diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/__init__.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67ec71f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+"""
+BitBake Parsers
+
+File parsers for the BitBake build tools.
+
+"""
+
+
+# Copyright (C) 2003, 2004  Chris Larson
+# Copyright (C) 2003, 2004  Phil Blundell
+#
+# 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.
+#
+# Based on functions from the base bb module, Copyright 2003 Holger Schurig
+
+handlers = []
+
+import errno
+import logging
+import os
+import stat
+import bb
+import bb.utils
+import bb.siggen
+
+logger = logging.getLogger("BitBake.Parsing")
+
+class ParseError(Exception):
+    """Exception raised when parsing fails"""
+    def __init__(self, msg, filename, lineno=0):
+        self.msg = msg
+        self.filename = filename
+        self.lineno = lineno
+        Exception.__init__(self, msg, filename, lineno)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        if self.lineno:
+            return "ParseError at %s:%d: %s" % (self.filename, self.lineno, self.msg)
+        else:
+            return "ParseError in %s: %s" % (self.filename, self.msg)
+
+class SkipRecipe(Exception):
+    """Exception raised to skip this recipe"""
+
+class SkipPackage(SkipRecipe):
+    """Exception raised to skip this recipe (use SkipRecipe in new code)"""
+
+__mtime_cache = {}
+def cached_mtime(f):
+    if f not in __mtime_cache:
+        __mtime_cache[f] = os.stat(f)[stat.ST_MTIME]
+    return __mtime_cache[f]
+
+def cached_mtime_noerror(f):
+    if f not in __mtime_cache:
+        try:
+            __mtime_cache[f] = os.stat(f)[stat.ST_MTIME]
+        except OSError:
+            return 0
+    return __mtime_cache[f]
+
+def update_mtime(f):
+    try:
+        __mtime_cache[f] = os.stat(f)[stat.ST_MTIME]
+    except OSError:
+        if f in __mtime_cache:
+            del __mtime_cache[f]
+        return 0
+    return __mtime_cache[f]
+
+def update_cache(f):
+    if f in __mtime_cache:
+        logger.debug(1, "Updating mtime cache for %s" % f)
+        update_mtime(f)
+
+def mark_dependency(d, f):
+    if f.startswith('./'):
+        f = "%s/%s" % (os.getcwd(), f[2:])
+    deps = (d.getVar('__depends', False) or [])
+    s = (f, cached_mtime_noerror(f))
+    if s not in deps:
+        deps.append(s)
+        d.setVar('__depends', deps)
+
+def check_dependency(d, f):
+    s = (f, cached_mtime_noerror(f))
+    deps = (d.getVar('__depends', False) or [])
+    return s in deps
+   
+def supports(fn, data):
+    """Returns true if we have a handler for this file, false otherwise"""
+    for h in handlers:
+        if h['supports'](fn, data):
+            return 1
+    return 0
+
+def handle(fn, data, include = 0):
+    """Call the handler that is appropriate for this file"""
+    for h in handlers:
+        if h['supports'](fn, data):
+            with data.inchistory.include(fn):
+                return h['handle'](fn, data, include)
+    raise ParseError("not a BitBake file", fn)
+
+def init(fn, data):
+    for h in handlers:
+        if h['supports'](fn):
+            return h['init'](data)
+
+def init_parser(d):
+    bb.parse.siggen = bb.siggen.init(d)
+
+def resolve_file(fn, d):
+    if not os.path.isabs(fn):
+        bbpath = d.getVar("BBPATH", True)
+        newfn, attempts = bb.utils.which(bbpath, fn, history=True)
+        for af in attempts:
+            mark_dependency(d, af)
+        if not newfn:
+            raise IOError(errno.ENOENT, "file %s not found in %s" % (fn, bbpath))
+        fn = newfn
+
+    mark_dependency(d, fn)
+    if not os.path.isfile(fn):
+        raise IOError(errno.ENOENT, "file %s not found" % fn)
+
+    return fn
+
+# Used by OpenEmbedded metadata
+__pkgsplit_cache__={}
+def vars_from_file(mypkg, d):
+    if not mypkg or not mypkg.endswith((".bb", ".bbappend")):
+        return (None, None, None)
+    if mypkg in __pkgsplit_cache__:
+        return __pkgsplit_cache__[mypkg]
+
+    myfile = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(mypkg))
+    parts = myfile[0].split('_')
+    __pkgsplit_cache__[mypkg] = parts
+    if len(parts) > 3:
+        raise ParseError("Unable to generate default variables from filename (too many underscores)", mypkg)
+    exp = 3 - len(parts)
+    tmplist = []
+    while exp != 0:
+        exp -= 1
+        tmplist.append(None)
+    parts.extend(tmplist)
+    return parts
+
+def get_file_depends(d):
+    '''Return the dependent files'''
+    dep_files = []
+    depends = d.getVar('__base_depends', True) or []
+    depends = depends + (d.getVar('__depends', True) or [])
+    for (fn, _) in depends:
+        dep_files.append(os.path.abspath(fn))
+    return " ".join(dep_files)
+
+from bb.parse.parse_py import __version__, ConfHandler, BBHandler
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/ast.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/ast.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11db180
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/ast.py
@@ -0,0 +1,481 @@
+# ex:ts=4:sw=4:sts=4:et
+# -*- tab-width: 4; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
+"""
+ AbstractSyntaxTree classes for the Bitbake language
+"""
+
+# Copyright (C) 2003, 2004 Chris Larson
+# Copyright (C) 2003, 2004 Phil Blundell
+# Copyright (C) 2009 Holger Hans Peter Freyther
+#
+# 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.
