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+addtask listtasks
+do_listtasks[nostamp] = "1"
+python do_listtasks() {
+    taskdescs = {}
+    maxlen = 0
+    for e in d.keys():
+        if d.getVarFlag(e, 'task'):
+            maxlen = max(maxlen, len(e))
+            if e.endswith('_setscene'):
+                desc = "%s (setscene version)" % (d.getVarFlag(e[:-9], 'doc') or '')
+            else:
+                desc = d.getVarFlag(e, 'doc') or ''
+            taskdescs[e] = desc
+
+    tasks = sorted(taskdescs.keys())
+    for taskname in tasks:
+        bb.plain("%s  %s" % (taskname.ljust(maxlen), taskdescs[taskname]))
+}
+
+CLEANFUNCS ?= ""
+
+T_task-clean = "${LOG_DIR}/cleanlogs/${PN}"
+addtask clean
+do_clean[nostamp] = "1"
+python do_clean() {
+    """clear the build and temp directories"""
+    dir = d.expand("${WORKDIR}")
+    bb.note("Removing " + dir)
+    oe.path.remove(dir)
+
+    dir = "%s.*" % bb.data.expand(d.getVar('STAMP', False), d)
+    bb.note("Removing " + dir)
+    oe.path.remove(dir)
+
+    for f in (d.getVar('CLEANFUNCS', True) or '').split():
+        bb.build.exec_func(f, d)
+}
+
+addtask checkuri
+do_checkuri[nostamp] = "1"
+python do_checkuri() {
+    src_uri = (d.getVar('SRC_URI', True) or "").split()
+    if len(src_uri) == 0:
+        return
+
+    localdata = bb.data.createCopy(d)
+    bb.data.update_data(localdata)
+
+    try:
+        fetcher = bb.fetch2.Fetch(src_uri, localdata)
+        fetcher.checkstatus()
+    except bb.fetch2.BBFetchException, e:
+        raise bb.build.FuncFailed(e)
+}
+
+addtask checkuriall after do_checkuri
+do_checkuriall[recrdeptask] = "do_checkuriall do_checkuri"
+do_checkuriall[recideptask] = "do_${BB_DEFAULT_TASK}"
+do_checkuriall[nostamp] = "1"
+do_checkuriall() {
+	:
+}
+
+addtask fetchall after do_fetch
+do_fetchall[recrdeptask] = "do_fetchall do_fetch"
+do_fetchall[recideptask] = "do_${BB_DEFAULT_TASK}"
+do_fetchall() {
+	:
+}