:%s" % (scp_sshexec, scp_port, extraoptions, tmpdir, args.target, os.path.dirname(tmpscript)), shell=True)
-            if ret != 0:
-                raise DevtoolError('Failed to copy script to %s - rerun with -s to '
-                                'get a complete error message' % args.target)
-        finally:
-            shutil.rmtree(tmpdir)
-
-        # Now run the script
-        ret = exec_fakeroot(rd, 'tar cf - . | %s  %s %s %s \'sh %s %s %s %s\'' % (ssh_sshexec, ssh_port, extraoptions, args.target, tmpscript, args.recipename, destdir, tmpfilelist), cwd=recipe_outdir, shell=True)
+        tmpscript = '/tmp/devtool_deploy.sh'
+        tmpfilelist = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(tmpscript), 'devtool_deploy.list')
+        shellscript = _prepare_remote_script(deploy=True,
+                                            verbose=args.show_status,
+                                            nopreserve=args.no_preserve,
+                                            nocheckspace=args.no_check_space)
+        # Write out the script to a file
+        with open(os.path.join(tmpdir, os.path.basename(tmpscript)), 'w') as f:
+            f.write(shellscript)
+        # Write out the file list
+        with open(os.path.join(tmpdir, os.path.basename(tmpfilelist)), 'w') as f:
+            f.write('%d\n' % ftotalsize)
+            for fpath, fsize in filelist:
+                f.write('%s %d\n' % (fpath, fsize))
+        # Copy them to the target
+        ret = subprocess.call("scp %s %s %s %s/* %s:%s" % (scp_sshexec, scp_port, extraoptions, tmpdir, args.target, os.path.dirname(tmpscript)), shell=True)
         if ret != 0:
-            raise DevtoolError('Deploy failed - rerun with -s to get a complete '
-                            'error message')
-
-        logger.info('Successfully deployed %s' % recipe_outdir)
-
-        files_list = []
-        for root, _, files in os.walk(recipe_outdir):
-            for filename in files:
-                filename = os.path.relpath(os.path.join(root, filename), recipe_outdir)
-                files_list.append(os.path.join(destdir, filename))
+            raise DevtoolError('Failed to copy script to %s - rerun with -s to '
+                            'get a complete error message' % args.target)
     finally:
-        tinfoil.shutdown()
+        shutil.rmtree(tmpdir)
+
+    # Now run the script
+    ret = exec_fakeroot_no_d(fakerootcmd, fakerootenv, 'tar cf - . | %s  %s %s %s \'sh %s %s %s %s\'' % (ssh_sshexec, ssh_port, extraoptions, args.target, tmpscript, args.recipename, destdir, tmpfilelist), cwd=recipe_outdir, shell=True)
+    if ret != 0:
+        raise DevtoolError('Deploy failed - rerun with -s to get a complete '
+                        'error message')
+
+    logger.info('Successfully deployed %s' % recipe_outdir)
+
+    files_list = []
+    for root, _, files in os.walk(recipe_outdir):
+        for filename in files:
+            filename = os.path.relpath(os.path.join(root, filename), recipe_outdir)
+            files_list.append(os.path.join(destdir, filename))
 
