diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/manifest.py b/meta/lib/oe/manifest.py
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+from abc import ABCMeta, abstractmethod
+import os
+import re
+import bb
+
+
+class Manifest(object):
+    """
+    This is an abstract class. Do not instantiate this directly.
+    """
+    __metaclass__ = ABCMeta
+
+    PKG_TYPE_MUST_INSTALL = "mip"
+    PKG_TYPE_MULTILIB = "mlp"
+    PKG_TYPE_LANGUAGE = "lgp"
+    PKG_TYPE_ATTEMPT_ONLY = "aop"
+
+    MANIFEST_TYPE_IMAGE = "image"
+    MANIFEST_TYPE_SDK_HOST = "sdk_host"
+    MANIFEST_TYPE_SDK_TARGET = "sdk_target"
+
+    var_maps = {
+        MANIFEST_TYPE_IMAGE: {
+            "PACKAGE_INSTALL": PKG_TYPE_MUST_INSTALL,
+            "PACKAGE_INSTALL_ATTEMPTONLY": PKG_TYPE_ATTEMPT_ONLY,
+            "LINGUAS_INSTALL": PKG_TYPE_LANGUAGE
+        },
+        MANIFEST_TYPE_SDK_HOST: {
+            "TOOLCHAIN_HOST_TASK": PKG_TYPE_MUST_INSTALL,
+            "TOOLCHAIN_HOST_TASK_ATTEMPTONLY": PKG_TYPE_ATTEMPT_ONLY
+        },
+        MANIFEST_TYPE_SDK_TARGET: {
+            "TOOLCHAIN_TARGET_TASK": PKG_TYPE_MUST_INSTALL,
+            "TOOLCHAIN_TARGET_TASK_ATTEMPTONLY": PKG_TYPE_ATTEMPT_ONLY
+        }
+    }
+
+    INSTALL_ORDER = [
+        PKG_TYPE_LANGUAGE,
+        PKG_TYPE_MUST_INSTALL,
+        PKG_TYPE_ATTEMPT_ONLY,
+        PKG_TYPE_MULTILIB
+    ]
+
+    initial_manifest_file_header = \
+        "# This file was generated automatically and contains the packages\n" \
+        "# passed on to the package manager in order to create the rootfs.\n\n" \
+        "# Format:\n" \
+        "#  <package_type>,<package_name>\n" \
+        "# where:\n" \
+        "#   <package_type> can be:\n" \
+        "#      'mip' = must install package\n" \
+        "#      'aop' = attempt only package\n" \
+        "#      'mlp' = multilib package\n" \
+        "#      'lgp' = language package\n\n"
+
+    def __init__(self, d, manifest_dir=None, manifest_type=MANIFEST_TYPE_IMAGE):
+        self.d = d
+        self.manifest_type = manifest_type
+
+        if manifest_dir is None:
+            if manifest_type != self.MANIFEST_TYPE_IMAGE:
+                self.manifest_dir = self.d.getVar('SDK_DIR', True)
+            else:
+                self.manifest_dir = self.d.getVar('WORKDIR', True)
+        else:
+            self.manifest_dir = manifest_dir
+
+        bb.utils.mkdirhier(self.manifest_dir)
+
+        self.initial_manifest = os.path.join(self.manifest_dir, "%s_initial_manifest" % manifest_type)
+        self.final_manifest = os.path.join(self.manifest_dir, "%s_final_manifest" % manifest_type)
+        self.full_manifest = os.path.join(self.manifest_dir, "%s_full_manifest" % manifest_type)
+
+        # packages in the following vars will be split in 'must install' and
+        # 'multilib'
+        self.vars_to_split = ["PACKAGE_INSTALL",
+                              "TOOLCHAIN_HOST_TASK",
+                              "TOOLCHAIN_TARGET_TASK"]
+
+    """
+    This creates a standard initial manifest for core-image-(minimal|sato|sato-sdk).
+    This will be used for testing until the class is implemented properly!
