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+import logging
+import oe.classutils
+import shlex
+from bb.process import Popen, ExecutionError
+from distutils.version import LooseVersion
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('BitBake.OE.Terminal')
+
+
+class UnsupportedTerminal(Exception):
+    pass
+
+class NoSupportedTerminals(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class Registry(oe.classutils.ClassRegistry):
+    command = None
+
+    def __init__(cls, name, bases, attrs):
+        super(Registry, cls).__init__(name.lower(), bases, attrs)
+
+    @property
+    def implemented(cls):
+        return bool(cls.command)
+
+
+class Terminal(Popen):
+    __metaclass__ = Registry
+
+    def __init__(self, sh_cmd, title=None, env=None, d=None):
+        fmt_sh_cmd = self.format_command(sh_cmd, title)
+        try:
+            Popen.__init__(self, fmt_sh_cmd, env=env)
+        except OSError as exc:
+            import errno
+            if exc.errno == errno.ENOENT:
+                raise UnsupportedTerminal(self.name)
+            else:
+                raise
+
+    def format_command(self, sh_cmd, title):
+        fmt = {'title': title or 'Terminal', 'command': sh_cmd}
+        if isinstance(self.command, basestring):
+            return shlex.split(self.command.format(**fmt))
+        else:
+            return [element.format(**fmt) for element in self.command]
+
+class XTerminal(Terminal):
+    def __init__(self, sh_cmd, title=None, env=None, d=None):
+        Terminal.__init__(self, sh_cmd, title, env, d)
+        if not os.environ.get('DISPLAY'):
+            raise UnsupportedTerminal(self.name)
+
+class Gnome(XTerminal):
+    command = 'gnome-terminal -t "{title}" --disable-factory -x {command}'
+    priority = 2
+
+    def __init__(self, sh_cmd, title=None, env=None, d=None):
+        # Recent versions of gnome-terminal does not support non-UTF8 charset:
+        # https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=732127; as a workaround,
+        # clearing the LC_ALL environment variable so it uses the locale.
+        # Once fixed on the gnome-terminal project, this should be removed.
+        if os.getenv('LC_ALL'): os.putenv('LC_ALL','')
+
+        # Check version
+        vernum = check_terminal_version("gnome-terminal")
+        if vernum and LooseVersion(vernum) >= '3.10':
+            logger.debug(1, 'Gnome-Terminal 3.10 or later does not support --disable-factory')
+            self.command = 'gnome-terminal -t "{title}" -x {command}'
+        XTerminal.__init__(self, sh_cmd, title, env, d)
+
+class Mate(XTerminal):
+    command = 'mate-terminal -t "{title}" -x {command}'
+    priority = 2
+
+class Xfce(XTerminal):
+    command = 'xfce4-terminal -T "{title}" -e "{command}"'
+    priority = 2
+
+class Terminology(XTerminal):
+    command = 'terminology -T="{title}" -e {command}'
+    priority = 2
+
+class Konsole(XTerminal):
+    command = 'konsole --nofork -p tabtitle="{title}" -e {command}'
+    priority = 2
+
+    def __init__(self, sh_cmd, title=None, env=None, d=None):
+        # Check version
+        vernum = check_terminal_version("konsole")
+        if vernum and LooseVersion(vernum) < '2.0.0':
+            # Konsole from KDE 3.x
+            self.command = 'konsole -T "{title}" -e {command}'
+        XTerminal.__init__(self, sh_cmd, title, env, d)
+
+class XTerm(XTerminal):
+    command = 'xterm -T "{title}" -e {command}'
+    priority = 1
+
+class Rxvt(XTerminal):
+    command = 'rxvt -T "{title}" -e {command}'
+    priority = 1
+
+class Screen(Terminal):
+    command = 'screen -D -m -t "{title}" -S devshell {command}'
+
+    def __init__(self, sh_cmd, title=None, env=None, d=None):
+        s_id = "devshell_%i" % os.getpid()
+        self.command = "screen -D -m -t \"{title}\" -S %s {command}" % s_id
+        Terminal.__init__(self, sh_cmd, title, env, d)
+        msg = 'Screen started. Please connect in another terminal with ' \
+            '"screen -r %s"' % s_id
+        if (d):
+            bb.event.fire(bb.event.LogExecTTY(msg, "screen -r %s" % s_id,
+                                              0.5, 10), d)
+        else:
+            logger.warn(msg)
+
+class TmuxRunning(Terminal):
+    """Open a new pane in the current running tmux window"""
+    name = 'tmux-running'
+    command = 'tmux split-window "{command}"'
+    priority = 2.75
+
+    def __init__(self, sh_cmd, title=None, env=None, d=None):
+        if not bb.utils.which(os.getenv('PATH'), 'tmux'):
+            raise UnsupportedTerminal('tmux is not installed')
+
+        if not os.getenv('TMUX'):
+            raise UnsupportedTerminal('tmux is not running')
+
+        if not check_tmux_pane_size('tmux'):
+            raise UnsupportedTerminal('tmux pane too small')
+
+        Terminal.__init__(self, sh_cmd, title, env, d)
+
+class TmuxNewWindow(Terminal):
+    """Open a new window in the current running tmux session"""
+    name = 'tmux-new-window'
+    command = 'tmux new-window -n "{title}" "{command}"'
+    priority = 2.70
+
+    def __init__(self, sh_cmd, title=None, env=None, d=None):
+        if not bb.utils.which(os.getenv('PATH'), 'tmux'):
+            raise UnsupportedTerminal('tmux is not installed')
+
+        if not os.getenv('TMUX'):
+            raise UnsupportedTerminal('tmux is not running')
+
+        Terminal.__init__(self, sh_cmd, title, env, d)
+
+class Tmux(Terminal):
+    """Start a new tmux session and window"""
+    command = 'tmux new -d -s devshell -n devshell "{command}"'
+    priority = 0.75
+
+    def __init__(self, sh_cmd, title=None, env=None, d=None):
+        if not bb.utils.which(os.getenv('PATH'), 'tmux'):
+            raise UnsupportedTerminal('tmux is not installed')
+
+        # TODO: consider using a 'devshell' session shared amongst all
+        # devshells, if it's already there, add a new window to it.