     return 0
 
diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/__init__.py b/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3371b24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2023-2024 Siemens AG
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+#
+"""Devtool ide-sdk IDE plugin interface definition and helper functions"""
+
+import errno
+import json
+import logging
+import os
+import stat
+from enum import Enum, auto
+from devtool import DevtoolError
+from bb.utils import mkdirhier
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('devtool')
+
+
+class BuildTool(Enum):
+    UNDEFINED = auto()
+    CMAKE = auto()
+    MESON = auto()
+
+    @property
+    def is_c_ccp(self):
+        if self is BuildTool.CMAKE:
+            return True
+        if self is BuildTool.MESON:
+            return True
+        return False
+
+
+class GdbCrossConfig:
+    """Base class defining the GDB configuration generator interface
+
+    Generate a GDB configuration for a binary on the target device.
+    Only one instance per binary is allowed. This allows to assign unique port
+    numbers for all gdbserver instances.
+    """
+    _gdbserver_port_next = 1234
+    _binaries = []
+
+    def __init__(self, image_recipe, modified_recipe, binary, gdbserver_multi=True):
+        self.image_recipe = image_recipe
+        self.modified_recipe = modified_recipe
+        self.gdb_cross = modified_recipe.gdb_cross
+        self.binary = binary
+        if binary in GdbCrossConfig._binaries:
+            raise DevtoolError(
+                "gdbserver config for binary %s is already generated" % binary)
+        GdbCrossConfig._binaries.append(binary)
+        self.script_dir = modified_recipe.ide_sdk_scripts_dir
+        self.gdbinit_dir = os.path.join(self.script_dir, 'gdbinit')
+        self.gdbserver_multi = gdbserver_multi
+        self.binary_pretty = self.binary.replace(os.sep, '-').lstrip('-')
+        self.gdbserver_port = GdbCrossConfig._gdbserver_port_next
+        GdbCrossConfig._gdbserver_port_next += 1
+        self.id_pretty = "%d_%s" % (self.gdbserver_port, self.binary_pretty)
+        # gdbserver start script
+        gdbserver_script_file = 'gdbserver_' + self.id_pretty
+        if self.gdbserver_multi:
+            gdbserver_script_file += "_m"
+        self.gdbserver_script = os.path.join(
+            self.script_dir, gdbserver_script_file)
+        # gdbinit file
+        self.gdbinit = os.path.join(
+            self.gdbinit_dir, 'gdbinit_' + self.id_pretty)
+        # gdb start script
+        self.gdb_script = os.path.join(
+            self.script_dir, 'gdb_' + self.id_pretty)
+
+    def _gen_gdbserver_start_script(self):
+        """Generate a shell command starting the gdbserver on the remote device via ssh
+
+        GDB supports two modes:
+        multi: gdbserver remains running over several debug sessions
+        once: gdbserver terminates after the debugged process terminates
+        """
+        cmd_lines = ['#!/bin/sh']
+        if self.gdbserver_multi:
+            temp_dir = "TEMP_DIR=/tmp/gdbserver_%s; " % self.id_pretty
+            gdbserver_cmd_start = temp_dir
+            gdbserver_cmd_start += "test -f \$TEMP_DIR/pid && exit 0; "
+            gdbserver_cmd_start += "mkdir -p \$TEMP_DIR; "
+            gdbserver_cmd_start += "%s --multi :%s > \$TEMP_DIR/log 2>&1 & " % (
+                self.gdb_cross.gdbserver_path, self.gdbserver_port)
+            gdbserver_cmd_start += "echo \$! > \$TEMP_DIR/pid;"
+
+            gdbserver_cmd_stop = temp_dir
+            gdbserver_cmd_stop += "test -f \$TEMP_DIR/pid && kill \$(cat \$TEMP_DIR/pid); "
+            gdbserver_cmd_stop += "rm -rf \$TEMP_DIR; "
+
+            gdbserver_cmd_l = []
+            gdbserver_cmd_l.append('if [ "$1" = "stop" ]; then')
+            gdbserver_cmd_l.append('  shift')
+            gdbserver_cmd_l.append("  %s %s %s %s 'sh -c \"%s\"'" % (
+                self.gdb_cross.target_device.ssh_sshexec, self.gdb_cross.target_device.ssh_port, self.gdb_cross.target_device.extraoptions, self.gdb_cross.target_device.target, gdbserver_cmd_stop))
+            gdbserver_cmd_l.append('else')
+            gdbserver_cmd_l.append("  %s %s %s %s 'sh -c \"%s\"'" % (
+                self.gdb_cross.target_device.ssh_sshexec, self.gdb_cross.target_device.ssh_port, self.gdb_cross.target_device.extraoptions, self.gdb_cross.target_device.target, gdbserver_cmd_start))
+            gdbserver_cmd_l.append('fi')
+            gdbserver_cmd = os.linesep.join(gdbserver_cmd_l)
+        else:
+            gdbserver_cmd_start = "%s --once :%s %s" % (
+                self.gdb_cross.gdbserver_path, self.gdbserver_port, self.binary)
+            gdbserver_cmd = "%s %s %s %s 'sh -c \"%s\"'" % (
+                self.gdb_cross.target_device.ssh_sshexec, self.gdb_cross.target_device.ssh_port, self.gdb_cross.target_device.extraoptions, self.gdb_cross.target_device.target, gdbserver_cmd_start)
+        cmd_lines.append(gdbserver_cmd)
+        GdbCrossConfig.write_file(self.gdbserver_script, cmd_lines, True)
+
+    def _gen_gdbinit_config(self):
+        """Generate a gdbinit file for this binary and the corresponding gdbserver configuration"""
+        gdbinit_lines = ['# This file is generated by devtool ide-sdk']
+        if self.gdbserver_multi:
+            target_help = '#   gdbserver --multi :%d' % self.gdbserver_port
+            remote_cmd = 'target extended-remote'
+        else:
+            target_help = '#   gdbserver :%d %s' % (
+                self.gdbserver_port, self.binary)
+            remote_cmd = 'target remote'
+        gdbinit_lines.append('# On the remote target:')
+        gdbinit_lines.append(target_help)
+        gdbinit_lines.append('# On the build machine:')
+        gdbinit_lines.append('#   cd ' + self.modified_recipe.real_srctree)
+        gdbinit_lines.append(
+            '#   ' + self.gdb_cross.gdb + ' -ix ' + self.gdbinit)
+
+        gdbinit_lines.append('set sysroot ' + self.modified_recipe.d)
+        gdbinit_lines.append('set substitute-path "/usr/include" "' +
+                             os.path.join(self.modified_recipe.recipe_sysroot, 'usr', 'include') + '"')
+        # Disable debuginfod for now, the IDE configuration uses rootfs-dbg from the image workdir.
+        gdbinit_lines.append('set debuginfod enabled off')
+        if self.image_recipe.rootfs_dbg:
+            gdbinit_lines.append(
+                'set solib-search-path "' + self.modified_recipe.solib_search_path_str(self.image_recipe) + '"')
+            gdbinit_lines.append('set substitute-path "/usr/src/debug" "' + os.path.join(
+                self.image_recipe.rootfs_dbg, 'usr', 'src', 'debug') + '"')
+        gdbinit_lines.append(
+            '%s %s:%d' % (remote_cmd, self.gdb_cross.host, self.gdbserver_port))
+        gdbinit_lines.append('set remote exec-file ' + self.binary)
+        gdbinit_lines.append(
+            'run ' + os.path.join(self.modified_recipe.d, self.binary))
+
+        GdbCrossConfig.write_file(self.gdbinit, gdbinit_lines)
+
+    def _gen_gdb_start_script(self):
+        """Generate a script starting GDB with the corresponding gdbinit configuration."""
+        cmd_lines = ['#!/bin/sh']
+        cmd_lines.append('cd ' + self.modified_recipe.real_srctree)
+        cmd_lines.append(self.gdb_cross.gdb + ' -ix ' +
+                         self.gdbinit + ' "$@"')
+        GdbCrossConfig.write_file(self.gdb_script, cmd_lines, True)
+
+    def initialize(self):
+        self._gen_gdbserver_start_script()
+        self._gen_gdbinit_config()
+        self._gen_gdb_start_script()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def write_file(script_file, cmd_lines, executable=False):
+        script_dir = os.path.dirname(script_file)
+        mkdirhier(script_dir)
+        with open(script_file, 'w') as script_f:
+            script_f.write(os.linesep.join(cmd_lines))
+            script_f.write(os.linesep)
+        if executable:
+            st = os.stat(script_file)
+            os.chmod(script_file, st.st_mode | stat.S_IEXEC)
+        logger.info("Created: %s" % script_file)
+
+
+class IdeBase:
+    """Base class defining the interface for IDE plugins"""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.ide_name = 'undefined'
+        self.gdb_cross_configs = []
+
+    @classmethod
+    def ide_plugin_priority(cls):
+        """Used to find the default ide handler if --ide is not passed"""
+        return 10
+
+    def setup_shared_sysroots(self, shared_env):
+        logger.warn("Shared sysroot mode is not supported for IDE %s" %
+                    self.ide_name)
+
+    def setup_modified_recipe(self, args, image_recipe, modified_recipe):
+        logger.warn("Modified recipe mode is not supported for IDE %s" %
+                    self.ide_name)
+
+    def initialize_gdb_cross_configs(self, image_recipe, modified_recipe, gdb_cross_config_class=GdbCrossConfig):
+        binaries = modified_recipe.find_installed_binaries()
+        for binary in binaries:
+            gdb_cross_config = gdb_cross_config_class(
+                image_recipe, modified_recipe, binary)
+            gdb_cross_config.initialize()
+            self.gdb_cross_configs.append(gdb_cross_config)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def gen_oe_scrtips_sym_link(modified_recipe):
+        # create a sym-link from sources to the scripts directory
+        if os.path.isdir(modified_recipe.ide_sdk_scripts_dir):
+            IdeBase.symlink_force(modified_recipe.ide_sdk_scripts_dir,
+                                  os.path.join(modified_recipe.real_srctree, 'oe-scripts'))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def update_json_file(json_dir, json_file, update_dict):
+        """Update a json file
+
+        By default it uses the dict.update function. If this is not sutiable
+        the update function might be passed via update_func parameter.
+        """
+        json_path = os.path.join(json_dir, json_file)
+        logger.info("Updating IDE config file: %s (%s)" %
+                    (json_file, json_path))
+        if not os.path.exists(json_dir):
+            os.makedirs(json_dir)
+        try:
+            with open(json_path) as f:
+                orig_dict = json.load(f)
+        except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
+            logger.info(
+                "Decoding %s failed. Probably because of comments in the json file" % json_path)
+            orig_dict = {}
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            orig_dict = {}
+        orig_dict.update(update_dict)
+        with open(json_path, 'w') as f:
+            json.dump(orig_dict, f, indent=4)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def symlink_force(tgt, dst):
+        try:
+            os.symlink(tgt, dst)
+        except OSError as err:
+            if err.errno == errno.EEXIST:
+                if os.readlink(dst) != tgt:
+                    os.remove(dst)
+                    os.symlink(tgt, dst)
+            else:
+                raise err
+
+
+def get_devtool_deploy_opts(args):
+    """Filter args for devtool deploy-target args"""
+    if not args.target:
+        return None
+    devtool_deploy_opts = [args.target]
+    if args.no_host_check:
+        devtool_deploy_opts += ["-c"]
+    if args.show_status:
+        devtool_deploy_opts += ["-s"]
+    if args.no_preserve:
+        devtool_deploy_opts += ["-p"]
+    if args.no_check_space:
+        devtool_deploy_opts += ["--no-check-space"]
+    if args.ssh_exec:
+        devtool_deploy_opts += ["-e", args.ssh.exec]
+    if args.port:
+        devtool_deploy_opts += ["-P", args.port]
+    if args.key:
+        devtool_deploy_opts += ["-I", args.key]
+    if args.strip is False:
+        devtool_deploy_opts += ["--no-strip"]
+    return devtool_deploy_opts
diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/ide_code.py b/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/ide_code.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f44665e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/ide_code.py
@@ -0,0 +1,445 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2023-2024 Siemens AG
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+#
+"""Devtool ide-sdk IDE plugin for VSCode and VSCodium"""
+
+import json
+import logging
+import os
+import shutil
+from devtool.ide_plugins import BuildTool, IdeBase, GdbCrossConfig, get_devtool_deploy_opts
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('devtool')
+
+
+class GdbCrossConfigVSCode(GdbCrossConfig):
+    def __init__(self, image_recipe, modified_recipe, binary):
+        super().__init__(image_recipe, modified_recipe, binary, False)
+
+    def initialize(self):
+        self._gen_gdbserver_start_script()
+
+
+class IdeVSCode(IdeBase):
+    """Manage IDE configurations for VSCode
+
+    Modified recipe mode:
+    - cmake: use the cmake-preset generated by devtool ide-sdk
+    - meson: meson is called via a wrapper script generated by devtool ide-sdk
+
+    Shared sysroot mode:
+    In shared sysroot mode, the cross tool-chain is exported to the user's global configuration.
+    A workspace cannot be created because there is no recipe that defines how a workspace could
+    be set up.
+    - cmake: adds a cmake-kit to .local/share/CMakeTools/cmake-tools-kits.json
+             The cmake-kit uses the environment script and the tool-chain file
+             generated by meta-ide-support.
+    - meson: Meson needs manual workspace configuration.
+    """
+
+    @classmethod
+    def ide_plugin_priority(cls):
+        """If --ide is not passed this is the default plugin"""
+        if shutil.which('code'):
+            return 100
+        return 0
+
+    def setup_shared_sysroots(self, shared_env):
+        """Expose the toolchain of the shared sysroots SDK"""
+        datadir = shared_env.ide_support.datadir
+        deploy_dir_image = shared_env.ide_support.deploy_dir_image
+        real_multimach_target_sys = shared_env.ide_support.real_multimach_target_sys
+        standalone_sysroot_native = shared_env.build_sysroots.standalone_sysroot_native
+        vscode_ws_path = os.path.join(
+            os.environ['HOME'], '.local', 'share', 'CMakeTools')
+        cmake_kits_path = os.path.join(vscode_ws_path, 'cmake-tools-kits.json')
+        oecmake_generator = "Ninja"
+        env_script = os.path.join(
+            deploy_dir_image, 'environment-setup-' + real_multimach_target_sys)
+
+        if not os.path.isdir(vscode_ws_path):
+            os.makedirs(vscode_ws_path)
+        cmake_kits_old = []
+        if os.path.exists(cmake_kits_path):
+            with open(cmake_kits_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as cmake_kits_file:
+                cmake_kits_old = json.load(cmake_kits_file)
+        cmake_kits = cmake_kits_old.copy()
+
+        cmake_kit_new = {
+            "name": "OE " + real_multimach_target_sys,
+            "environmentSetupScript": env_script,
+            "toolchainFile": standalone_sysroot_native + datadir + "/cmake/OEToolchainConfig.cmake",
+            "preferredGenerator": {
+                "name": oecmake_generator
+            }
+        }
+
+        def merge_kit(cmake_kits, cmake_kit_new):
+            i = 0
+            while i < len(cmake_kits):
+                if 'environmentSetupScript' in cmake_kits[i] and \
+                        cmake_kits[i]['environmentSetupScript'] == cmake_kit_new['environmentSetupScript']:
+                    cmake_kits[i] = cmake_kit_new
+                    return
+                i += 1
+            cmake_kits.append(cmake_kit_new)
+        merge_kit(cmake_kits, cmake_kit_new)
+
+        if cmake_kits != cmake_kits_old:
+            logger.info("Updating: %s" % cmake_kits_path)
+            with open(cmake_kits_path, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as cmake_kits_file:
+                json.dump(cmake_kits, cmake_kits_file, indent=4)
+        else:
+            logger.info("Already up to date: %s" % cmake_kits_path)
+
+        cmake_native = os.path.join(