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+from future_builtins import filter
+import re
+import string
+import logging
+import bb
+import itertools
+from bb import methodpool
+from bb.parse import logger
+
+_bbversions_re = re.compile(r"\[(?P<from>[0-9]+)-(?P<to>[0-9]+)\]")
+
+class StatementGroup(list):
+    def eval(self, data):
+        for statement in self:
+            statement.eval(data)
+
+class AstNode(object):
+    def __init__(self, filename, lineno):
+        self.filename = filename
+        self.lineno = lineno
+
+class IncludeNode(AstNode):
+    def __init__(self, filename, lineno, what_file, force):
+        AstNode.__init__(self, filename, lineno)
+        self.what_file = what_file
+        self.force = force
+
+    def eval(self, data):
+        """
+        Include the file and evaluate the statements
+        """
+        s = data.expand(self.what_file)
+        logger.debug(2, "CONF %s:%s: including %s", self.filename, self.lineno, s)
+
+        # TODO: Cache those includes... maybe not here though
+        if self.force:
+            bb.parse.ConfHandler.include(self.filename, s, self.lineno, data, "include required")
+        else:
+            bb.parse.ConfHandler.include(self.filename, s, self.lineno, data, False)
+
+class ExportNode(AstNode):
+    def __init__(self, filename, lineno, var):
+        AstNode.__init__(self, filename, lineno)
+        self.var = var
+
+    def eval(self, data):
+        data.setVarFlag(self.var, "export", 1, op = 'exported')
+
+class DataNode(AstNode):
+    """
+    Various data related updates. For the sake of sanity
+    we have one class doing all this. This means that all
+    this need to be re-evaluated... we might be able to do
+    that faster with multiple classes.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, filename, lineno, groupd):
+        AstNode.__init__(self, filename, lineno)
+        self.groupd = groupd
+
+    def getFunc(self, key, data):
+        if 'flag' in self.groupd and self.groupd['flag'] != None:
+            return data.getVarFlag(key, self.groupd['flag'], noweakdefault=True)
+        else:
+            return data.getVar(key, False, noweakdefault=True, parsing=True)
+
+    def eval(self, data):
+        groupd = self.groupd
+        key = groupd["var"]
+        loginfo = {
+            'variable': key,
+            'file': self.filename,
+            'line': self.lineno,
+        }
+        if "exp" in groupd and groupd["exp"] != None:
+            data.setVarFlag(key, "export", 1, op = 'exported', **loginfo)
+
+        op = "set"
+        if "ques" in groupd and groupd["ques"] != None:
+            val = self.getFunc(key, data)
+            op = "set?"
+            if val == None:
+                val = groupd["value"]
+        elif "colon" in groupd and groupd["colon"] != None:
+            e = data.createCopy()
+            bb.data.update_data(e)
+            op = "immediate"
+            val = e.expand(groupd["value"], key + "[:=]")
+        elif "append" in groupd and groupd["append"] != None:
+            op = "append"
+            val = "%s %s" % ((self.getFunc(key, data) or ""), groupd["value"])
+        elif "prepend" in groupd and groupd["prepend"] != None:
+            op = "prepend"
+            val = "%s %s" % (groupd["value"], (self.getFunc(key, data) or ""))
+        elif "postdot" in groupd and groupd["postdot"] != None:
+            op = "postdot"
+            val = "%s%s" % ((self.getFunc(key, data) or ""), groupd["value"])
+        elif "predot" in groupd and groupd["predot"] != None:
+            op = "predot"
+            val = "%s%s" % (groupd["value"], (self.getFunc(key, data) or ""))
+        else:
+            val = groupd["value"]
+
+        flag = None
+        if 'flag' in groupd and groupd['flag'] != None:
+            flag = groupd['flag']
+        elif groupd["lazyques"]:
+            flag = "_defaultval"
+
+        loginfo['op'] = op
+        loginfo['detail'] = groupd["value"]
+
+        if flag:
+            data.setVarFlag(key, flag, val, **loginfo)
+        else:
+            data.setVar(key, val, parsing=True, **loginfo)
+
+class MethodNode(AstNode):
+    tr_tbl = string.maketrans('/.+-@%&', '_______')
+
+    def __init__(self, filename, lineno, func_name, body):
+        AstNode.__init__(self, filename, lineno)
+        self.func_name = func_name
+        self.body = body
+
+    def eval(self, data):
+        text = '\n'.join(self.body)
+        if self.func_name == "__anonymous":
+            funcname = ("__anon_%s_%s" % (self.lineno, self.filename.translate(MethodNode.tr_tbl)))
+            text = "def %s(d):\n" % (funcname) + text
+            bb.methodpool.insert_method(funcname, text, self.filename)
+            anonfuncs = data.getVar('__BBANONFUNCS', False) or []
+            anonfuncs.append(funcname)
+            data.setVar('__BBANONFUNCS', anonfuncs)
+            data.setVar(funcname, text, parsing=True)
+        else:
+            data.setVarFlag(self.func_name, "func", 1)
+            data.setVar(self.func_name, text, parsing=True)
+
+class PythonMethodNode(AstNode):
+    def __init__(self, filename, lineno, function, modulename, body):
+        AstNode.__init__(self, filename, lineno)
+        self.function = function
+        self.modulename = modulename
+        self.body = body
+
+    def eval(self, data):
+        # Note we will add root to parsedmethods after having parse
+        # 'this' file. This means we will not parse methods from
+        # bb classes twice
+        text = '\n'.join(self.body)
+        bb.methodpool.insert_method(self.modulename, text, self.filename)
+        data.setVarFlag(self.function, "func", 1)
+        data.setVarFlag(self.function, "python", 1)
+        data.setVar(self.function, text, parsing=True)
+
+class MethodFlagsNode(AstNode):
+    def __init__(self, filename, lineno, key, m):
+        AstNode.__init__(self, filename, lineno)
+        self.key = key
+        self.m = m
+
+    def eval(self, data):
+        if data.getVar(self.key, False):
+            # clean up old version of this piece of metadata, as its
+            # flags could cause problems
+            data.setVarFlag(self.key, 'python', None)
+            data.setVarFlag(self.key, 'fakeroot', None)
+        if self.m.group("py") is not None:
+            data.setVarFlag(self.key, "python", "1")
+        else:
+            data.delVarFlag(self.key, "python")
+        if self.m.group("fr") is not None:
+            data.setVarFlag(self.key, "fakeroot", "1")
+        else:
+            data.delVarFlag(self.key, "fakeroot")
+
+class ExportFuncsNode(AstNode):
+    def __init__(self, filename, lineno, fns, classname):
+        AstNode.__init__(self, filename, lineno)
+        self.n = fns.split()
+        self.classname = classname
+
+    def eval(self, data):
+
+        for func in self.n:
+            calledfunc = self.classname + "_" + func
+
+            if data.getVar(func, False) and not data.getVarFlag(func, 'export_func'):
+                continue
+
+            if data.getVar(func, False):
+                data.setVarFlag(func, 'python', None)
+                data.setVarFlag(func, 'func', None)
+
+            for flag in [ "func", "python" ]:
+                if data.getVarFlag(calledfunc, flag):
+                    data.setVarFlag(func, flag, data.getVarFlag(calledfunc, flag))
+            for flag in [ "dirs" ]:
+                if data.getVarFlag(func, flag):
+                    data.setVarFlag(calledfunc, flag, data.getVarFlag(func, flag))
+
+            if data.getVarFlag(calledfunc, "python"):
+                data.setVar(func, "    bb.build.exec_func('" + calledfunc + "', d)\n", parsing=True)
+            else:
+                if "-" in self.classname:
+                   bb.fatal("The classname %s contains a dash character and is calling an sh function %s using EXPORT_FUNCTIONS. Since a dash is illegal in sh function names, this cannot work, please rename the class or don't use EXPORT_FUNCTIONS." % (self.classname, calledfunc))
+                data.setVar(func, "    " + calledfunc + "\n", parsing=True)
+            data.setVarFlag(func, 'export_func', '1')
+
+class AddTaskNode(AstNode):
+    def __init__(self, filename, lineno, func, before, after):
+        AstNode.__init__(self, filename, lineno)
+        self.func = func
+        self.before = before
+        self.after = after
+
+    def eval(self, data):
+        bb.build.addtask(self.func, self.before, self.after, data)
+
+class DelTaskNode(AstNode):
+    def __init__(self, filename, lineno, func):
+        AstNode.__init__(self, filename, lineno)
+        self.func = func
+
+    def eval(self, data):
+        bb.build.deltask(self.func, data)
+
+class BBHandlerNode(AstNode):
+    def __init__(self, filename, lineno, fns):
+        AstNode.__init__(self, filename, lineno)
+        self.hs = fns.split()
+
+    def eval(self, data):
+        bbhands = data.getVar('__BBHANDLERS', False) or []
+        for h in self.hs:
+            bbhands.append(h)
+            data.setVarFlag(h, "handler", 1)
+        data.setVar('__BBHANDLERS', bbhands)
+
+class InheritNode(AstNode):
+    def __init__(self, filename, lineno, classes):
+        AstNode.__init__(self, filename, lineno)
+        self.classes = classes
+
+    def eval(self, data):
+        bb.parse.BBHandler.inherit(self.classes, self.filename, self.lineno, data)
+
+def handleInclude(statements, filename, lineno, m, force):
+    statements.append(IncludeNode(filename, lineno, m.group(1), force))
+
+def handleExport(statements, filename, lineno, m):
+    statements.append(ExportNode(filename, lineno, m.group(1)))
+
+def handleData(statements, filename, lineno, groupd):
+    statements.append(DataNode(filename, lineno, groupd))
+
+def handleMethod(statements, filename, lineno, func_name, body):
+    statements.append(MethodNode(filename, lineno, func_name, body))
+
