1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py
index 50e9402a2b..2e3937ec12 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py
@@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ def better_exec(code, context, text, realfile):
         
         raise
 
+def simple_exec(code, context):
+    exec code in _context, context
+
 def better_eval(source, locals):
     return eval(source, _context, locals)