+            shared_env.build_sysroots.standalone_sysroot_native, 'usr', 'bin', 'cmake')
+        if os.path.isfile(cmake_native):
+            logger.info('cmake-kits call cmake by default. If the cmake provided by this SDK should be used, please add the following line to ".vscode/settings.json" file: "cmake.cmakePath": "%s"' % cmake_native)
+        else:
+            logger.error("Cannot find cmake native at: %s" % cmake_native)
+
+    def dot_code_dir(self, modified_recipe):
+        return os.path.join(modified_recipe.srctree, '.vscode')
+
+    def __vscode_settings_meson(self, settings_dict, modified_recipe):
+        if modified_recipe.build_tool is not BuildTool.MESON:
+            return
+        settings_dict["mesonbuild.mesonPath"] = modified_recipe.meson_wrapper
+
+        confopts = modified_recipe.mesonopts.split()
+        confopts += modified_recipe.meson_cross_file.split()
+        confopts += modified_recipe.extra_oemeson.split()
+        settings_dict["mesonbuild.configureOptions"] = confopts
+        settings_dict["mesonbuild.buildFolder"] = modified_recipe.b
+
+    def __vscode_settings_cmake(self, settings_dict, modified_recipe):
+        """Add cmake specific settings to settings.json.
+
+        Note: most settings are passed to the cmake preset.
+        """
+        if modified_recipe.build_tool is not BuildTool.CMAKE:
+            return
+        settings_dict["cmake.configureOnOpen"] = True
+        settings_dict["cmake.sourceDirectory"] = modified_recipe.real_srctree
+
+    def vscode_settings(self, modified_recipe, image_recipe):
+        files_excludes = {
+            "**/.git/**": True,
+            "**/oe-logs/**": True,
+            "**/oe-workdir/**": True,
+            "**/source-date-epoch/**": True
+        }
+        python_exclude = [
+            "**/.git/**",
+            "**/oe-logs/**",
+            "**/oe-workdir/**",
+            "**/source-date-epoch/**"
+        ]
+        files_readonly = {
+            modified_recipe.recipe_sysroot + '/**': True,
+            modified_recipe.recipe_sysroot_native + '/**': True,
+        }
+        if image_recipe.rootfs_dbg is not None:
+            files_readonly[image_recipe.rootfs_dbg + '/**'] = True
+        settings_dict = {
+            "files.watcherExclude": files_excludes,
+            "files.exclude": files_excludes,
+            "files.readonlyInclude": files_readonly,
+            "python.analysis.exclude": python_exclude
+        }
+        self.__vscode_settings_cmake(settings_dict, modified_recipe)
+        self.__vscode_settings_meson(settings_dict, modified_recipe)
+
+        settings_file = 'settings.json'
+        IdeBase.update_json_file(
+            self.dot_code_dir(modified_recipe), settings_file, settings_dict)
+
+    def __vscode_extensions_cmake(self, modified_recipe, recommendations):
+        if modified_recipe.build_tool is not BuildTool.CMAKE:
+            return
+        recommendations += [
+            "twxs.cmake",
+            "ms-vscode.cmake-tools",
+            "ms-vscode.cpptools",
+            "ms-vscode.cpptools-extension-pack",
+            "ms-vscode.cpptools-themes"
+        ]
+
+    def __vscode_extensions_meson(self, modified_recipe, recommendations):
+        if modified_recipe.build_tool is not BuildTool.MESON:
+            return
+        recommendations += [
+            'mesonbuild.mesonbuild',
+            "ms-vscode.cpptools",
+            "ms-vscode.cpptools-extension-pack",
+            "ms-vscode.cpptools-themes"
+        ]
+
+    def vscode_extensions(self, modified_recipe):
+        recommendations = []
+        self.__vscode_extensions_cmake(modified_recipe, recommendations)
+        self.__vscode_extensions_meson(modified_recipe, recommendations)
+        extensions_file = 'extensions.json'
+        IdeBase.update_json_file(
+            self.dot_code_dir(modified_recipe), extensions_file, {"recommendations": recommendations})
+
+    def vscode_c_cpp_properties(self, modified_recipe):
+        properties_dict = {
+            "name": modified_recipe.recipe_id_pretty,
+        }
+        if modified_recipe.build_tool is BuildTool.CMAKE:
+            properties_dict["configurationProvider"] = "ms-vscode.cmake-tools"
+        elif modified_recipe.build_tool is BuildTool.MESON:
+            properties_dict["configurationProvider"] = "mesonbuild.mesonbuild"
+        else:  # no C/C++ build
+            return
+
+        properties_dicts = {
+            "configurations": [
+                properties_dict
+            ],
+            "version": 4
+        }
+        prop_file = 'c_cpp_properties.json'
+        IdeBase.update_json_file(
+            self.dot_code_dir(modified_recipe), prop_file, properties_dicts)
+
+    def vscode_launch_bin_dbg(self, gdb_cross_config):
+        modified_recipe = gdb_cross_config.modified_recipe
+
+        launch_config = {
+            "name": gdb_cross_config.id_pretty,
+            "type": "cppdbg",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "program": os.path.join(modified_recipe.d, gdb_cross_config.binary.lstrip('/')),
+            "stopAtEntry": True,
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+            "environment": [],
+            "externalConsole": False,
+            "MIMode": "gdb",
+            "preLaunchTask": gdb_cross_config.id_pretty,
+            "miDebuggerPath": modified_recipe.gdb_cross.gdb,
+            "miDebuggerServerAddress": "%s:%d" % (modified_recipe.gdb_cross.host, gdb_cross_config.gdbserver_port)
+        }
+
+        # Search for header files in recipe-sysroot.
+        src_file_map = {
+            "/usr/include": os.path.join(modified_recipe.recipe_sysroot, "usr", "include")
+        }
+        # First of all search for not stripped binaries in the image folder.
+        # These binaries are copied (and optionally stripped) by deploy-target
+        setup_commands = [
+            {
+                "description": "sysroot",
+                "text": "set sysroot " + modified_recipe.d
+            }
+        ]
+
+        if gdb_cross_config.image_recipe.rootfs_dbg:
+            launch_config['additionalSOLibSearchPath'] = modified_recipe.solib_search_path_str(
+                gdb_cross_config.image_recipe)
+            src_file_map["/usr/src/debug"] = os.path.join(
+                gdb_cross_config.image_recipe.rootfs_dbg, "usr", "src", "debug")
+        else:
+            logger.warning(
+                "Cannot setup debug symbols configuration for GDB. IMAGE_GEN_DEBUGFS is not enabled.")
+
+        launch_config['sourceFileMap'] = src_file_map
+        launch_config['setupCommands'] = setup_commands
+        return launch_config
+
+    def vscode_launch(self, modified_recipe):
+        """GDB Launch configuration for binaries (elf files)"""
+
+        configurations = [self.vscode_launch_bin_dbg(
+            gdb_cross_config) for gdb_cross_config in self.gdb_cross_configs]
+        launch_dict = {
+            "version": "0.2.0",
+            "configurations": configurations
+        }
+        launch_file = 'launch.json'
+        IdeBase.update_json_file(
+            self.dot_code_dir(modified_recipe), launch_file, launch_dict)
+
+    def vscode_tasks_cpp(self, args, modified_recipe):
+        run_install_deploy = modified_recipe.gen_install_deploy_script(args)
+        install_task_name = "install && deploy-target %s" % modified_recipe.recipe_id_pretty
+        tasks_dict = {
+            "version": "2.0.0",
+            "tasks": [
+                {
+                    "label": install_task_name,
+                    "type": "shell",
+                    "command": run_install_deploy,
+                    "problemMatcher": []
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+        for gdb_cross_config in self.gdb_cross_configs:
+            tasks_dict['tasks'].append(
+                {
+                    "label": gdb_cross_config.id_pretty,
+                    "type": "shell",
+                    "isBackground": True,
+                    "dependsOn": [
+                        install_task_name
+                    ],
+                    "command": gdb_cross_config.gdbserver_script,
+                    "problemMatcher": [
+                        {
+                            "pattern": [
+                                {
+                                    "regexp": ".",
+                                    "file": 1,
+                                    "location": 2,
+                                    "message": 3
+                                }
+                            ],
+                            "background": {
+                                "activeOnStart": True,
+                                "beginsPattern": ".",
+                                "endsPattern": ".",
+                            }
+                        }
+                    ]
+                })
+        tasks_file = 'tasks.json'
+        IdeBase.update_json_file(
+            self.dot_code_dir(modified_recipe), tasks_file, tasks_dict)
+
+    def vscode_tasks_fallback(self, args, modified_recipe):
+        oe_init_dir = modified_recipe.oe_init_dir
+        oe_init = ". %s %s > /dev/null && " % (modified_recipe.oe_init_build_env, modified_recipe.topdir)
+        dt_build = "devtool build "
+        dt_build_label = dt_build + modified_recipe.recipe_id_pretty
+        dt_build_cmd = dt_build + modified_recipe.bpn
+        clean_opt = " --clean"
+        dt_build_clean_label = dt_build + modified_recipe.recipe_id_pretty + clean_opt
+        dt_build_clean_cmd = dt_build + modified_recipe.bpn + clean_opt
+        dt_deploy = "devtool deploy-target "
+        dt_deploy_label = dt_deploy + modified_recipe.recipe_id_pretty
+        dt_deploy_cmd = dt_deploy + modified_recipe.bpn
+        dt_build_deploy_label = "devtool build & deploy-target %s" % modified_recipe.recipe_id_pretty
+        deploy_opts = ' '.join(get_devtool_deploy_opts(args))
+        tasks_dict = {
+            "version": "2.0.0",
+            "tasks": [
+                {
+                    "label": dt_build_label,
+                    "type": "shell",
+                    "command": "bash",
+                    "linux": {
+                        "options": {
+                            "cwd": oe_init_dir
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "args": [
+                        "--login",
+                        "-c",
+                        "%s%s" % (oe_init, dt_build_cmd)
+                    ],
+                    "problemMatcher": []
+                },
+                {
+                    "label": dt_deploy_label,
+                    "type": "shell",
+                    "command": "bash",
+                    "linux": {
+                        "options": {
+                            "cwd": oe_init_dir
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "args": [
+                        "--login",
+                        "-c",
+                        "%s%s %s" % (
+                            oe_init, dt_deploy_cmd, deploy_opts)
+                    ],
+                    "problemMatcher": []
+                },
+                {
+                    "label": dt_build_deploy_label,
+                    "dependsOrder": "sequence",
+                    "dependsOn": [
+                        dt_build_label,
+                        dt_deploy_label
+                    ],
+                    "problemMatcher": [],
+                    "group": {
+                        "kind": "build",
+                        "isDefault": True
+                    }
+                },
+                {
+                    "label": dt_build_clean_label,
+                    "type": "shell",
+                    "command": "bash",
+                    "linux": {
+                        "options": {
+                            "cwd": oe_init_dir
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "args": [
+                        "--login",
+                        "-c",
+                        "%s%s" % (oe_init, dt_build_clean_cmd)
+                    ],
+                    "problemMatcher": []
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+        if modified_recipe.gdb_cross:
+            for gdb_cross_config in self.gdb_cross_configs:
+                tasks_dict['tasks'].append(
+                    {
+                        "label": gdb_cross_config.id_pretty,
+                        "type": "shell",
+                        "isBackground": True,
+                        "dependsOn": [
+                            dt_build_deploy_label
+                        ],
+                        "command": gdb_cross_config.gdbserver_script,
+                        "problemMatcher": [
+                            {
+                                "pattern": [
+                                    {
+                                        "regexp": ".",
+                                        "file": 1,
+                                        "location": 2,
+                                        "message": 3
+                                    }
+                                ],
+                                "background": {
+                                    "activeOnStart": True,
+                                    "beginsPattern": ".",
+                                    "endsPattern": ".",
+                                }
+                            }
+                        ]
+                    })
+        tasks_file = 'tasks.json'
+        IdeBase.update_json_file(
+            self.dot_code_dir(modified_recipe), tasks_file, tasks_dict)
+
+    def vscode_tasks(self, args, modified_recipe):
+        if modified_recipe.build_tool.is_c_ccp:
+            self.vscode_tasks_cpp(args, modified_recipe)
+        else:
+            self.vscode_tasks_fallback(args, modified_recipe)
+
+    def setup_modified_recipe(self, args, image_recipe, modified_recipe):
+        self.vscode_settings(modified_recipe, image_recipe)
+        self.vscode_extensions(modified_recipe)
+        self.vscode_c_cpp_properties(modified_recipe)
+        if args.target:
+            self.initialize_gdb_cross_configs(
+                image_recipe, modified_recipe, gdb_cross_config_class=GdbCrossConfigVSCode)
+            self.vscode_launch(modified_recipe)
+            self.vscode_tasks(args, modified_recipe)
+
+
+def register_ide_plugin(ide_plugins):
+    ide_plugins['code'] = IdeVSCode
diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/ide_none.py b/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/ide_none.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f106c5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/ide_none.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2023-2024 Siemens AG
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+#
+"""Devtool ide-sdk generic IDE plugin"""
+
+import os
+import logging
+from devtool.ide_plugins import IdeBase, GdbCrossConfig
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('devtool')
+
+
+class IdeNone(IdeBase):
+    """Generate some generic helpers for other IDEs
+
+    Modified recipe mode:
+    Generate some helper scripts for remote debugging with GDB
+
+    Shared sysroot mode:
+    A wrapper for bitbake meta-ide-support and bitbake build-sysroots
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+
+    def setup_shared_sysroots(self, shared_env):
+        real_multimach_target_sys = shared_env.ide_support.real_multimach_target_sys
+        deploy_dir_image = shared_env.ide_support.deploy_dir_image
+        env_script = os.path.join(
+            deploy_dir_image, 'environment-setup-' + real_multimach_target_sys)
+        logger.info(
+            "To use this SDK please source this: %s" % env_script)
+
+    def setup_modified_recipe(self, args, image_recipe, modified_recipe):
+        """generate some helper scripts and config files
+
+        - Execute the do_install task
+        - Execute devtool deploy-target
+        - Generate a gdbinit file per executable
+        - Generate the oe-scripts sym-link
+        """
+        script_path = modified_recipe.gen_install_deploy_script(args)
