diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/distro/build-recipe-list.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/distro/build-recipe-list.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017, Intel Corporation.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
+# version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope 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.
+#
+
+import os
+import shutil
+import csv
+import sys
+import argparse
+
+__version__ = "0.1.0"
+
+# set of BPNs
+recipenames = set()
+# map of recipe -> data
+allrecipes = {}
+
+def make_bpn(recipe):
+    prefixes = ("nativesdk-",)
+    suffixes = ("-native", "-cross", "-initial", "-intermediate", "-crosssdk", "-cross-canadian")
+    for ix in prefixes + suffixes:
+        if ix in recipe:
+            recipe = recipe.replace(ix, "")
+    return recipe
+
+def gather_recipes(rows):
+    for row in rows:
+        recipe = row[0]
+        bpn = make_bpn(recipe)
+        if bpn not in recipenames:
+            recipenames.add(bpn)
+        if recipe not in allrecipes:
+            allrecipes[recipe] = row
+
+def generate_recipe_list():
+    # machine list
+    machine_list = ( "qemuarm64", "qemuarm", "qemumips64", "qemumips", "qemuppc", "qemux86-64", "qemux86" )
+    # set filename format
+    fnformat = 'distrodata.%s.csv'
+
+    # store all data files in distrodata
+    datadir = 'distrodata'
+
+    # create the directory if it does not exists
+    if not os.path.exists(datadir):
+        os.mkdir(datadir)
+
+    # doing bitbake distrodata
+    for machine in machine_list:
+        os.system('MACHINE='+ machine + ' bitbake -k universe -c distrodata')
+        shutil.copy('tmp/log/distrodata.csv', 'distrodata/' + fnformat % machine)
+
+    for machine in machine_list:
+        with open('distrodata/' + fnformat % machine) as f:
+            reader = csv.reader(f)
+            rows = reader.__iter__()
+            gather_recipes(rows)
+
+    with open('recipe-list.txt', 'w') as f:
+        for recipe in sorted(recipenames):
+            f.write("%s\n" % recipe)
+    print("file : recipe-list.txt is created with %d entries." % len(recipenames))
+
+    with open('all-recipe-list.txt', 'w') as f:
+        for recipe, row in sorted(allrecipes.items()):
+            f.write("%s\n" % ','.join(row))
+
+
+def diff_for_new_recipes(recipe1, recipe2):
+    prev_recipe_path = recipe1 + '/'
+    curr_recipe_path = recipe2 + '/'
+    if not os.path.isfile(prev_recipe_path + 'recipe-list.txt') or not os.path.isfile(curr_recipe_path + 'recipe-list.txt'):
+        print("recipe files do not exists. please verify that the file exists.")
+        exit(1)
+
+    import csv
+
+    prev = []
+    new = []
+
+    with open(prev_recipe_path + 'recipe-list.txt') as f:
+        prev = f.readlines()
+
+    with open(curr_recipe_path + 'recipe-list.txt') as f:
+        new = f.readlines()
+
+    updates = []
+    for pn in new:
+        if not pn in prev:
+            updates.append(pn.rstrip())
+
+    allrecipe = []
+    with open(recipe1 + '_' + recipe2 + '_new_recipe_list.txt','w') as dr:
+        with open(curr_recipe_path + 'all-recipe-list.txt') as f:
+            reader = csv.reader(f, delimiter=',')
+            for row in reader:
+                if row[0] in updates:
+                    dr.write("%s,%s,%s" % (row[0], row[3], row[5]))
+                    if len(row[9:]) > 0:
+                        dr.write(",%s" % ','.join(row[9:]))
+                    dr.write("\n")
+
+def main(argv):
+    if argv[0] == "generate_recipe_list":
+        generate_recipe_list()
+    elif argv[0] == "compare_recipe":
+        diff_for_new_recipes(argv[1], argv[2])
+    else:
+        print("no such option. choose either 'generate_recipe_list' or 'compare_recipe'")
+
+    exit(0)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    try:
+        sys.exit(main(sys.argv[1:]))
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("Exception :", e)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/distro/distrocompare.sh b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/distro/distrocompare.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017, Intel Corporation.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# 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., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+#
+# distrocompare.sh : provides capability to get a list of new packages
+#                    based on two distinct branches. This script takes
+#                    2 parameters; either a commit-ish or a branch name
+#
+#                    To run : distrocompare.sh <older hash> <newer hash>
+#                    E.g. distrocompare.sh morty 92aa0e7
+#                    E.g. distrocompare.sh morty pyro
+#
+
+# get input as version
+previous_version=$1
+current_version=$2
+
+# set previous and current version
+if [ -z "$2" ]; then
+    previous_version=$1
+    current_version="current"
+fi
+
+# get script location. That's where the source supposedly located as well.
+scriptdir="$( realpath $(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" ))"
+sourcedir="$( realpath $scriptdir/../.. )"
+
+# create working directory
+workdir=$(mktemp -d)
+
+# prepare to rollback to the branch if not similar
+branch=`cd $sourcedir; git branch | grep \* | cut -d ' ' -f2`
+
+# set current workdir to store final result
+currentworkdir=`pwd`
+
+# persists the file after local repo change
+cp $scriptdir/build-recipe-list.py $workdir
+
+#==================================================================
+
+function bake_distrodata {
+    # get to source directory of the git
+    cd $sourcedir
+
+    # change the branch / commit. Do not change if input is current
+    if [ "$1" != "current" ]; then
+        output=$(git checkout $1 2>&1)
+
+        # exit if git fails
+        if [[ $output == *"error"* ]]; then
+            echo "git error : $output"
+            echo "exiting ... "
+            rm -rf $workdir
+            exit
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    # make tmp as workdir
+    cd $workdir
+
+    # source oe-init to generate a new build folder
+    source $sourcedir/oe-init-build-env $1
+
+    # if file already exists with distrodata, do not append
+    if ! grep -q "distrodata" "conf/local.conf"; then
+        # add inherit distrodata to local.conf to enable distrodata feature
+        echo 'INHERIT += "distrodata"' >> conf/local.conf
+    fi
+
+    # use from tmp
+    $workdir/build-recipe-list.py generate_recipe_list
+}
+
+bake_distrodata $previous_version
+bake_distrodata $current_version
+
+#==================================================================
+
+cd $workdir
+
+# compare the 2 generated recipe-list.txt
+$workdir/build-recipe-list.py compare_recipe $previous_version $current_version
+
+# copy final result to current working directory
+cp $workdir/*_new_recipe_list.txt $currentworkdir
+
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    rm -rf $workdir/$previous_version
+    rm -rf $workdir/$current_version
+    rm $workdir/build-recipe-list.py
+    # preserve the result in /tmp/distrodata if fail to copy the result over
+    exit
+fi
+
+# cleanup
+rm -rf $workdir
+
+# perform rollback branch
+cd $sourcedir
+currentbranch=`git branch | grep \* | cut -d ' ' -f2`
+if [ "$currentbranch" != "$branch" ]; then
+    git checkout $branch
+fi
+
+cd $currentworkdir
+
+#==================================================================