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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# BitBake Graphical GTK User Interface
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2011        Intel Corporation
+#
+# Authored by Joshua Lock <josh@linux.intel.com>
+# Authored by Dongxiao Xu <dongxiao.xu@intel.com>
+#
+# 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 sys
+import os
+requirements = "FATAL: Hob requires Gtk+ 2.20.0 or higher, PyGtk 2.21.0 or higher"
+try:
+    import gobject
+    import gtk
+    import pygtk
+    pygtk.require('2.0') # to be certain we don't have gtk+ 1.x !?!
+    gtkver = gtk.gtk_version
+    pygtkver = gtk.pygtk_version
+    if gtkver  < (2, 20, 0) or pygtkver < (2, 21, 0):
+        sys.exit("%s,\nYou have Gtk+ %s and PyGtk %s." % (requirements,
+                ".".join(map(str, gtkver)),
+                ".".join(map(str, pygtkver))))
+except ImportError as exc:
+    sys.exit("%s (%s)." % (requirements, str(exc)))
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))))
+try:
+    import bb
+except RuntimeError as exc:
+    sys.exit(str(exc))
+from bb.ui import uihelper
+from bb.ui.crumbs.hoblistmodel import RecipeListModel, PackageListModel
+from bb.ui.crumbs.hobeventhandler import HobHandler
+from bb.ui.crumbs.builder import Builder
+
+featureSet = [bb.cooker.CookerFeatures.HOB_EXTRA_CACHES, bb.cooker.CookerFeatures.BASEDATASTORE_TRACKING]
+
+def event_handle_idle_func(eventHandler, hobHandler):
+    # Consume as many messages as we can in the time available to us
+    if not eventHandler:
+        return False
+    event = eventHandler.getEvent()
+    while event:
+        hobHandler.handle_event(event)
+        event = eventHandler.getEvent()
+    return True
+
+_evt_list = [ "bb.runqueue.runQueueExitWait", "bb.event.LogExecTTY", "logging.LogRecord",
+              "bb.build.TaskFailed", "bb.build.TaskBase", "bb.event.ParseStarted",
+              "bb.event.ParseProgress", "bb.event.ParseCompleted", "bb.event.CacheLoadStarted",
+              "bb.event.CacheLoadProgress", "bb.event.CacheLoadCompleted", "bb.command.CommandFailed",
+              "bb.command.CommandExit", "bb.command.CommandCompleted",  "bb.cooker.CookerExit",
+              "bb.event.MultipleProviders", "bb.event.NoProvider", "bb.runqueue.sceneQueueTaskStarted",
+              "bb.runqueue.runQueueTaskStarted", "bb.runqueue.runQueueTaskFailed", "bb.runqueue.sceneQueueTaskFailed",
+              "bb.event.BuildBase", "bb.build.TaskStarted", "bb.build.TaskSucceeded", "bb.build.TaskFailedSilent",
+              "bb.event.SanityCheckPassed", "bb.event.SanityCheckFailed", "bb.event.PackageInfo",
+              "bb.event.TargetsTreeGenerated", "bb.event.ConfigFilesFound", "bb.event.ConfigFilePathFound",
+              "bb.event.FilesMatchingFound", "bb.event.NetworkTestFailed", "bb.event.NetworkTestPassed",
+              "bb.event.BuildStarted", "bb.event.BuildCompleted", "bb.event.DiskFull"]
+
+def main (server, eventHandler, params):
+    params.updateFromServer(server)
+    gobject.threads_init()
+
+    # That indicates whether the Hob and the bitbake server are
+    # running on different machines
+    # recipe model and package model
+    recipe_model = RecipeListModel()
+    package_model = PackageListModel()
+
+    llevel, debug_domains = bb.msg.constructLogOptions()
+    server.runCommand(["setEventMask", server.getEventHandle(), llevel, debug_domains, _evt_list])
+    hobHandler = HobHandler(server, recipe_model, package_model)
+    builder = Builder(hobHandler, recipe_model, package_model)
+
+    # This timeout function regularly probes the event queue to find out if we
+    # have any messages waiting for us.
+    gobject.timeout_add(10, event_handle_idle_func, eventHandler, hobHandler)
+
+    try:
+        gtk.main()
+    except EnvironmentError as ioerror:
+        # ignore interrupted io
+        if ioerror.args[0] == 4:
+            pass
+    finally:
+        hobHandler.cancel_build(force = True)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    try:
+        ret = main()
+    except Exception:
+        ret = 1
+        import traceback
+        traceback.print_exc(15)
+    sys.exit(ret)