+        logger.info("Created: %s" % script_path)
+
+        self.initialize_gdb_cross_configs(image_recipe, modified_recipe)
+
+        IdeBase.gen_oe_scrtips_sym_link(modified_recipe)
+
+
+def register_ide_plugin(ide_plugins):
+    ide_plugins['none'] = IdeNone
diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_sdk.py b/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_sdk.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1467974
--- /dev/null
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_sdk.py
@@ -0,0 +1,1065 @@
+# Development tool - ide-sdk command plugin
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2023-2024 Siemens AG
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+#
+"""Devtool ide-sdk plugin"""
+
+import json
+import logging
+import os
+import re
+import shutil
+import stat
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from argparse import RawTextHelpFormatter
+from enum import Enum
+
+import scriptutils
+import bb
+from devtool import exec_build_env_command, setup_tinfoil, check_workspace_recipe, DevtoolError, parse_recipe
+from devtool.standard import get_real_srctree
+from devtool.ide_plugins import BuildTool
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('devtool')
+
+# dict of classes derived from IdeBase
+ide_plugins = {}
+
+
+class DevtoolIdeMode(Enum):
+    """Different modes are supported by the ide-sdk plugin.
+
+    The enum might be extended by more advanced modes in the future. Some ideas:
+    - auto: modified if all recipes are modified, shared if none of the recipes is modified.
+    - mixed: modified mode for modified recipes, shared mode for all other recipes.
+    """
+
+    modified = 'modified'
+    shared = 'shared'
+
+
+class TargetDevice:
+    """SSH remote login parameters"""
+
+    def __init__(self, args):
+        self.extraoptions = ''
+        if args.no_host_check:
+            self.extraoptions += '-o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no'
+        self.ssh_sshexec = 'ssh'
+        if args.ssh_exec:
+            self.ssh_sshexec = args.ssh_exec
+        self.ssh_port = ''
+        if args.port:
+            self.ssh_port = "-p %s" % args.port
+        if args.key:
+            self.extraoptions += ' -i %s' % args.key
+
+        self.target = args.target
+        target_sp = args.target.split('@')
+        if len(target_sp) == 1:
+            self.login = ""
+            self.host = target_sp[0]
+        elif len(target_sp) == 2:
+            self.login = target_sp[0]
+            self.host = target_sp[1]
+        else:
+            logger.error("Invalid target argument: %s" % args.target)
+
+
+class RecipeNative:
+    """Base class for calling bitbake to provide a -native recipe"""
+
+    def __init__(self, name, target_arch=None):
+        self.name = name
+        self.target_arch = target_arch
+        self.bootstrap_tasks = [self.name + ':do_addto_recipe_sysroot']
+        self.staging_bindir_native = None
+        self.target_sys = None
+        self.__native_bin = None
+
+    def _initialize(self, config, workspace, tinfoil):
+        """Get the parsed recipe"""
+        recipe_d = parse_recipe(
+            config, tinfoil, self.name, appends=True, filter_workspace=False)
+        if not recipe_d:
+            raise DevtoolError("Parsing %s recipe failed" % self.name)
+        self.staging_bindir_native = os.path.realpath(
+            recipe_d.getVar('STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE'))
+        self.target_sys = recipe_d.getVar('TARGET_SYS')
+        return recipe_d
+
+    def initialize(self, config, workspace, tinfoil):
+        """Basic initialization that can be overridden by a derived class"""
+        self._initialize(config, workspace, tinfoil)
+
+    @property
+    def native_bin(self):
+        if not self.__native_bin:
+            raise DevtoolError("native binary name is not defined.")
+        return self.__native_bin
+
+
+class RecipeGdbCross(RecipeNative):
+    """Handle handle gdb-cross on the host and the gdbserver on the target device"""
+
+    def __init__(self, args, target_arch, target_device):
+        super().__init__('gdb-cross-' + target_arch, target_arch)
+        self.target_device = target_device
+        self.gdb = None
+        self.gdbserver_port_next = int(args.gdbserver_port_start)
+        self.config_db = {}
+
+    def __find_gdbserver(self, config, tinfoil):
+        """Absolute path of the gdbserver"""
+        recipe_d_gdb = parse_recipe(
+            config, tinfoil, 'gdb', appends=True, filter_workspace=False)
+        if not recipe_d_gdb:
+            raise DevtoolError("Parsing gdb recipe failed")
+        return os.path.join(recipe_d_gdb.getVar('bindir'), 'gdbserver')
+
+    def initialize(self, config, workspace, tinfoil):
+        super()._initialize(config, workspace, tinfoil)
+        gdb_bin = self.target_sys + '-gdb'
+        gdb_path = os.path.join(
+            self.staging_bindir_native, self.target_sys, gdb_bin)
+        self.gdb = gdb_path
+        self.gdbserver_path = self.__find_gdbserver(config, tinfoil)
+
+    @property
+    def host(self):
+        return self.target_device.host
+
+
+class RecipeImage:
+    """Handle some image recipe related properties
+
+    Most workflows require firmware that runs on the target device.
+    This firmware must be consistent with the setup of the host system.
+    In particular, the debug symbols must be compatible. For this, the
+    rootfs must be created as part of the SDK.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, name):
+        self.combine_dbg_image = False
+        self.gdbserver_missing = False
+        self.name = name
+        self.rootfs = None
+        self.__rootfs_dbg = None
+        self.bootstrap_tasks = [self.name + ':do_build']
+
+    def initialize(self, config, tinfoil):
+        image_d = parse_recipe(
+            config, tinfoil, self.name, appends=True, filter_workspace=False)
+        if not image_d:
+            raise DevtoolError(
+                "Parsing image recipe %s failed" % self.name)
+
+        self.combine_dbg_image = bb.data.inherits_class(
+            'image-combined-dbg', image_d)
+
+        workdir = image_d.getVar('WORKDIR')
+        self.rootfs = os.path.join(workdir, 'rootfs')
+        if image_d.getVar('IMAGE_GEN_DEBUGFS') == "1":
+            self.__rootfs_dbg = os.path.join(workdir, 'rootfs-dbg')
+
+        self.gdbserver_missing = 'gdbserver' not in image_d.getVar(
+            'IMAGE_INSTALL')
+
+    @property
+    def debug_support(self):
+        return bool(self.rootfs_dbg)
+
+    @property
+    def rootfs_dbg(self):
+        if self.__rootfs_dbg and os.path.isdir(self.__rootfs_dbg):
+            return self.__rootfs_dbg
+        return None
+
+
+class RecipeMetaIdeSupport:
+    """For the shared sysroots mode meta-ide-support is needed
+
+    For use cases where just a cross tool-chain is required but
+    no recipe is used, devtool ide-sdk abstracts calling bitbake meta-ide-support
+    and bitbake build-sysroots. This also allows to expose the cross-toolchains
+    to IDEs. For example VSCode support different tool-chains with e.g. cmake-kits.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.bootstrap_tasks = ['meta-ide-support:do_build']
+        self.topdir = None
+        self.datadir = None
+        self.deploy_dir_image = None
+        self.build_sys = None
+        # From toolchain-scripts
+        self.real_multimach_target_sys = None
+
+    def initialize(self, config, tinfoil):
+        meta_ide_support_d = parse_recipe(
+            config, tinfoil, 'meta-ide-support', appends=True, filter_workspace=False)
+        if not meta_ide_support_d:
+            raise DevtoolError("Parsing meta-ide-support recipe failed")
+
+        self.topdir = meta_ide_support_d.getVar('TOPDIR')
+        self.datadir = meta_ide_support_d.getVar('datadir')
+        self.deploy_dir_image = meta_ide_support_d.getVar(
+            'DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE')
+        self.build_sys = meta_ide_support_d.getVar('BUILD_SYS')
+        self.real_multimach_target_sys = meta_ide_support_d.getVar(
+            'REAL_MULTIMACH_TARGET_SYS')
+
+
+class RecipeBuildSysroots:
+    """For the shared sysroots mode build-sysroots is needed"""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.standalone_sysroot = None
+        self.standalone_sysroot_native = None
+        self.bootstrap_tasks = [
+            'build-sysroots:do_build_target_sysroot',
+            'build-sysroots:do_build_native_sysroot'
+        ]
+
+    def initialize(self, config, tinfoil):
+        build_sysroots_d = parse_recipe(
+            config, tinfoil, 'build-sysroots', appends=True, filter_workspace=False)
+        if not build_sysroots_d:
+            raise DevtoolError("Parsing build-sysroots recipe failed")
+        self.standalone_sysroot = build_sysroots_d.getVar(
+            'STANDALONE_SYSROOT')
+        self.standalone_sysroot_native = build_sysroots_d.getVar(
+            'STANDALONE_SYSROOT_NATIVE')
+
+
+class SharedSysrootsEnv:
+    """Handle the shared sysroots based workflow
+
+    Support the workflow with just a tool-chain without a recipe.
+    It's basically like:
+      bitbake some-dependencies
+      bitbake meta-ide-support
+      bitbake build-sysroots
+      Use the environment-* file found in the deploy folder
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.ide_support = None
+        self.build_sysroots = None
+
+    def initialize(self, ide_support, build_sysroots):
+        self.ide_support = ide_support
+        self.build_sysroots = build_sysroots
+
+    def setup_ide(self, ide):
+        ide.setup(self)
+
+
+class RecipeNotModified:
+    """Handling of recipes added to the Direct DSK shared sysroots."""
+
+    def __init__(self, name):
+        self.name = name
+        self.bootstrap_tasks = [name + ':do_populate_sysroot']
+
+
+class RecipeModified:
+    """Handling of recipes in the workspace created by devtool modify"""
+    OE_INIT_BUILD_ENV = 'oe-init-build-env'
+
+    VALID_BASH_ENV_NAME_CHARS = re.compile(r"^[a-zA-Z0-9_]*$")
+
+    def __init__(self, name):
+        self.name = name
+        self.bootstrap_tasks = [name + ':do_install']
+        self.gdb_cross = None
+        # workspace
+        self.real_srctree = None
+        self.srctree = None
+        self.ide_sdk_dir = None
+        self.ide_sdk_scripts_dir = None
+        self.bbappend = None
+        # recipe variables from d.getVar
+        self.b = None
+        self.base_libdir = None
+        self.bblayers = None
+        self.bpn = None
+        self.d = None
+        self.fakerootcmd = None
+        self.fakerootenv = None
+        self.libdir = None
+        self.max_process = None
+        self.package_arch = None
+        self.package_debug_split_style = None
+        self.path = None
+        self.pn = None
+        self.recipe_sysroot = None
+        self.recipe_sysroot_native = None
+        self.staging_incdir = None
+        self.strip_cmd = None
+        self.target_arch = None
+        self.topdir = None
+        self.workdir = None
+        self.recipe_id = None
+        # replicate bitbake build environment
+        self.exported_vars = None
+        self.cmd_compile = None
+        self.__oe_init_dir = None
+        # main build tool used by this recipe
+        self.build_tool = BuildTool.UNDEFINED
+        # build_tool = cmake
+        self.oecmake_generator = None
+        self.cmake_cache_vars = None
+        # build_tool = meson
+        self.meson_buildtype = None
+        self.meson_wrapper = None
+        self.mesonopts = None
+        self.extra_oemeson = None
+        self.meson_cross_file = None
+
+    def initialize(self, config, workspace, tinfoil):
+        recipe_d = parse_recipe(
+            config, tinfoil, self.name, appends=True, filter_workspace=False)
+        if not recipe_d:
+            raise DevtoolError("Parsing %s recipe failed" % self.name)
+
+        # Verify this recipe is built as externalsrc setup by devtool modify
+        workspacepn = check_workspace_recipe(
+            workspace, self.name, bbclassextend=True)
+        self.srctree = workspace[workspacepn]['srctree']
+        # Need to grab this here in case the source is within a subdirectory
+        self.real_srctree = get_real_srctree(
+            self.srctree, recipe_d.getVar('S'), recipe_d.getVar('WORKDIR'))
+        self.bbappend = workspace[workspacepn]['bbappend']
+
+        self.ide_sdk_dir = os.path.join(
+            config.workspace_path, 'ide-sdk', self.name)
+        if os.path.exists(self.ide_sdk_dir):
+            shutil.rmtree(self.ide_sdk_dir)
+        self.ide_sdk_scripts_dir = os.path.join(self.ide_sdk_dir, 'scripts')
+
+        self.b = recipe_d.getVar('B')
+        self.base_libdir = recipe_d.getVar('base_libdir')
+        self.bblayers = recipe_d.getVar('BBLAYERS').split()
+        self.bpn = recipe_d.getVar('BPN')
+        self.d = recipe_d.getVar('D')
+        self.fakerootcmd = recipe_d.getVar('FAKEROOTCMD')
+        self.fakerootenv = recipe_d.getVar('FAKEROOTENV')
+        self.libdir = recipe_d.getVar('libdir')
+        self.max_process = int(recipe_d.getVar(
+            "BB_NUMBER_THREADS") or os.cpu_count() or 1)
+        self.package_arch = recipe_d.getVar('PACKAGE_ARCH')
+        self.package_debug_split_style = recipe_d.getVar(
+            'PACKAGE_DEBUG_SPLIT_STYLE')
+        self.path = recipe_d.getVar('PATH')
+        self.pn = recipe_d.getVar('PN')
+        self.recipe_sysroot = os.path.realpath(
+            recipe_d.getVar('RECIPE_SYSROOT'))
+        self.recipe_sysroot_native = os.path.realpath(
+            recipe_d.getVar('RECIPE_SYSROOT_NATIVE'))
+        self.staging_incdir = os.path.realpath(
+            recipe_d.getVar('STAGING_INCDIR'))
+        self.strip_cmd = recipe_d.getVar('STRIP')
+        self.target_arch = recipe_d.getVar('TARGET_ARCH')
+        self.topdir = recipe_d.getVar('TOPDIR')
+        self.workdir = os.path.realpath(recipe_d.getVar('WORKDIR'))
+
+        self.__init_exported_variables(recipe_d)
+
+        if bb.data.inherits_class('cmake', recipe_d):
+            self.oecmake_generator = recipe_d.getVar('OECMAKE_GENERATOR')
+            self.__init_cmake_preset_cache(recipe_d)
+            self.build_tool = BuildTool.CMAKE
+        elif bb.data.inherits_class('meson', recipe_d):
+            self.meson_buildtype = recipe_d.getVar('MESON_BUILDTYPE')
+            self.mesonopts = recipe_d.getVar('MESONOPTS')
+            self.extra_oemeson = recipe_d.getVar('EXTRA_OEMESON')
+            self.meson_cross_file = recipe_d.getVar('MESON_CROSS_FILE')
+            self.build_tool = BuildTool.MESON
+
+        # Recipe ID is the identifier for IDE config sections
+        self.recipe_id = self.bpn + "-" + self.package_arch
+        self.recipe_id_pretty = self.bpn + ": " + self.package_arch
+
+    def append_to_bbappend(self, append_text):
+        with open(self.bbappend, 'a') as bbap:
+            bbap.write(append_text)
+
+    def remove_from_bbappend(self, append_text):
+        with open(self.bbappend, 'r') as bbap:
+            text = bbap.read()
+        new_text = text.replace(append_text, '')
+        with open(self.bbappend, 'w') as bbap:
+            bbap.write(new_text)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def is_valid_shell_variable(var):
+        """Skip strange shell variables like systemd
+
+        prevent from strange bugs because of strange variables which
+        are not used in this context but break various tools.
+        """
+        if RecipeModified.VALID_BASH_ENV_NAME_CHARS.match(var):
+            bb.debug(1, "ignoring variable: %s" % var)
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    def debug_build_config(self, args):
+        """Explicitely set for example CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE to Debug if not defined otherwise"""
+        if self.build_tool is BuildTool.CMAKE:
+            append_text = os.linesep + \
+                'OECMAKE_ARGS:append = " -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Debug"' + os.linesep