+def handlePythonMethod(statements, filename, lineno, funcname, modulename, body):
+    statements.append(PythonMethodNode(filename, lineno, funcname, modulename, body))
+
+def handleMethodFlags(statements, filename, lineno, key, m):
+    statements.append(MethodFlagsNode(filename, lineno, key, m))
+
+def handleExportFuncs(statements, filename, lineno, m, classname):
+    statements.append(ExportFuncsNode(filename, lineno, m.group(1), classname))
+
+def handleAddTask(statements, filename, lineno, m):
+    func = m.group("func")
+    before = m.group("before")
+    after = m.group("after")
+    if func is None:
+        return
+
+    statements.append(AddTaskNode(filename, lineno, func, before, after))
+
+def handleDelTask(statements, filename, lineno, m):
+    func = m.group("func")
+    if func is None:
+        return
+
+    statements.append(DelTaskNode(filename, lineno, func))
+
+def handleBBHandlers(statements, filename, lineno, m):
+    statements.append(BBHandlerNode(filename, lineno, m.group(1)))
+
+def handleInherit(statements, filename, lineno, m):
+    classes = m.group(1)
+    statements.append(InheritNode(filename, lineno, classes))
+
+def finalize(fn, d, variant = None):
+    all_handlers = {}
+    for var in d.getVar('__BBHANDLERS', False) or []:
+        # try to add the handler
+        bb.event.register(var, d.getVar(var, False), (d.getVarFlag(var, "eventmask", True) or "").split())
+
+    bb.event.fire(bb.event.RecipePreFinalise(fn), d)
+
+    bb.data.expandKeys(d)
+    bb.data.update_data(d)
+    code = []
+    for funcname in d.getVar("__BBANONFUNCS", False) or []:
+        code.append("%s(d)" % funcname)
+    bb.utils.better_exec("\n".join(code), {"d": d})
+    bb.data.update_data(d)
+
+    tasklist = d.getVar('__BBTASKS', False) or []
+    bb.build.add_tasks(tasklist, d)
+
+    bb.parse.siggen.finalise(fn, d, variant)
+
+    d.setVar('BBINCLUDED', bb.parse.get_file_depends(d))
+
+    bb.event.fire(bb.event.RecipeParsed(fn), d)
+
+def _create_variants(datastores, names, function, onlyfinalise):
+    def create_variant(name, orig_d, arg = None):
+        if onlyfinalise and name not in onlyfinalise:
+            return
+        new_d = bb.data.createCopy(orig_d)
+        function(arg or name, new_d)
+        datastores[name] = new_d
+
+    for variant, variant_d in datastores.items():
+        for name in names:
+            if not variant:
+                # Based on main recipe
+                create_variant(name, variant_d)
+            else:
+                create_variant("%s-%s" % (variant, name), variant_d, name)
+
+def _expand_versions(versions):
+    def expand_one(version, start, end):
+        for i in xrange(start, end + 1):
+            ver = _bbversions_re.sub(str(i), version, 1)
+            yield ver
+
+    versions = iter(versions)
+    while True:
+        try:
+            version = next(versions)
+        except StopIteration:
+            break
+
+        range_ver = _bbversions_re.search(version)
+        if not range_ver:
+            yield version
+        else:
+            newversions = expand_one(version, int(range_ver.group("from")),
+                                     int(range_ver.group("to")))
+            versions = itertools.chain(newversions, versions)
+
+def multi_finalize(fn, d):
+    appends = (d.getVar("__BBAPPEND", True) or "").split()
+    for append in appends:
+        logger.debug(1, "Appending .bbappend file %s to %s", append, fn)
+        bb.parse.BBHandler.handle(append, d, True)
+
+    onlyfinalise = d.getVar("__ONLYFINALISE", False)
+
+    safe_d = d
+    d = bb.data.createCopy(safe_d)
+    try:
+        finalize(fn, d)
+    except bb.parse.SkipRecipe as e:
+        d.setVar("__SKIPPED", e.args[0])
+    datastores = {"": safe_d}
+
+    versions = (d.getVar("BBVERSIONS", True) or "").split()
+    if versions:
+        pv = orig_pv = d.getVar("PV", True)
+        baseversions = {}
+
+        def verfunc(ver, d, pv_d = None):
+            if pv_d is None:
+                pv_d = d
+
+            overrides = d.getVar("OVERRIDES", True).split(":")
+            pv_d.setVar("PV", ver)
+            overrides.append(ver)
+            bpv = baseversions.get(ver) or orig_pv
+            pv_d.setVar("BPV", bpv)
+            overrides.append(bpv)
+            d.setVar("OVERRIDES", ":".join(overrides))
+
+        versions = list(_expand_versions(versions))
+        for pos, version in enumerate(list(versions)):
+            try:
+                pv, bpv = version.split(":", 2)
+            except ValueError:
+                pass
+            else:
+                versions[pos] = pv
+                baseversions[pv] = bpv
+
+        if pv in versions and not baseversions.get(pv):
+            versions.remove(pv)
+        else:
+            pv = versions.pop()
+
+            # This is necessary because our existing main datastore
+            # has already been finalized with the old PV, we need one
+            # that's been finalized with the new PV.