+        window_name = 'devshell-%i' % os.getpid()
+
+        self.command = 'tmux new -d -s {0} -n {0} "{{command}}"'.format(window_name)
+        Terminal.__init__(self, sh_cmd, title, env, d)
+
+        attach_cmd = 'tmux att -t {0}'.format(window_name)
+        msg = 'Tmux started. Please connect in another terminal with `tmux att -t {0}`'.format(window_name)
+        if d:
+            bb.event.fire(bb.event.LogExecTTY(msg, attach_cmd, 0.5, 10), d)
+        else:
+            logger.warn(msg)
+
+class Custom(Terminal):
+    command = 'false' # This is a placeholder
+    priority = 3
+
+    def __init__(self, sh_cmd, title=None, env=None, d=None):
+        self.command = d and d.getVar('OE_TERMINAL_CUSTOMCMD', True)
+        if self.command:
+            if not '{command}' in self.command:
+                self.command += ' {command}'
+            Terminal.__init__(self, sh_cmd, title, env, d)
+            logger.warn('Custom terminal was started.')
+        else:
+            logger.debug(1, 'No custom terminal (OE_TERMINAL_CUSTOMCMD) set')
+            raise UnsupportedTerminal('OE_TERMINAL_CUSTOMCMD not set')
+
+
+def prioritized():
+    return Registry.prioritized()
+
+def spawn_preferred(sh_cmd, title=None, env=None, d=None):
+    """Spawn the first supported terminal, by priority"""
+    for terminal in prioritized():
+        try:
+            spawn(terminal.name, sh_cmd, title, env, d)
+            break
+        except UnsupportedTerminal:
+            continue
+    else:
+        raise NoSupportedTerminals()
+
+def spawn(name, sh_cmd, title=None, env=None, d=None):
+    """Spawn the specified terminal, by name"""
+    logger.debug(1, 'Attempting to spawn terminal "%s"', name)
+    try:
+        terminal = Registry.registry[name]
+    except KeyError:
+        raise UnsupportedTerminal(name)
+
+    pipe = terminal(sh_cmd, title, env, d)
+    output = pipe.communicate()[0]
+    if pipe.returncode != 0:
+        raise ExecutionError(sh_cmd, pipe.returncode, output)
+
+def check_tmux_pane_size(tmux):
+    import subprocess as sub
+    try:
+        p = sub.Popen('%s list-panes -F "#{?pane_active,#{pane_height},}"' % tmux,
+                shell=True,stdout=sub.PIPE,stderr=sub.PIPE)
+        out, err = p.communicate()
+        size = int(out.strip())
+    except OSError as exc:
+        import errno
+        if exc.errno == errno.ENOENT:
+            return None
+        else:
+            raise
+    if size/2 >= 19:
+        return True
+    return False
+
+def check_terminal_version(terminalName):
+    import subprocess as sub
+    try:
+        p = sub.Popen(['sh', '-c', '%s --version' % terminalName],stdout=sub.PIPE,stderr=sub.PIPE)
+        out, err = p.communicate()
+        ver_info = out.rstrip().split('\n')
+    except OSError as exc:
+        import errno
+        if exc.errno == errno.ENOENT:
+            return None
+        else:
+            raise
+    vernum = None
+    for ver in ver_info:
+        if ver.startswith('Konsole'):
+            vernum = ver.split(' ')[-1]
+        if ver.startswith('GNOME Terminal'):
+            vernum = ver.split(' ')[-1]
+    return vernum
+
+def distro_name():
+    try:
+        p = Popen(['lsb_release', '-i'])
+        out, err = p.communicate()
+        distro = out.split(':')[1].strip().lower()
+    except:
+        distro = "unknown"
+    return distro