+            if args.debug_build_config and not 'CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE' in self.cmake_cache_vars:
+                self.cmake_cache_vars['CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE'] = {
+                    "type": "STRING",
+                    "value": "Debug",
+                }
+                self.append_to_bbappend(append_text)
+            elif 'CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE' in self.cmake_cache_vars:
+                del self.cmake_cache_vars['CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE']
+                self.remove_from_bbappend(append_text)
+        elif self.build_tool is BuildTool.MESON:
+            append_text = os.linesep + 'MESON_BUILDTYPE = "debug"' + os.linesep
+            if args.debug_build_config and self.meson_buildtype != "debug":
+                self.mesonopts.replace(
+                    '--buildtype ' + self.meson_buildtype, '--buildtype debug')
+                self.append_to_bbappend(append_text)
+            elif self.meson_buildtype == "debug":
+                self.mesonopts.replace(
+                    '--buildtype debug', '--buildtype plain')
+                self.remove_from_bbappend(append_text)
+        elif args.debug_build_config:
+            logger.warn(
+                "--debug-build-config is not implemented for this build tool yet.")
+
+    def solib_search_path(self, image):
+        """Search for debug symbols in the rootfs and rootfs-dbg
+
+        The debug symbols of shared libraries which are provided by other packages
+        are grabbed from the -dbg packages in the rootfs-dbg.
+
+        But most cross debugging tools like gdb, perf, and systemtap need to find
+        executable/library first and through it debuglink note find corresponding
+        symbols file. Therefore the library paths from the rootfs are added as well.
+
+        Note: For the devtool modified recipe compiled from the IDE, the debug
+        symbols are taken from the unstripped binaries in the image folder.
+        Also, devtool deploy-target takes the files from the image folder.
+        debug symbols in the image folder refer to the corresponding source files
+        with absolute paths of the build machine. Debug symbols found in the
+        rootfs-dbg are relocated and contain paths which refer to the source files
+        installed on the target device e.g. /usr/src/...
+        """
+        base_libdir = self.base_libdir.lstrip('/')
+        libdir = self.libdir.lstrip('/')
+        so_paths = [
+            # debug symbols for package_debug_split_style: debug-with-srcpkg or .debug
+            os.path.join(image.rootfs_dbg, base_libdir, ".debug"),
+            os.path.join(image.rootfs_dbg, libdir, ".debug"),
+            # debug symbols for package_debug_split_style: debug-file-directory
+            os.path.join(image.rootfs_dbg, "usr", "lib", "debug"),
+
+            # The binaries are required as well, the debug packages are not enough
+            # With image-combined-dbg.bbclass the binaries are copied into rootfs-dbg
+            os.path.join(image.rootfs_dbg, base_libdir),
+            os.path.join(image.rootfs_dbg, libdir),
+            # Without image-combined-dbg.bbclass the binaries are only in rootfs.
+            # Note: Stepping into source files located in rootfs-dbg does not
+            #       work without image-combined-dbg.bbclass yet.
+            os.path.join(image.rootfs, base_libdir),
+            os.path.join(image.rootfs, libdir)
+        ]
+        return so_paths
+
+    def solib_search_path_str(self, image):
+        """Return a : separated list of paths usable by GDB's set solib-search-path"""
+        return ':'.join(self.solib_search_path(image))
+
+    def __init_exported_variables(self, d):
+        """Find all variables with export flag set.
+
+        This allows to generate IDE configurations which compile with the same
+        environment as bitbake does. That's at least a reasonable default behavior.
+        """
+        exported_vars = {}
+
+        vars = (key for key in d.keys() if not key.startswith(
+            "__") and not d.getVarFlag(key, "func", False))
+        for var in vars:
+            func = d.getVarFlag(var, "func", False)
+            if d.getVarFlag(var, 'python', False) and func:
+                continue
+            export = d.getVarFlag(var, "export", False)
+            unexport = d.getVarFlag(var, "unexport", False)
+            if not export and not unexport and not func:
+                continue
+            if unexport:
+                continue
+
+            val = d.getVar(var)
+            if val is None:
+                continue
+            if set(var) & set("-.{}+"):
+                logger.warn(
+                    "Warning: Found invalid character in variable name %s", str(var))
+                continue
+            varExpanded = d.expand(var)
+            val = str(val)
+
+            if not RecipeModified.is_valid_shell_variable(varExpanded):
+                continue
+
+            if func:
+                code_line = "line: {0}, file: {1}\n".format(
+                    d.getVarFlag(var, "lineno", False),
+                    d.getVarFlag(var, "filename", False))
+                val = val.rstrip('\n')
+                logger.warn("Warning: exported shell function %s() is not exported (%s)" %
+                            (varExpanded, code_line))
+                continue
+
+            if export:
+                exported_vars[varExpanded] = val.strip()
+                continue
+
+        self.exported_vars = exported_vars
+
+    def __init_cmake_preset_cache(self, d):
+        """Get the arguments passed to cmake
+
+        Replicate the cmake configure arguments with all details to
+        share on build folder between bitbake and SDK.
+        """
+        site_file = os.path.join(self.workdir, 'site-file.cmake')
+        if os.path.exists(site_file):
+            print("Warning: site-file.cmake is not supported")
+
+        cache_vars = {}
+        oecmake_args = d.getVar('OECMAKE_ARGS').split()
+        extra_oecmake = d.getVar('EXTRA_OECMAKE').split()
+        for param in oecmake_args + extra_oecmake:
+            d_pref = "-D"
+            if param.startswith(d_pref):
+                param = param[len(d_pref):]
+            else:
+                print("Error: expected a -D")
+            param_s = param.split('=', 1)
+            param_nt = param_s[0].split(':', 1)
+
+            def handle_undefined_variable(var):
+                if var.startswith('${') and var.endswith('}'):
+                    return ''
+                else:
+                    return var
+            # Example: FOO=ON
+            if len(param_nt) == 1:
+                cache_vars[param_s[0]] = handle_undefined_variable(param_s[1])
+            # Example: FOO:PATH=/tmp
+            elif len(param_nt) == 2:
+                cache_vars[param_nt[0]] = {
+                    "type": param_nt[1],
+                    "value": handle_undefined_variable(param_s[1]),
+                }
+            else:
+                print("Error: cannot parse %s" % param)
+        self.cmake_cache_vars = cache_vars
+
+    def cmake_preset(self):
+        """Create a preset for cmake that mimics how bitbake calls cmake"""
+        toolchain_file = os.path.join(self.workdir, 'toolchain.cmake')
+        cmake_executable = os.path.join(
+            self.recipe_sysroot_native, 'usr', 'bin', 'cmake')
+        self.cmd_compile = cmake_executable + " --build --preset " + self.recipe_id
+
+        preset_dict_configure = {
+            "name": self.recipe_id,
+            "displayName": self.recipe_id_pretty,
+            "description": "Bitbake build environment for the recipe %s compiled for %s" % (self.bpn, self.package_arch),
+            "binaryDir": self.b,
+            "generator": self.oecmake_generator,
+            "toolchainFile": toolchain_file,
+            "cacheVariables": self.cmake_cache_vars,
+            "environment": self.exported_vars,
+            "cmakeExecutable": cmake_executable
+        }
+
+        preset_dict_build = {
+            "name": self.recipe_id,
+            "displayName": self.recipe_id_pretty,
+            "description": "Bitbake build environment for the recipe %s compiled for %s" % (self.bpn, self.package_arch),
+            "configurePreset": self.recipe_id,
+            "inheritConfigureEnvironment": True
+        }
+
+        preset_dict_test = {
+            "name": self.recipe_id,
+            "displayName": self.recipe_id_pretty,
+            "description": "Bitbake build environment for the recipe %s compiled for %s" % (self.bpn, self.package_arch),
+            "configurePreset": self.recipe_id,
+            "inheritConfigureEnvironment": True
+        }
+
+        preset_dict = {
+            "version": 3,  # cmake 3.21, backward compatible with kirkstone
+            "configurePresets": [preset_dict_configure],
+            "buildPresets": [preset_dict_build],
+            "testPresets": [preset_dict_test]
+        }
+
+        # Finally write the json file
+        json_file = 'CMakeUserPresets.json'
+        json_path = os.path.join(self.real_srctree, json_file)
+        logger.info("Updating CMake preset: %s (%s)" % (json_file, json_path))
+        if not os.path.exists(self.real_srctree):
+            os.makedirs(self.real_srctree)
+        try:
+            with open(json_path) as f:
+                orig_dict = json.load(f)
+        except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
+            logger.info(
+                "Decoding %s failed. Probably because of comments in the json file" % json_path)
+            orig_dict = {}
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            orig_dict = {}
+
+        # Add or update the presets for the recipe and keep other presets
+        for k, v in preset_dict.items():
+            if isinstance(v, list):
+                update_preset = v[0]
+                preset_added = False
+                if k in orig_dict:
+                    for index, orig_preset in enumerate(orig_dict[k]):
+                        if 'name' in orig_preset:
+                            if orig_preset['name'] == update_preset['name']:
+                                logger.debug("Updating preset: %s" %
+                                             orig_preset['name'])
+                                orig_dict[k][index] = update_preset
+                                preset_added = True
+                                break
+                            else:
+                                logger.debug("keeping preset: %s" %
+                                             orig_preset['name'])
+                        else:
+                            logger.warn("preset without a name found")
+                if not preset_added:
+                    if not k in orig_dict:
+                        orig_dict[k] = []
+                    orig_dict[k].append(update_preset)
+                    logger.debug("Added preset: %s" %
+                                 update_preset['name'])
+            else:
+                orig_dict[k] = v
+
+        with open(json_path, 'w') as f:
+            json.dump(orig_dict, f, indent=4)
+
+    def gen_meson_wrapper(self):
+        """Generate a wrapper script to call meson with the cross environment"""
+        bb.utils.mkdirhier(self.ide_sdk_scripts_dir)
+        meson_wrapper = os.path.join(self.ide_sdk_scripts_dir, 'meson')
+        meson_real = os.path.join(
+            self.recipe_sysroot_native, 'usr', 'bin', 'meson.real')
+        with open(meson_wrapper, 'w') as mwrap:
+            mwrap.write("#!/bin/sh" + os.linesep)
+            for var, val in self.exported_vars.items():
+                mwrap.write('export %s="%s"' % (var, val) + os.linesep)
+            mwrap.write("unset CC CXX CPP LD AR NM STRIP" + os.linesep)
+            private_temp = os.path.join(self.b, "meson-private", "tmp")
+            mwrap.write('mkdir -p "%s"' % private_temp + os.linesep)
+            mwrap.write('export TMPDIR="%s"' % private_temp + os.linesep)
+            mwrap.write('exec "%s" "$@"' % meson_real + os.linesep)
+        st = os.stat(meson_wrapper)
+        os.chmod(meson_wrapper, st.st_mode | stat.S_IEXEC)
+        self.meson_wrapper = meson_wrapper
+        self.cmd_compile = meson_wrapper + " compile -C " + self.b
+
+    def which(self, executable):
+        bin_path = shutil.which(executable, path=self.path)
+        if not bin_path:
+            raise DevtoolError(
+                'Cannot find %s. Probably the recipe %s is not built yet.' % (executable, self.bpn))
+        return bin_path
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def is_elf_file(file_path):
+        with open(file_path, "rb") as f:
+            data = f.read(4)
+        if data == b'\x7fELF':
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    def find_installed_binaries(self):
+        """find all executable elf files in the image directory"""
+        binaries = []
+        d_len = len(self.d)
+        re_so = re.compile('.*\.so[.0-9]*$')
+        for root, _, files in os.walk(self.d, followlinks=False):
+            for file in files:
+                if os.path.islink(file):
+                    continue
+                if re_so.match(file):
+                    continue
+                abs_name = os.path.join(root, file)
+                if os.access(abs_name, os.X_OK) and RecipeModified.is_elf_file(abs_name):
+                    binaries.append(abs_name[d_len:])
+        return sorted(binaries)
+
+    def gen_delete_package_dirs(self):
+        """delete folders of package tasks
+
+        This is a workaround for and issue with recipes having their sources
+        downloaded as file://
+        This likely breaks pseudo like:
+        path mismatch [3 links]: ino 79147802 db
+        .../build/tmp/.../cmake-example/1.0/package/usr/src/debug/
+                             cmake-example/1.0-r0/oe-local-files/cpp-example-lib.cpp
+        .../build/workspace/sources/cmake-example/oe-local-files/cpp-example-lib.cpp
+        Since the files are anyway outdated lets deleted them (also from pseudo's db) to workaround this issue.
+        """
+        cmd_lines = ['#!/bin/sh']
+
+        # Set up the appropriate environment
+        newenv = dict(os.environ)
+        for varvalue in self.fakerootenv.split():
+            if '=' in varvalue:
+                splitval = varvalue.split('=', 1)
+                newenv[splitval[0]] = splitval[1]
+
+        # Replicate the environment variables from bitbake
+        for var, val in newenv.items():
+            if not RecipeModified.is_valid_shell_variable(var):
+                continue
+            cmd_lines.append('%s="%s"' % (var, val))
+            cmd_lines.append('export %s' % var)
+
+        # Delete the folders
+        pkg_dirs = ' '.join([os.path.join(self.workdir, d) for d in [
+            "package", "packages-split", "pkgdata", "sstate-install-package", "debugsources.list", "*.spec"]])
+        cmd = "%s rm -rf %s" % (self.fakerootcmd, pkg_dirs)
+        cmd_lines.append('%s || { "%s failed"; exit 1; }' % (cmd, cmd))
+
+        return self.write_script(cmd_lines, 'delete_package_dirs')
+
+    def gen_deploy_target_script(self, args):
+        """Generate a script which does what devtool deploy-target does
+
+        This script is much quicker than devtool target-deploy. Because it
+        does not need to start a bitbake server. All information from tinfoil
+        is hard-coded in the generated script.
+        """
+        cmd_lines = ['#!%s' % str(sys.executable)]
+        cmd_lines.append('import sys')
+        cmd_lines.append('devtool_sys_path = %s' % str(sys.path))
+        cmd_lines.append('devtool_sys_path.reverse()')
+        cmd_lines.append('for p in devtool_sys_path:')
+        cmd_lines.append('    if p not in sys.path:')
+        cmd_lines.append('        sys.path.insert(0, p)')
+        cmd_lines.append('from devtool.deploy import deploy_no_d')
