diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index f75e7c59de..0389c578b0 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -397,8 +397,8 @@ SLOT = "0"
 
 # Other
 
-export PKG_CONFIG_DIR = "${STAGING_DATADIR}/pkgconfig"
-export PKG_CONFIG_PATH = "${PKG_CONFIG_DIR}"
+export PKG_CONFIG_DIR = "${STAGING_LIBDIR}/pkgconfig"
+export PKG_CONFIG_PATH = "${PKG_CONFIG_DIR}:${STAGING_DATADIR}/pkgconfig"
 export PKG_CONFIG_DISABLE_UNINSTALLED = "yes"
 
 export QMAKE_MKSPEC_PATH = "${STAGING_DIR}/${BUILD_SYS}/share/qmake"
@@ -453,3 +453,34 @@ IMAGE_ROOTFS_SIZE_ext3.gz ?= "65536"
 # Magic Cookie for SANITY CHECK
 ##################################################################
 OES_BITBAKE_CONF = "1"
+
+##################################################################
+# Task-base stuff
+##################################################################
+
+MACHINE_FEATURES ?= "kernel26"
+DISTRO_FEATURES ?= ""
+
+# This is used to limit what packages goes into images built, so set big by default
+ROOT_FLASH_SIZE ?= "256"
+
+GUI_MACHINE_CLASS ?= "smallscreen"
+
+DISTRO_EXTRA_RDEPENDS ?= ""
+DISTRO_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS ?= ""
+MACHINE_EXTRA_RDEPENDS ?= ""
+MACHINE_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS ?= ""
+MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RDEPENDS ?= ""
+MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS ?= ""
+
+COMBINED_FEATURES = "\
+    ${@base_both_contain("DISTRO_FEATURES", "MACHINE_FEATURES", "alsa", d)} \
+    ${@base_both_contain("DISTRO_FEATURES", "MACHINE_FEATURES", "bluetooth", d)} \
+    ${@base_both_contain("DISTRO_FEATURES", "MACHINE_FEATURES", "ext2", d)} \
+    ${@base_both_contain("DISTRO_FEATURES", "MACHINE_FEATURES", "irda", d)} \
+    ${@base_both_contain("DISTRO_FEATURES", "MACHINE_FEATURES", "pcmcia", d)} \
+    ${@base_both_contain("DISTRO_FEATURES", "MACHINE_FEATURES", "pci", d)} \
+    ${@base_both_contain("DISTRO_FEATURES", "MACHINE_FEATURES", "usbgadget", d)} \
+    ${@base_both_contain("DISTRO_FEATURES", "MACHINE_FEATURES", "usbhost", d)} \
+    ${@base_both_contain("DISTRO_FEATURES", "MACHINE_FEATURES", "wifi", d)}"
+