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+def read_available(filename):
+ """
+ Parses the output of bitbake -s
+ minus the first few lines
+ """
+ f = open(filename)
+ packages = {}
+
+ for line in f:
+ if line.startswith("NOTE: ") or line.startswith("Parsing .bb") or line.startswith("done."):
+ continue
+
+ # str.split can not be used as we have multiple whitespace
+ split = line.split(" ", 1)
+ package = split[0]
+ rest = split[1].strip()
+
+ # we might have a latest package...
+ split = rest.split(" ", 1)
+ if len(split) == 2:
+ version = split[1].strip()
+ else:
+ version = split[0]
+
+ packages[package] = version
+ return packages
+
+