+        args_filter = ['debug', 'dry_run', 'key', 'no_check_space', 'no_host_check',
+                       'no_preserve', 'port', 'show_status', 'ssh_exec', 'strip', 'target']
+        filtered_args_dict = {key: value for key, value in vars(
+            args).items() if key in args_filter}
+        cmd_lines.append('filtered_args_dict = %s' % str(filtered_args_dict))
+        cmd_lines.append('class Dict2Class(object):')
+        cmd_lines.append('    def __init__(self, my_dict):')
+        cmd_lines.append('        for key in my_dict:')
+        cmd_lines.append('            setattr(self, key, my_dict[key])')
+        cmd_lines.append('filtered_args = Dict2Class(filtered_args_dict)')
+        cmd_lines.append(
+            'setattr(filtered_args, "recipename", "%s")' % self.bpn)
+        cmd_lines.append('deploy_no_d("%s", "%s", "%s", "%s", "%s", "%s", %d, "%s", "%s", filtered_args)' %
+                         (self.d, self.workdir, self.path, self.strip_cmd,
+                          self.libdir, self.base_libdir, self.max_process,
+                          self.fakerootcmd, self.fakerootenv))
+        return self.write_script(cmd_lines, 'deploy_target')
+
+    def gen_install_deploy_script(self, args):
+        """Generate a script which does install and deploy"""
+        cmd_lines = ['#!/bin/bash']
+
+        cmd_lines.append(self.gen_delete_package_dirs())
+
+        # . oe-init-build-env $BUILDDIR
+        # Note: Sourcing scripts with arguments requires bash
+        cmd_lines.append('cd "%s" || { echo "cd %s failed"; exit 1; }' % (
+            self.oe_init_dir, self.oe_init_dir))
+        cmd_lines.append('. "%s" "%s" || { echo ". %s %s failed"; exit 1; }' % (
+            self.oe_init_build_env, self.topdir, self.oe_init_build_env, self.topdir))
+
+        # bitbake -c install
+        cmd_lines.append(
+            'bitbake %s -c install --force || { echo "bitbake %s -c install --force failed"; exit 1; }' % (self.bpn, self.bpn))
+
+        # Self contained devtool deploy-target
+        cmd_lines.append(self.gen_deploy_target_script(args))
+
+        return self.write_script(cmd_lines, 'install_and_deploy')
+
+    def write_script(self, cmd_lines, script_name):
+        bb.utils.mkdirhier(self.ide_sdk_scripts_dir)
+        script_name_arch = script_name + '_' + self.recipe_id
+        script_file = os.path.join(self.ide_sdk_scripts_dir, script_name_arch)
+        with open(script_file, 'w') as script_f:
+            script_f.write(os.linesep.join(cmd_lines))
+        st = os.stat(script_file)
+        os.chmod(script_file, st.st_mode | stat.S_IEXEC)
+        return script_file
+
+    @property
+    def oe_init_build_env(self):
+        """Find the oe-init-build-env used for this setup"""
+        oe_init_dir = self.oe_init_dir
+        if oe_init_dir:
+            return os.path.join(oe_init_dir, RecipeModified.OE_INIT_BUILD_ENV)
+        return None
+
+    @property
+    def oe_init_dir(self):
+        """Find the directory where the oe-init-build-env is located
+
+        Assumption: There might be a layer with higher priority than poky
+        which provides to oe-init-build-env in the layer's toplevel folder.
+        """
+        if not self.__oe_init_dir:
+            for layer in reversed(self.bblayers):
+                result = subprocess.run(
+                    ['git', 'rev-parse', '--show-toplevel'], cwd=layer, capture_output=True)
+                if result.returncode == 0:
+                    oe_init_dir = result.stdout.decode('utf-8').strip()
+                    oe_init_path = os.path.join(
+                        oe_init_dir, RecipeModified.OE_INIT_BUILD_ENV)
+                    if os.path.exists(oe_init_path):
+                        logger.debug("Using %s from: %s" % (
+                            RecipeModified.OE_INIT_BUILD_ENV, oe_init_path))
+                        self.__oe_init_dir = oe_init_dir
+                        break
+            if not self.__oe_init_dir:
+                logger.error("Cannot find the bitbake top level folder")
+        return self.__oe_init_dir
+
+
+def ide_setup(args, config, basepath, workspace):
+    """Generate the IDE configuration for the workspace"""
+
+    # Explicitely passing some special recipes does not make sense
+    for recipe in args.recipenames:
+        if recipe in ['meta-ide-support', 'build-sysroots']:
+            raise DevtoolError("Invalid recipe: %s." % recipe)
+
+    # Collect information about tasks which need to be bitbaked
+    bootstrap_tasks = []
+    bootstrap_tasks_late = []
+    tinfoil = setup_tinfoil(config_only=False, basepath=basepath)
+    try:
+        # define mode depending on recipes which need to be processed
+        recipes_image_names = []
+        recipes_modified_names = []
+        recipes_other_names = []
+        for recipe in args.recipenames:
+            try:
+                check_workspace_recipe(
+                    workspace, recipe, bbclassextend=True)
+                recipes_modified_names.append(recipe)
+            except DevtoolError:
+                recipe_d = parse_recipe(
+                    config, tinfoil, recipe, appends=True, filter_workspace=False)
+                if not recipe_d:
+                    raise DevtoolError("Parsing recipe %s failed" % recipe)
+                if bb.data.inherits_class('image', recipe_d):
+                    recipes_image_names.append(recipe)
+                else:
+                    recipes_other_names.append(recipe)
+
+        invalid_params = False
+        if args.mode == DevtoolIdeMode.shared:
+            if len(recipes_modified_names):
+                logger.error("In shared sysroots mode modified recipes %s cannot be handled." % str(
+                    recipes_modified_names))
+                invalid_params = True
+        if args.mode == DevtoolIdeMode.modified:
+            if len(recipes_other_names):
+                logger.error("Only in shared sysroots mode not modified recipes %s can be handled." % str(
+                    recipes_other_names))
+                invalid_params = True
+            if len(recipes_image_names) != 1:
+                logger.error(
+                    "One image recipe is required as the rootfs for the remote development.")
+                invalid_params = True
+            for modified_recipe_name in recipes_modified_names:
+                if modified_recipe_name.startswith('nativesdk-') or modified_recipe_name.endswith('-native'):
+                    logger.error(
+                        "Only cross compiled recipes are support. %s is not cross." % modified_recipe_name)
+                    invalid_params = True
+
+        if invalid_params:
+            raise DevtoolError("Invalid parameters are passed.")
+
+        # For the shared sysroots mode, add all dependencies of all the images to the sysroots
+        # For the modified mode provide one rootfs and the corresponding debug symbols via rootfs-dbg
+        recipes_images = []
+        for recipes_image_name in recipes_image_names:
+            logger.info("Using image: %s" % recipes_image_name)
+            recipe_image = RecipeImage(recipes_image_name)
+            recipe_image.initialize(config, tinfoil)
+            bootstrap_tasks += recipe_image.bootstrap_tasks
+            recipes_images.append(recipe_image)
+
+        # Provide a Direct SDK with shared sysroots
+        recipes_not_modified = []
+        if args.mode == DevtoolIdeMode.shared:
+            ide_support = RecipeMetaIdeSupport()
+            ide_support.initialize(config, tinfoil)
+            bootstrap_tasks += ide_support.bootstrap_tasks
+
+            logger.info("Adding %s to the Direct SDK sysroots." %
+                        str(recipes_other_names))
+            for recipe_name in recipes_other_names:
+                recipe_not_modified = RecipeNotModified(recipe_name)
+                bootstrap_tasks += recipe_not_modified.bootstrap_tasks
+                recipes_not_modified.append(recipe_not_modified)
+
+            build_sysroots = RecipeBuildSysroots()
+            build_sysroots.initialize(config, tinfoil)
+            bootstrap_tasks_late += build_sysroots.bootstrap_tasks
+            shared_env = SharedSysrootsEnv()
+            shared_env.initialize(ide_support, build_sysroots)
+
+        recipes_modified = []
+        if args.mode == DevtoolIdeMode.modified:
+            logger.info("Setting up workspaces for modified recipe: %s" %
+                        str(recipes_modified_names))
+            gdbs_cross = {}
+            for recipe_name in recipes_modified_names:
+                recipe_modified = RecipeModified(recipe_name)
+                recipe_modified.initialize(config, workspace, tinfoil)
+                bootstrap_tasks += recipe_modified.bootstrap_tasks
+                recipes_modified.append(recipe_modified)
+
+                if recipe_modified.target_arch not in gdbs_cross:
+                    target_device = TargetDevice(args)
+                    gdb_cross = RecipeGdbCross(
+                        args, recipe_modified.target_arch, target_device)
+                    gdb_cross.initialize(config, workspace, tinfoil)
+                    bootstrap_tasks += gdb_cross.bootstrap_tasks
+                    gdbs_cross[recipe_modified.target_arch] = gdb_cross
+                recipe_modified.gdb_cross = gdbs_cross[recipe_modified.target_arch]
+
+    finally:
+        tinfoil.shutdown()
+
+    if not args.skip_bitbake:
+        bb_cmd = 'bitbake '
+        if args.bitbake_k:
+            bb_cmd += "-k "
+        bb_cmd_early = bb_cmd + ' '.join(bootstrap_tasks)
+        exec_build_env_command(
+            config.init_path, basepath, bb_cmd_early, watch=True)
+        if bootstrap_tasks_late:
+            bb_cmd_late = bb_cmd + ' '.join(bootstrap_tasks_late)
+            exec_build_env_command(
+                config.init_path, basepath, bb_cmd_late, watch=True)
+
+    for recipe_image in recipes_images:
+        if (recipe_image.gdbserver_missing):
+            logger.warning(
+                "gdbserver not installed in image %s. Remote debugging will not be available" % recipe_image)
+
+        if recipe_image.combine_dbg_image is False:
+            logger.warning(
+                'IMAGE_CLASSES += "image-combined-dbg" is missing for image %s. Remote debugging will not find debug symbols from rootfs-dbg.' % recipe_image)
+
+    # Instantiate the active IDE plugin
+    ide = ide_plugins[args.ide]()
+    if args.mode == DevtoolIdeMode.shared:
+        ide.setup_shared_sysroots(shared_env)
+    elif args.mode == DevtoolIdeMode.modified:
+        for recipe_modified in recipes_modified:
+            if recipe_modified.build_tool is BuildTool.CMAKE:
+                recipe_modified.cmake_preset()
+            if recipe_modified.build_tool is BuildTool.MESON:
+                recipe_modified.gen_meson_wrapper()
+            ide.setup_modified_recipe(
+                args, recipe_image, recipe_modified)
+    else:
+        raise DevtoolError("Must not end up here.")
+
+
+def register_commands(subparsers, context):
+    """Register devtool subcommands from this plugin"""
+
+    global ide_plugins
+
+    # Search for IDE plugins in all sub-folders named ide_plugins where devtool seraches for plugins.
+    pluginpaths = [os.path.join(path, 'ide_plugins')
+                   for path in context.pluginpaths]
+    ide_plugin_modules = []
+    for pluginpath in pluginpaths:
+        scriptutils.load_plugins(logger, ide_plugin_modules, pluginpath)
+
+    for ide_plugin_module in ide_plugin_modules:
+        if hasattr(ide_plugin_module, 'register_ide_plugin'):
+            ide_plugin_module.register_ide_plugin(ide_plugins)
+    # Sort plugins according to their priority. The first entry is the default IDE plugin.
+    ide_plugins = dict(sorted(ide_plugins.items(),
+                       key=lambda p: p[1].ide_plugin_priority(), reverse=True))
+
+    parser_ide_sdk = subparsers.add_parser('ide-sdk', group='working', order=50, formatter_class=RawTextHelpFormatter,
+                                           help='Setup the SDK and configure the IDE')
+    parser_ide_sdk.add_argument(
+        'recipenames', nargs='+', help='Generate an IDE configuration suitable to work on the given recipes.\n'
+        'Depending on the --mode paramter different types of SDKs and IDE configurations are generated.')
+    parser_ide_sdk.add_argument(
+        '-m', '--mode', type=DevtoolIdeMode, default=DevtoolIdeMode.modified,
+        help='Different SDK types are supported:\n'
+        '- "' + DevtoolIdeMode.modified.name + '" (default):\n'
+        '  devtool modify creates a workspace to work on the source code of a recipe.\n'
+        '  devtool ide-sdk builds the SDK and generates the IDE configuration(s) in the workspace directorie(s)\n'
+        '  Usage example:\n'
+        '    devtool modify cmake-example\n'
+        '    devtool ide-sdk cmake-example core-image-minimal\n'
+        '    Start the IDE in the workspace folder\n'
+        '  At least one devtool modified recipe plus one image recipe are required:\n'
+        '  The image recipe is used to generate the target image and the remote debug configuration.\n'
+        '- "' + DevtoolIdeMode.shared.name + '":\n'
+        '  Usage example:\n'
+        '    devtool ide-sdk -m ' + DevtoolIdeMode.shared.name + ' recipe(s)\n'
+        '  This command generates a cross-toolchain as well as the corresponding shared sysroot directories.\n'
+        '  To use this tool-chain the environment-* file found in the deploy..image folder needs to be sourced into a shell.\n'
+        '  In case of VSCode and cmake the tool-chain is also exposed as a cmake-kit')
+    default_ide = list(ide_plugins.keys())[0]
+    parser_ide_sdk.add_argument(
+        '-i', '--ide', choices=ide_plugins.keys(), default=default_ide,
+        help='Setup the configuration for this IDE (default: %s)' % default_ide)
+    parser_ide_sdk.add_argument(
+        '-t', '--target', default='root@192.168.7.2',
+        help='Live target machine running an ssh server: user@hostname.')
+    parser_ide_sdk.add_argument(
+        '-G', '--gdbserver-port-start', default="1234", help='port where gdbserver is listening.')
+    parser_ide_sdk.add_argument(
+        '-c', '--no-host-check', help='Disable ssh host key checking', action='store_true')
+    parser_ide_sdk.add_argument(
+        '-e', '--ssh-exec', help='Executable to use in place of ssh')
+    parser_ide_sdk.add_argument(
+        '-P', '--port', help='Specify ssh port to use for connection to the target')
+    parser_ide_sdk.add_argument(
+        '-I', '--key', help='Specify ssh private key for connection to the target')
+    parser_ide_sdk.add_argument(
+        '--skip-bitbake', help='Generate IDE configuration but skip calling bibtake to update the SDK.', action='store_true')
+    parser_ide_sdk.add_argument(
+        '-k', '--bitbake-k', help='Pass -k parameter to bitbake', action='store_true')
+    parser_ide_sdk.add_argument(
+        '--no-strip', help='Do not strip executables prior to deploy', dest='strip', action='store_false')
+    parser_ide_sdk.add_argument(
+        '-n', '--dry-run', help='List files to be undeployed only', action='store_true')
+    parser_ide_sdk.add_argument(
+        '-s', '--show-status', help='Show progress/status output', action='store_true')
+    parser_ide_sdk.add_argument(
+        '-p', '--no-preserve', help='Do not preserve existing files', action='store_true')
+    parser_ide_sdk.add_argument(
+        '--no-check-space', help='Do not check for available space before deploying', action='store_true')
+    parser_ide_sdk.add_argument(
+        '--debug-build-config', help='Use debug build flags, for example set CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug', action='store_true')
+    parser_ide_sdk.set_defaults(func=ide_setup)
diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py b/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
index 8fb4b93..7972b4f 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@
     finally:
         tinfoil.shutdown()
 