+            d = bb.data.createCopy(safe_d)
+            verfunc(pv, d, safe_d)
+            try:
+                finalize(fn, d)
+            except bb.parse.SkipRecipe as e:
+                d.setVar("__SKIPPED", e.args[0])
+
+        _create_variants(datastores, versions, verfunc, onlyfinalise)
+
+    extended = d.getVar("BBCLASSEXTEND", True) or ""
+    if extended:
+        # the following is to support bbextends with arguments, for e.g. multilib
+        # an example is as follows:
+        #   BBCLASSEXTEND = "multilib:lib32"
+        # it will create foo-lib32, inheriting multilib.bbclass and set
+        # BBEXTENDCURR to "multilib" and BBEXTENDVARIANT to "lib32"
+        extendedmap = {}
+        variantmap = {}
+
+        for ext in extended.split():
+            eext = ext.split(':', 2)
+            if len(eext) > 1:
+                extendedmap[ext] = eext[0]
+                variantmap[ext] = eext[1]
+            else:
+                extendedmap[ext] = ext
+
+        pn = d.getVar("PN", True)
+        def extendfunc(name, d):
+            if name != extendedmap[name]:
+                d.setVar("BBEXTENDCURR", extendedmap[name])
+                d.setVar("BBEXTENDVARIANT", variantmap[name])
+            else:
+                d.setVar("PN", "%s-%s" % (pn, name))
+            bb.parse.BBHandler.inherit(extendedmap[name], fn, 0, d)
+
+        safe_d.setVar("BBCLASSEXTEND", extended)
+        _create_variants(datastores, extendedmap.keys(), extendfunc, onlyfinalise)
+
+    for variant, variant_d in datastores.iteritems():
+        if variant:
+            try:
+                if not onlyfinalise or variant in onlyfinalise:
+                    finalize(fn, variant_d, variant)
+            except bb.parse.SkipRecipe as e:
+                variant_d.setVar("__SKIPPED", e.args[0])
+
+    if len(datastores) > 1:
+        variants = filter(None, datastores.iterkeys())
+        safe_d.setVar("__VARIANTS", " ".join(variants))
+
+    datastores[""] = d
+    return datastores
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/BBHandler.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/BBHandler.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec097ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/BBHandler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,265 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# ex:ts=4:sw=4:sts=4:et
+# -*- tab-width: 4; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
+"""
+   class for handling .bb files
+
+   Reads a .bb file and obtains its metadata
+
+"""
+
+
+#  Copyright (C) 2003, 2004  Chris Larson
+#  Copyright (C) 2003, 2004  Phil Blundell
+#
+# 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.
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+import re, bb, os
+import logging
+import bb.build, bb.utils
+from bb import data
+
+from . import ConfHandler
+from .. import resolve_file, ast, logger, ParseError
+from .ConfHandler import include, init
+
+# For compatibility
+bb.deprecate_import(__name__, "bb.parse", ["vars_from_file"])
+
+__func_start_regexp__    = re.compile( r"(((?P<py>python)|(?P<fr>fakeroot))\s*)*(?P<func>[\w\.\-\+\{\}\$]+)?\s*\(\s*\)\s*{$" )
+__inherit_regexp__       = re.compile( r"inherit\s+(.+)" )
+__export_func_regexp__   = re.compile( r"EXPORT_FUNCTIONS\s+(.+)" )
+__addtask_regexp__       = re.compile("addtask\s+(?P<func>\w+)\s*((before\s*(?P<before>((.*(?=after))|(.*))))|(after\s*(?P<after>((.*(?=before))|(.*)))))*")
+__deltask_regexp__       = re.compile("deltask\s+(?P<func>\w+)")
+__addhandler_regexp__    = re.compile( r"addhandler\s+(.+)" )
+__def_regexp__           = re.compile( r"def\s+(\w+).*:" )
+__python_func_regexp__   = re.compile( r"(\s+.*)|(^$)" )
+
+
+__infunc__ = []
+__inpython__ = False
+__body__   = []
+__classname__ = ""
+
+cached_statements = {}
+
+# We need to indicate EOF to the feeder. This code is so messy that
+# factoring it out to a close_parse_file method is out of question.