+    """
+    def _create_dummy_initial(self):
+        image_rootfs = self.d.getVar('IMAGE_ROOTFS', True)
+        pkg_list = dict()
+        if image_rootfs.find("core-image-sato-sdk") > 0:
+            pkg_list[self.PKG_TYPE_MUST_INSTALL] = \
+                "packagegroup-core-x11-sato-games packagegroup-base-extended " \
+                "packagegroup-core-x11-sato packagegroup-core-x11-base " \
+                "packagegroup-core-sdk packagegroup-core-tools-debug " \
+                "packagegroup-core-boot packagegroup-core-tools-testapps " \
+                "packagegroup-core-eclipse-debug packagegroup-core-qt-demoapps " \
+                "apt packagegroup-core-tools-profile psplash " \
+                "packagegroup-core-standalone-sdk-target " \
+                "packagegroup-core-ssh-openssh dpkg kernel-dev"
+            pkg_list[self.PKG_TYPE_LANGUAGE] = \
+                "locale-base-en-us locale-base-en-gb"
+        elif image_rootfs.find("core-image-sato") > 0:
+            pkg_list[self.PKG_TYPE_MUST_INSTALL] = \
+                "packagegroup-core-ssh-dropbear packagegroup-core-x11-sato-games " \
+                "packagegroup-core-x11-base psplash apt dpkg packagegroup-base-extended " \
+                "packagegroup-core-x11-sato packagegroup-core-boot"
+            pkg_list['lgp'] = \
+                "locale-base-en-us locale-base-en-gb"
+        elif image_rootfs.find("core-image-minimal") > 0:
+            pkg_list[self.PKG_TYPE_MUST_INSTALL] = "run-postinsts packagegroup-core-boot"
+
+        with open(self.initial_manifest, "w+") as manifest:
+            manifest.write(self.initial_manifest_file_header)
+
+            for pkg_type in pkg_list:
+                for pkg in pkg_list[pkg_type].split():
+                    manifest.write("%s,%s\n" % (pkg_type, pkg))
+
+    """
+    This will create the initial manifest which will be used by Rootfs class to
+    generate the rootfs
+    """
+    @abstractmethod
+    def create_initial(self):
+        pass
+
+    """
+    This creates the manifest after everything has been installed.
+    """
+    @abstractmethod
+    def create_final(self):
+        pass
+
+    """
+    This creates the manifest after the package in initial manifest has been
+    dummy installed. It lists all *to be installed* packages. There is no real
+    installation, just a test.
+    """
+    @abstractmethod
+    def create_full(self, pm):
+        pass
+
+    """
+    The following function parses an initial manifest and returns a dictionary
+    object with the must install, attempt only, multilib and language packages.
+    """
+    def parse_initial_manifest(self):
+        pkgs = dict()
+
+        with open(self.initial_manifest) as manifest:
+            for line in manifest.read().split('\n'):
+                comment = re.match("^#.*", line)
+                pattern = "^(%s|%s|%s|%s),(.*)$" % \
+                          (self.PKG_TYPE_MUST_INSTALL,
+                           self.PKG_TYPE_ATTEMPT_ONLY,
+                           self.PKG_TYPE_MULTILIB,
+                           self.PKG_TYPE_LANGUAGE)
+                pkg = re.match(pattern, line)
+
+                if comment is not None:
+                    continue
+
+                if pkg is not None:
+                    pkg_type = pkg.group(1)
+                    pkg_name = pkg.group(2)
+
+                    if not pkg_type in pkgs:
+                        pkgs[pkg_type] = [pkg_name]
+                    else:
+                        pkgs[pkg_type].append(pkg_name)
+
+        return pkgs
+
+    '''
+    This following function parses a full manifest and return a list
+    object with packages.
+    '''
+    def parse_full_manifest(self):
+        installed_pkgs = list()
+        if not os.path.exists(self.full_manifest):
+            bb.note('full manifest not exist')
+            return installed_pkgs
+
+        with open(self.full_manifest, 'r') as manifest:
+            for pkg in manifest.read().split('\n'):
+                installed_pkgs.append(pkg.strip())
+
+        return installed_pkgs
+
+
+class RpmManifest(Manifest):
+    """
+    Returns a dictionary object with mip and mlp packages.
