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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# ex:ts=4:sw=4:sts=4:et
+# -*- tab-width: 4; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2003, 2004  Chris Larson
+# Copyright (C) 2003, 2004  Phil Blundell
+# Copyright (C) 2003 - 2005 Michael 'Mickey' Lauer
+# Copyright (C) 2005        Holger Hans Peter Freyther
+# Copyright (C) 2005        ROAD GmbH
+# Copyright (C) 2006        Richard Purdie
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__)),
+                                'lib'))
+try:
+    import bb
+except RuntimeError as exc:
+    sys.exit(str(exc))
+
+from bb import cookerdata
+from bb.main import bitbake_main, BitBakeConfigParameters, BBMainException
+
+__version__ = "1.27.1"
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if __version__ != bb.__version__:
+        sys.exit("Bitbake core version and program version mismatch!")
+    try:
+        sys.exit(bitbake_main(BitBakeConfigParameters(sys.argv),
+                              cookerdata.CookerConfiguration()))
+    except BBMainException as err:
+        sys.exit(err)
+    except bb.BBHandledException:
+        sys.exit(1)
+    except Exception:
+        import traceback
+        traceback.print_exc()
+        sys.exit(1)