diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/manifest.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/manifest.py
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+import unittest
+import os
+
+from oeqa.selftest.base import oeSelfTest
+from oeqa.utils.commands import get_bb_var, bitbake
+from oeqa.utils.decorators import testcase
+
+class ManifestEntry:
+    '''A manifest item of a collection able to list missing packages'''
+    def __init__(self, entry):
+        self.file = entry
+        self.missing = []
+
+class VerifyManifest(oeSelfTest):
+    '''Tests for the manifest files and contents of an image'''
+
+    @classmethod
+    def check_manifest_entries(self, manifest, path):
+        manifest_errors = []
+        try:
+            with open(manifest, "r") as mfile:
+                for line in mfile:
+                    manifest_entry = os.path.join(path, line.split()[0])
+                    self.log.debug("{}: looking for {}"\
+                                    .format(self.classname, manifest_entry))
+                    if not os.path.isfile(manifest_entry):
+                        manifest_errors.append(manifest_entry)
+                        self.log.debug("{}: {} not found"\
+                                    .format(self.classname, manifest_entry))
+        except OSError as e:
+            self.log.debug("{}: checking of {} failed"\
+                    .format(self.classname, manifest))
+            raise e
+
+        return manifest_errors
+
+    #this will possibly move from here
+    @classmethod
+    def get_dir_from_bb_var(self, bb_var, target = None):
+        target == self.buildtarget if target == None else target
+        directory = get_bb_var(bb_var, target);
+        if not directory or not os.path.isdir(directory):
+            self.log.debug("{}: {} points to {} when target = {}"\
+                    .format(self.classname, bb_var, directory, target))
+            raise OSError
+        return directory
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(self):
+
+        self.buildtarget = 'core-image-minimal'
+        self.classname = 'VerifyManifest'
+
+        self.log.info("{}: doing bitbake {} as a prerequisite of the test"\
+                .format(self.classname, self.buildtarget))
+        if bitbake(self.buildtarget).status:
+            self.log.debug("{} Failed to setup {}"\
+                    .format(self.classname, self.buildtarget))
+            unittest.SkipTest("{}: Cannot setup testing scenario"\
+                    .format(self.classname))
+
+    @testcase(1380)
+    def test_SDK_manifest_entries(self):
+        '''Verifying the SDK manifest entries exist, this may take a build'''
+
+        # the setup should bitbake core-image-minimal and here it is required
+        # to do an additional setup for the sdk
+        sdktask = '-c populate_sdk'
+        bbargs = sdktask + ' ' + self.buildtarget
+        self.log.debug("{}: doing bitbake {} as a prerequisite of the test"\
+                .format(self.classname, bbargs))
+        if bitbake(bbargs).status:
+            self.log.debug("{} Failed to bitbake {}"\
+                    .format(self.classname, bbargs))
+            unittest.SkipTest("{}: Cannot setup testing scenario"\
+                    .format(self.classname))
+
+
+        pkgdata_dir = reverse_dir = {}
+        mfilename = mpath = m_entry = {}
+        # get manifest location based on target to query about
+        d_target= dict(target = self.buildtarget,
+                         host = 'nativesdk-packagegroup-sdk-host')
+        try:
+            mdir = self.get_dir_from_bb_var('SDK_DEPLOY', self.buildtarget)
+            for k in d_target.keys():
+                mfilename[k] = "{}-toolchain-{}.{}.manifest".format(
+                        get_bb_var("SDK_NAME", self.buildtarget),
+                        get_bb_var("SDK_VERSION", self.buildtarget),
+                        k)
+                mpath[k] = os.path.join(mdir, mfilename[k])
+                if not os.path.isfile(mpath[k]):
+                    self.log.debug("{}: {} does not exist".format(
+                        self.classname, mpath[k]))
+                    raise IOError
+                m_entry[k] = ManifestEntry(mpath[k])
+
+                pkgdata_dir[k] = self.get_dir_from_bb_var('PKGDATA_DIR',
+                        d_target[k])
+                reverse_dir[k] = os.path.join(pkgdata_dir[k],
+                        'runtime-reverse')
+                if not os.path.exists(reverse_dir[k]):
+                    self.log.debug("{}: {} does not exist".format(
+                        self.classname, reverse_dir[k]))
+                    raise IOError
+        except OSError:
+            raise unittest.SkipTest("{}: Error in obtaining manifest dirs"\
+                .format(self.classname))
+        except IOError:
+            msg = "{}: Error cannot find manifests in the specified dir:\n{}"\
+                    .format(self.classname, mdir)
+            self.fail(msg)
+
+        for k in d_target.keys():
+            self.log.debug("{}: Check manifest {}".format(
+                self.classname, m_entry[k].file))
+
+            m_entry[k].missing = self.check_manifest_entries(\
+                                               m_entry[k].file,reverse_dir[k])
+            if m_entry[k].missing:
+                msg = '{}: {} Error has the following missing entries'\
+                        .format(self.classname, m_entry[k].file)
+                logmsg = msg+':\n'+'\n'.join(m_entry[k].missing)
+                self.log.debug(logmsg)
+                self.log.info(msg)
+                self.fail(logmsg)
+
+    @testcase(1381)
+    def test_image_manifest_entries(self):
+        '''Verifying the image manifest entries exist'''
+
+        # get manifest location based on target to query about
+        try:
+            mdir = self.get_dir_from_bb_var('DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE',
+                                                self.buildtarget)
+            mfilename = get_bb_var("IMAGE_LINK_NAME", self.buildtarget)\
+                    + ".manifest"
+            mpath = os.path.join(mdir, mfilename)
+            if not os.path.isfile(mpath): raise IOError
+            m_entry = ManifestEntry(mpath)
+
+            pkgdata_dir = {}
+            pkgdata_dir = self.get_dir_from_bb_var('PKGDATA_DIR',
+                                                self.buildtarget)
+            revdir = os.path.join(pkgdata_dir, 'runtime-reverse')
+            if not os.path.exists(revdir): raise IOError
+        except OSError:
+            raise unittest.SkipTest("{}: Error in obtaining manifest dirs"\
+                .format(self.classname))
+        except IOError:
+            msg = "{}: Error cannot find manifests in dir:\n{}"\
+                    .format(self.classname, mdir)
+            self.fail(msg)
+
+        self.log.debug("{}: Check manifest {}"\
+                            .format(self.classname, m_entry.file))
+        m_entry.missing = self.check_manifest_entries(\
+                                                    m_entry.file, revdir)
+        if m_entry.missing:
+            msg = '{}: {} Error has the following missing entries'\
+                    .format(self.classname, m_entry.file)
+            logmsg = msg+':\n'+'\n'.join(m_entry.missing)
+            self.log.debug(logmsg)
+            self.log.info(msg)
+            self.fail(logmsg)