-def symlink_oelocal_files_srctree(rd,srctree):
+def symlink_oelocal_files_srctree(rd, srctree):
     import oe.patch
     if os.path.abspath(rd.getVar('S')) == os.path.abspath(rd.getVar('WORKDIR')):
         # If recipe extracts to ${WORKDIR}, symlink the files into the srctree
@@ -484,11 +484,7 @@
                     os.symlink('oe-local-files/%s' % fn, destpth)
                 addfiles.append(os.path.join(relpth, fn))
         if addfiles:
-            bb.process.run('git add %s' % ' '.join(addfiles), cwd=srctree)
-            useroptions = []
-            oe.patch.GitApplyTree.gitCommandUserOptions(useroptions, d=rd)
-            bb.process.run('git %s commit -m "Committing local file symlinks\n\n%s"' % (' '.join(useroptions), oe.patch.GitApplyTree.ignore_commit_prefix), cwd=srctree)
-
+            oe.patch.GitApplyTree.commitIgnored("Add local file symlinks", dir=srctree, files=addfiles, d=rd)
 
 def _extract_source(srctree, keep_temp, devbranch, sync, config, basepath, workspace, fixed_setup, d, tinfoil, no_overrides=False):
     """Extract sources of a recipe"""
@@ -657,9 +653,9 @@
 