+# We will use the IN_PYTHON_EOF as an indicator to just close the method
+#
+# The two parts using it are tightly integrated anyway
+IN_PYTHON_EOF = -9999999999999
+
+
+
+def supports(fn, d):
+    """Return True if fn has a supported extension"""
+    return os.path.splitext(fn)[-1] in [".bb", ".bbclass", ".inc"]
+
+def inherit(files, fn, lineno, d):
+    __inherit_cache = d.getVar('__inherit_cache', False) or []
+    files = d.expand(files).split()
+    for file in files:
+        if not os.path.isabs(file) and not file.endswith(".bbclass"):
+            file = os.path.join('classes', '%s.bbclass' % file)
+
+        if not os.path.isabs(file):
+            bbpath = d.getVar("BBPATH", True)
+            abs_fn, attempts = bb.utils.which(bbpath, file, history=True)
+            for af in attempts:
+                if af != abs_fn:
+                    bb.parse.mark_dependency(d, af)
+            if abs_fn:
+                file = abs_fn
+
+        if not file in __inherit_cache:
+            logger.debug(1, "Inheriting %s (from %s:%d)" % (file, fn, lineno))
+            __inherit_cache.append( file )
+            d.setVar('__inherit_cache', __inherit_cache)
+            include(fn, file, lineno, d, "inherit")
+            __inherit_cache = d.getVar('__inherit_cache', False) or []
+
+def get_statements(filename, absolute_filename, base_name):
+    global cached_statements
+
+    try:
+        return cached_statements[absolute_filename]
+    except KeyError:
+        file = open(absolute_filename, 'r')
+        statements = ast.StatementGroup()
+
+        lineno = 0
+        while True:
+            lineno = lineno + 1
+            s = file.readline()
+            if not s: break
+            s = s.rstrip()
+            feeder(lineno, s, filename, base_name, statements)
+        file.close()
+        if __inpython__:
+            # add a blank line to close out any python definition
+            feeder(IN_PYTHON_EOF, "", filename, base_name, statements)
+
+        if filename.endswith(".bbclass") or filename.endswith(".inc"):
+            cached_statements[absolute_filename] = statements
+        return statements
+
+def handle(fn, d, include):
+    global __func_start_regexp__, __inherit_regexp__, __export_func_regexp__, __addtask_regexp__, __addhandler_regexp__, __infunc__, __body__, __residue__, __classname__
+    __body__ = []
+    __infunc__ = []
+    __classname__ = ""
+    __residue__ = []
+
+    base_name = os.path.basename(fn)
+    (root, ext) = os.path.splitext(base_name)
+    init(d)
+
+    if ext == ".bbclass":
+        __classname__ = root
+        __inherit_cache = d.getVar('__inherit_cache', False) or []
+        if not fn in __inherit_cache:
+            __inherit_cache.append(fn)
+            d.setVar('__inherit_cache', __inherit_cache)
+
+    if include != 0:
+        oldfile = d.getVar('FILE', False)
+    else:
+        oldfile = None
+
+    abs_fn = resolve_file(fn, d)
+
+    if include:
+        bb.parse.mark_dependency(d, abs_fn)
+
+    # actual loading
+    statements = get_statements(fn, abs_fn, base_name)
+
+    # DONE WITH PARSING... time to evaluate
+    if ext != ".bbclass" and abs_fn != oldfile:
+        d.setVar('FILE', abs_fn)
+
+    try:
+        statements.eval(d)
+    except bb.parse.SkipRecipe:
+        bb.data.setVar("__SKIPPED", True, d)
+        if include == 0:
+            return { "" : d }
+
+    if __infunc__:
+        raise ParseError("Shell function %s is never closed" % __infunc__[0], __infunc__[1], __infunc__[2])
+    if __residue__:
+        raise ParseError("Leftover unparsed (incomplete?) data %s from %s" % __residue__, fn)
+
+    if ext != ".bbclass" and include == 0:
+        return ast.multi_finalize(fn, d)
+
+    if ext != ".bbclass" and oldfile and abs_fn != oldfile:
+        d.setVar("FILE", oldfile)
+
+    return d
+
+def feeder(lineno, s, fn, root, statements):
+    global __func_start_regexp__, __inherit_regexp__, __export_func_regexp__, __addtask_regexp__, __addhandler_regexp__, __def_regexp__, __python_func_regexp__, __inpython__, __infunc__, __body__, bb, __residue__, __classname__
+    if __infunc__:
+        if s == '}':
+            __body__.append('')
+            ast.handleMethod(statements, fn, lineno, __infunc__[0], __body__)
+            __infunc__ = []
+            __body__ = []
+        else:
+            __body__.append(s)
+        return
+
+    if __inpython__:
+        m = __python_func_regexp__.match(s)
+        if m and lineno != IN_PYTHON_EOF:
+            __body__.append(s)
+            return
+        else:
+            ast.handlePythonMethod(statements, fn, lineno, __inpython__,
+                                   root, __body__)
+            __body__ = []
+            __inpython__ = False
+
+            if lineno == IN_PYTHON_EOF:
+                return
+
+    if s and s[0] == '#':
+        if len(__residue__) != 0 and __residue__[0][0] != "#":
+            bb.fatal("There is a comment on line %s of file %s (%s) which is in the middle of a multiline expression.\nBitbake used to ignore these but no longer does so, please fix your metadata as errors are likely as a result of this change." % (lineno, fn, s))
+
+    if len(__residue__) != 0 and __residue__[0][0] == "#" and (not s or s[0] != "#"):
+        bb.fatal("There is a confusing multiline, partially commented expression on line %s of file %s (%s).\nPlease clarify whether this is all a comment or should be parsed." % (lineno, fn, s))
+
+    if s and s[-1] == '\\':
+        __residue__.append(s[:-1])
+        return
+
+    s = "".join(__residue__) + s
+    __residue__ = []
+
+    # Skip empty lines
+    if s == '':
+        return   
+
+    # Skip comments
+    if s[0] == '#':
+        return
+
+    m = __func_start_regexp__.match(s)
+    if m:
+        __infunc__ = [m.group("func") or "__anonymous", fn, lineno]
+        ast.handleMethodFlags(statements, fn, lineno, __infunc__[0], m)
+        return
+
+    m = __def_regexp__.match(s)
+    if m:
+        __body__.append(s)
+        __inpython__ = m.group(1)
+
+        return
+
+    m = __export_func_regexp__.match(s)
+    if m:
+        ast.handleExportFuncs(statements, fn, lineno, m, __classname__)
+        return
+
+    m = __addtask_regexp__.match(s)
+    if m:
+        ast.handleAddTask(statements, fn, lineno, m)
+        return
+
+    m = __deltask_regexp__.match(s)
+    if m:
+        ast.handleDelTask(statements, fn, lineno, m)
+        return
+
+    m = __addhandler_regexp__.match(s)
+    if m:
+        ast.handleBBHandlers(statements, fn, lineno, m)
+        return
+
+    m = __inherit_regexp__.match(s)
+    if m:
+        ast.handleInherit(statements, fn, lineno, m)
+        return
+
+    return ConfHandler.feeder(lineno, s, fn, statements)
+
+# Add us to the handlers list
+from .. import handlers
+handlers.append({'supports': supports, 'handle': handle, 'init': init})
+del handlers
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/ConfHandler.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/ConfHandler.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbd75b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/ConfHandler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# ex:ts=4:sw=4:sts=4:et
+# -*- tab-width: 4; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
+"""
+   class for handling configuration data files
+
+   Reads a .conf file and obtains its metadata
+
+"""
+
+# Copyright (C) 2003, 2004  Chris Larson
+# Copyright (C) 2003, 2004  Phil Blundell
+#
+# 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 errno
+import re
+import os
+import bb.utils
+from bb.parse import ParseError, resolve_file, ast, logger, handle
+
+__config_regexp__  = re.compile( r"""
+    ^
+    (?P<exp>export\s*)?
+    (?P<var>[a-zA-Z0-9\-~_+.${}/]+?)
+    (\[(?P<flag>[a-zA-Z0-9\-_+.]+)\])?
+
+    \s* (
+        (?P<colon>:=) |
+        (?P<lazyques>\?\?=) |
+        (?P<ques>\?=) |
+        (?P<append>\+=) |
+        (?P<prepend>=\+) |
+        (?P<predot>=\.) |
+        (?P<postdot>\.=) |
+        =
+    ) \s*
+
+    (?!'[^']*'[^']*'$)
+    (?!\"[^\"]*\"[^\"]*\"$)
+    (?P<apo>['\"])
+    (?P<value>.*)
+    (?P=apo)
+    $
+    """, re.X)
+__include_regexp__ = re.compile( r"include\s+(.+)" )
+__require_regexp__ = re.compile( r"require\s+(.+)" )
+__export_regexp__ = re.compile( r"export\s+([a-zA-Z0-9\-_+.${}/]+)$" )
+
+def init(data):
+    topdir = data.getVar('TOPDIR', False)
+    if not topdir:
+        data.setVar('TOPDIR', os.getcwd())
+
+
+def supports(fn, d):
+    return fn[-5:] == ".conf"
+
+def include(parentfn, fn, lineno, data, error_out):
+    """
+    error_out: A string indicating the verb (e.g. "include", "inherit") to be
+    used in a ParseError that will be raised if the file to be included could
+    not be included. Specify False to avoid raising an error in this case.
+    """
+    if parentfn == fn: # prevent infinite recursion
+        return None
+
+    fn = data.expand(fn)
+    parentfn = data.expand(parentfn)
+
+    if not os.path.isabs(fn):
+        dname = os.path.dirname(parentfn)
+        bbpath = "%s:%s" % (dname, data.getVar("BBPATH", True))
+        abs_fn, attempts = bb.utils.which(bbpath, fn, history=True)
+        if abs_fn and bb.parse.check_dependency(data, abs_fn):
+            logger.warn("Duplicate inclusion for %s in %s" % (abs_fn, data.getVar('FILE', True)))
+        for af in attempts:
+            bb.parse.mark_dependency(data, af)
+        if abs_fn:
+            fn = abs_fn
+    elif bb.parse.check_dependency(data, fn):
+        logger.warn("Duplicate inclusion for %s in %s" % (fn, data.getVar('FILE', True)))
+
+    try:
+        bb.parse.handle(fn, data, True)
+    except (IOError, OSError) as exc:
+        if exc.errno == errno.ENOENT:
+            if error_out:
+                raise ParseError("Could not %s file %s" % (error_out, fn), parentfn, lineno)
+            logger.debug(2, "CONF file '%s' not found", fn)
+        else:
+            if error_out:
+                raise ParseError("Could not %s file %s: %s" % (error_out, fn, exc.strerror), parentfn, lineno)
+            else:
+                raise ParseError("Error parsing %s: %s" % (fn, exc.strerror), parentfn, lineno)
+
+# We have an issue where a UI might want to enforce particular settings such as
+# an empty DISTRO variable. If configuration files do something like assigning
+# a weak default, it turns out to be very difficult to filter out these changes,
+# particularly when the weak default might appear half way though parsing a chain 
+# of configuration files. We therefore let the UIs hook into configuration file
+# parsing. This turns out to be a hard problem to solve any other way.
+confFilters = []
+
+def handle(fn, data, include):
+    init(data)
+
+    if include == 0:
+        oldfile = None
+    else:
+        oldfile = data.getVar('FILE', False)
+
+    abs_fn = resolve_file(fn, data)
+    f = open(abs_fn, 'r')
+
+    if include:
+        bb.parse.mark_dependency(data, abs_fn)
+
+    statements = ast.StatementGroup()
+    lineno = 0
+    while True:
+        lineno = lineno + 1
+        s = f.readline()
+        if not s:
+            break
+        w = s.strip()
+        # skip empty lines
+        if not w:
+            continue
+        s = s.rstrip()
+        while s[-1] == '\\':
+            s2 = f.readline().strip()
+            lineno = lineno + 1
+            if (not s2 or s2 and s2[0] != "#") and s[0] == "#" :
+                bb.fatal("There is a confusing multiline, partially commented expression on line %s of file %s (%s).\nPlease clarify whether this is all a comment or should be parsed." % (lineno, fn, s))
+            s = s[:-1] + s2
+        # skip comments
+        if s[0] == '#':
+            continue
+        feeder(lineno, s, abs_fn, statements)
+
+    # DONE WITH PARSING... time to evaluate
+    data.setVar('FILE', abs_fn)
+    statements.eval(data)
+    if oldfile:
+        data.setVar('FILE', oldfile)
+
+    f.close()
+
+    for f in confFilters:
+        f(fn, data)
+
+    return data
+
+def feeder(lineno, s, fn, statements):
+    m = __config_regexp__.match(s)
+    if m:
+        groupd = m.groupdict()
+        ast.handleData(statements, fn, lineno, groupd)
+        return
+
+    m = __include_regexp__.match(s)
+    if m:
+        ast.handleInclude(statements, fn, lineno, m, False)
+        return
+
+    m = __require_regexp__.match(s)
+    if m:
+        ast.handleInclude(statements, fn, lineno, m, True)
+        return
+
+    m = __export_regexp__.match(s)
+    if m:
+        ast.handleExport(statements, fn, lineno, m)
+        return
+
+    raise ParseError("unparsed line: '%s'" % s, fn, lineno);
+
+# Add us to the handlers list
+from bb.parse import handlers
+handlers.append({'supports': supports, 'handle': handle, 'init': init})
+del handlers
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/__init__.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e658d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# ex:ts=4:sw=4:sts=4:et
+# -*- tab-width: 4; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
+"""
+BitBake Parsers
+
+File parsers for the BitBake build tools.
+
+"""
+
+# Copyright (C) 2003, 2004  Chris Larson
+# Copyright (C) 2003, 2004  Phil Blundell
+#
+# 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.
+#
+# Based on functions from the base bb module, Copyright 2003 Holger Schurig
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+from . import ConfHandler
+from . import BBHandler
+
+__version__ = '1.0'