+    """
+    def _split_multilib(self, pkg_list):
+        pkgs = dict()
+
+        for pkg in pkg_list.split():
+            pkg_type = self.PKG_TYPE_MUST_INSTALL
+
+            ml_variants = self.d.getVar('MULTILIB_VARIANTS', True).split()
+
+            for ml_variant in ml_variants:
+                if pkg.startswith(ml_variant + '-'):
+                    pkg_type = self.PKG_TYPE_MULTILIB
+
+            if not pkg_type in pkgs:
+                pkgs[pkg_type] = pkg
+            else:
+                pkgs[pkg_type] += " " + pkg
+
+        return pkgs
+
+    def create_initial(self):
+        pkgs = dict()
+
+        with open(self.initial_manifest, "w+") as manifest:
+            manifest.write(self.initial_manifest_file_header)
+
+            for var in self.var_maps[self.manifest_type]:
+                if var in self.vars_to_split:
+                    split_pkgs = self._split_multilib(self.d.getVar(var, True))
+                    if split_pkgs is not None:
+                        pkgs = dict(pkgs.items() + split_pkgs.items())
+                else:
+                    pkg_list = self.d.getVar(var, True)
+                    if pkg_list is not None:
+                        pkgs[self.var_maps[self.manifest_type][var]] = self.d.getVar(var, True)
+
+            for pkg_type in pkgs:
+                for pkg in pkgs[pkg_type].split():
+                    manifest.write("%s,%s\n" % (pkg_type, pkg))
+
+    def create_final(self):
+        pass
+
+    def create_full(self, pm):
+        pass
+
+
+class OpkgManifest(Manifest):
+    """
+    Returns a dictionary object with mip and mlp packages.
+    """
+    def _split_multilib(self, pkg_list):
+        pkgs = dict()
+
+        for pkg in pkg_list.split():
+            pkg_type = self.PKG_TYPE_MUST_INSTALL
+
+            ml_variants = self.d.getVar('MULTILIB_VARIANTS', True).split()
+
+            for ml_variant in ml_variants:
+                if pkg.startswith(ml_variant + '-'):
+                    pkg_type = self.PKG_TYPE_MULTILIB
+
+            if not pkg_type in pkgs:
+                pkgs[pkg_type] = pkg
+            else:
+                pkgs[pkg_type] += " " + pkg
+
+        return pkgs
+
+    def create_initial(self):
+        pkgs = dict()
+
+        with open(self.initial_manifest, "w+") as manifest:
+            manifest.write(self.initial_manifest_file_header)
+
+            for var in self.var_maps[self.manifest_type]:
+                if var in self.vars_to_split:
+                    split_pkgs = self._split_multilib(self.d.getVar(var, True))
+                    if split_pkgs is not None:
+                        pkgs = dict(pkgs.items() + split_pkgs.items())
+                else:
+                    pkg_list = self.d.getVar(var, True)
+                    if pkg_list is not None:
+                        pkgs[self.var_maps[self.manifest_type][var]] = self.d.getVar(var, True)
+
+            for pkg_type in pkgs:
+                for pkg in pkgs[pkg_type].split():
+                    manifest.write("%s,%s\n" % (pkg_type, pkg))
+
+    def create_final(self):
+        pass
+
+    def create_full(self, pm):
+        if not os.path.exists(self.initial_manifest):
+            self.create_initial()
+
+        initial_manifest = self.parse_initial_manifest()
+        pkgs_to_install = list()
+        for pkg_type in initial_manifest:
+            pkgs_to_install += initial_manifest[pkg_type]
+        if len(pkgs_to_install) == 0:
+            return
+
+        output = pm.dummy_install(pkgs_to_install)
+
+        with open(self.full_manifest, 'w+') as manifest:
+            pkg_re = re.compile('^Installing ([^ ]+) [^ ].*')
+            for line in set(output.split('\n')):
+                m = pkg_re.match(line)
+                if m:
+                    manifest.write(m.group(1) + '\n')
+
+        return
+
+
+class DpkgManifest(Manifest):
+    def create_initial(self):
+        with open(self.initial_manifest, "w+") as manifest:
+            manifest.write(self.initial_manifest_file_header)
+
+            for var in self.var_maps[self.manifest_type]:
+                pkg_list = self.d.getVar(var, True)
+
+                if pkg_list is None:
+                    continue
+
+                for pkg in pkg_list.split():
+                    manifest.write("%s,%s\n" %
+                                   (self.var_maps[self.manifest_type][var], pkg))
+
+    def create_final(self):
+        pass
+
+    def create_full(self, pm):
+        pass
+
+
+def create_manifest(d, final_manifest=False, manifest_dir=None,
+                    manifest_type=Manifest.MANIFEST_TYPE_IMAGE):
+    manifest_map = {'rpm': RpmManifest,
+                    'ipk': OpkgManifest,
+                    'deb': DpkgManifest}
+
+    manifest = manifest_map[d.getVar('IMAGE_PKGTYPE', True)](d, manifest_dir, manifest_type)
+
+    if final_manifest:
+        manifest.create_final()
+    else:
+        manifest.create_initial()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pass