1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/server/xmlrpc.py b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/server/xmlrpc.py
index b4d69f7be3..3364918c77 100644
--- a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/server/xmlrpc.py
+++ b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/server/xmlrpc.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 """
 
 import bb
-import xmlrpclib
+import xmlrpclib, sys
 from bb import daemonize
 from bb.ui import uievent
 
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ DEBUG = False
 from SimpleXMLRPCServer import SimpleXMLRPCServer, SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler
 import inspect, select
 
+if sys.hexversion < 0x020600F0:
+    print "Sorry, python 2.6 or later is required for bitbake's XMLRPC mode"
+    sys.exit(1)
+
 class BitBakeServerCommands():
     def __init__(self, server, cooker):
         self.cooker = cooker