             if os.path.exists(workshareddir) and (not os.listdir(workshareddir) or kernelVersion != staging_kerVer):
                 shutil.rmtree(workshareddir)
-                oe.path.copyhardlinktree(srcsubdir,workshareddir)
+                oe.path.copyhardlinktree(srcsubdir, workshareddir)
             elif not os.path.exists(workshareddir):
-                oe.path.copyhardlinktree(srcsubdir,workshareddir)
+                oe.path.copyhardlinktree(srcsubdir, workshareddir)
 
         tempdir_localdir = os.path.join(tempdir, 'oe-local-files')
         srctree_localdir = os.path.join(srctree, 'oe-local-files')
@@ -667,13 +663,13 @@
         if sync:
             bb.process.run('git fetch file://' + srcsubdir + ' ' + devbranch + ':' + devbranch, cwd=srctree)
 
-            # Move oe-local-files directory to srctree
-            # As the oe-local-files is not part of the constructed git tree,
-            # remove them directly during the synchrounizating might surprise
-            # the users.  Instead, we move it to oe-local-files.bak and remind
-            # user in the log message.
+            # Move the oe-local-files directory to srctree.
+            # As oe-local-files is not part of the constructed git tree,
+            # removing it directly during the synchronization might surprise
+            # the user.  Instead, we move it to oe-local-files.bak and remind
+            # the user in the log message.
             if os.path.exists(srctree_localdir + '.bak'):
-                shutil.rmtree(srctree_localdir, srctree_localdir + '.bak')
+                shutil.rmtree(srctree_localdir + '.bak')
 
             if os.path.exists(srctree_localdir):
                 logger.info('Backing up current local file directory %s' % srctree_localdir)
@@ -689,7 +685,7 @@
                 shutil.move(tempdir_localdir, srcsubdir)
 
             shutil.move(srcsubdir, srctree)
-            symlink_oelocal_files_srctree(d,srctree)
+            symlink_oelocal_files_srctree(d, srctree)
 
         if is_kernel_yocto:
             logger.info('Copying kernel config to srctree')
@@ -762,7 +758,7 @@
     kerver = []
     staging_kerVer=""
     if os.path.exists(srcdir) and os.listdir(srcdir):
-        with open(os.path.join(srcdir,"Makefile")) as f:
+        with open(os.path.join(srcdir, "Makefile")) as f:
             version = [next(f) for x in range(5)][1:4]
             for word in version:
                 kerver.append(word.split('= ')[1].split('\n')[0])
@@ -843,10 +839,10 @@
             staging_kerVer = get_staging_kver(srcdir)
             staging_kbranch = get_staging_kbranch(srcdir)
             if (os.path.exists(srcdir) and os.listdir(srcdir)) and (kernelVersion in staging_kerVer and staging_kbranch == kbranch):
-                oe.path.copyhardlinktree(srcdir,srctree)
+                oe.path.copyhardlinktree(srcdir, srctree)
                 workdir = rd.getVar('WORKDIR')
                 srcsubdir = rd.getVar('S')
-                localfilesdir = os.path.join(srctree,'oe-local-files')
+                localfilesdir = os.path.join(srctree, 'oe-local-files')
                 # Move local source files into separate subdir
                 recipe_patches = [os.path.basename(patch) for patch in oe.recipeutils.get_recipe_patches(rd)]
                 local_files = oe.recipeutils.get_recipe_local_files(rd)
@@ -870,9 +866,9 @@
                     for fname in local_files:
                         _move_file(os.path.join(workdir, fname), os.path.join(srctree, 'oe-local-files', fname))
                     with open(os.path.join(srctree, 'oe-local-files', '.gitignore'), 'w') as f:
-                        f.write('# Ignore local files, by default. Remove this file ''if you want to commit the directory to Git\n*\n')
+                        f.write('# Ignore local files, by default. Remove this file if you want to commit the directory to Git\n*\n')
 
-                symlink_oelocal_files_srctree(rd,srctree)
+                symlink_oelocal_files_srctree(rd, srctree)
 
                 task = 'do_configure'
                 res = tinfoil.build_targets(pn, task, handle_events=True)
@@ -880,7 +876,7 @@
                 # Copy .config to workspace
                 kconfpath = rd.getVar('B')
                 logger.info('Copying kernel config to workspace')
-                shutil.copy2(os.path.join(kconfpath, '.config'),srctree)
+                shutil.copy2(os.path.join(kconfpath, '.config'), srctree)
 
                 # Set this to true, we still need to get initial_rev
                 # by parsing the git repo
@@ -941,14 +937,13 @@
             seen_patches = []
             for branch in branches:
                 branch_patches[branch] = []
-                (stdout, _) = bb.process.run('git log devtool-base..%s' % branch, cwd=srctree)
-                for line in stdout.splitlines():
-                    line = line.strip()
-                    if line.startswith(oe.patch.GitApplyTree.patch_line_prefix):
-                        origpatch = line[len(oe.patch.GitApplyTree.patch_line_prefix):].split(':', 1)[-1].strip()
-                        if not origpatch in seen_patches:
-                            seen_patches.append(origpatch)
-                            branch_patches[branch].append(origpatch)
+                (stdout, _) = bb.process.run('git rev-list devtool-base..%s' % branch, cwd=srctree)
+                for sha1 in stdout.splitlines():
+                    notes = oe.patch.GitApplyTree.getNotes(srctree, sha1.strip())
+                    origpatch = notes.get(oe.patch.GitApplyTree.original_patch)
+                    if origpatch and origpatch not in seen_patches:
+                        seen_patches.append(origpatch)
+                        branch_patches[branch].append(origpatch)
 
         # Need to grab this here in case the source is within a subdirectory
         srctreebase = srctree
@@ -966,7 +961,7 @@
             # Assume first entry is main source extracted in ${S} so skip it
             src_uri = src_uri[1::]
 
-            #Add "type=git-dependency" to all non local sources
+            # Add "type=git-dependency" to all non local sources
             for url in src_uri:
                 if not url.startswith('file://') and not 'type=' in url:
                     src_uri_remove.append(url)
@@ -974,7 +969,7 @@
 
             if src_uri_remove:
                 f.write('SRC_URI:remove = "%s"\n' % ' '.join(src_uri_remove))
-                f.write('SRC_URI:append = "%s"\n\n' % ' '.join(src_uri_append))
+                f.write('SRC_URI:append = " %s"\n\n' % ' '.join(src_uri_append))
 
             f.write('FILESEXTRAPATHS:prepend := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"\n')
             # Local files can be modified/tracked in separate subdir under srctree
@@ -1004,7 +999,7 @@
                         '        mv ${S}/.config ${S}/.config.old\n'
                         '    fi\n'
                         '}\n')
-            if rd.getVarFlag('do_menuconfig','task'):
+            if rd.getVarFlag('do_menuconfig', 'task'):
                 f.write('\ndo_configure:append() {\n'
                 '    if [ ${@oe.types.boolean(d.getVar("KCONFIG_CONFIG_ENABLE_MENUCONFIG"))} = True ]; then\n'
                 '        cp ${KCONFIG_CONFIG_ROOTDIR}/.config ${S}/.config.baseline\n'
@@ -2081,7 +2076,7 @@
                         # We don't want to risk wiping out any work in progress
                         if srctreebase.startswith(os.path.join(config.workspace_path, 'sources')):
                             from datetime import datetime
-                            preservesrc = os.path.join(config.workspace_path, 'attic', 'sources', "{}.{}".format(pn,datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S")))
+                            preservesrc = os.path.join(config.workspace_path, 'attic', 'sources', "{}.{}".format(pn, datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S")))
                             logger.info('Preserving source tree in %s\nIf you no '
                                         'longer need it then please delete it manually.\n'
                                         'It is also possible to reuse it via devtool source tree argument.'
diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/upgrade.py b/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/upgrade.py
index ef58523..fa5b8ef 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/upgrade.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/upgrade.py
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@
     revs = {}
     for path in paths:
         (stdout, _) = _run('git rev-parse HEAD', cwd=path)
-        revs[os.path.relpath(path,srctree)] = stdout.rstrip()
+        revs[os.path.relpath(path, srctree)] = stdout.rstrip()
 
     if no_patch:
         patches = oe.recipeutils.get_recipe_patches(crd)
@@ -272,17 +272,35 @@
             _run('git checkout devtool-patched -b %s' % branch, cwd=path)
             (stdout, _) = _run('git branch --list devtool-override-*', cwd=path)
             branches_to_rebase = [branch] + stdout.split()
+            target_branch = revs[os.path.relpath(path, srctree)]
+
+            # There is a bug (or feature?) in git rebase where if a commit with
+            # a note is fully rebased away by being part of an old commit, the
+            # note is still attached to the old commit. Avoid this by making
+            # sure all old devtool related commits have a note attached to them
+            # (this assumes git config notes.rewriteMode is set to ignore).
+            (stdout, _) = __run('git rev-list devtool-base..%s' % target_branch)
+            for rev in stdout.splitlines():
+                if not oe.patch.GitApplyTree.getNotes(path, rev):
+                    oe.patch.GitApplyTree.addNote(path, rev, "dummy")
+
             for b in branches_to_rebase:
-                logger.info("Rebasing {} onto {}".format(b, revs[os.path.relpath(path,srctree)]))
+                logger.info("Rebasing {} onto {}".format(b, target_branch))
                 _run('git checkout %s' % b, cwd=path)
                 try:
-                    _run('git rebase %s' % revs[os.path.relpath(path, srctree)], cwd=path)
+                    _run('git rebase %s' % target_branch, cwd=path)
                 except bb.process.ExecutionError as e:
                     if 'conflict' in e.stdout:
                         logger.warning('Command \'%s\' failed:\n%s\n\nYou will need to resolve conflicts in order to complete the upgrade.' % (e.command, e.stdout.rstrip()))
                         _run('git rebase --abort', cwd=path)
                     else:
                         logger.warning('Command \'%s\' failed:\n%s' % (e.command, e.stdout))
+
+            # Remove any dummy notes added above.
+            (stdout, _) = __run('git rev-list devtool-base..%s' % target_branch)
+            for rev in stdout.splitlines():
+                oe.patch.GitApplyTree.removeNote(path, rev, "dummy")
+
             _run('git checkout %s' % branch, cwd=path)
 
     if tmpsrctree: