3 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/__init__.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/__init__.py
index 6179ef9a1..a126c1769 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/__init__.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/__init__.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 # 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 
-__version__ = "1.8.9"
+__version__ = "1.8.11"
 
 __all__ = [
 
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/git.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/git.py
index 9cc7f4e08..65ea5e5ca 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/git.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/git.py
@@ -131,8 +131,9 @@ class Git(Fetch):
         return "git:" + ud.host + ud.path.replace('/', '.')
 
     def _latest_revision(self, url, ud, d):
-
-        bb.msg.note(1, bb.msg.domain.Fetcher, "Calling git ls-remote %s://%s%s %s" % (ud.proto, ud.host, ud.path, ud.branch ) )
+        """
+        Compute the HEAD revision for the url
+        """
         output = runfetchcmd("git ls-remote %s://%s%s %s" % (ud.proto, ud.host, ud.path, ud.branch), d, True)
         return output.split()[0]
 
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/persist_data.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/persist_data.py
index 0b88dadba..3103805ce 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/persist_data.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/persist_data.py
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ except ImportError:
     try:
         from pysqlite2 import dbapi2 as sqlite3
     except ImportError:
-        bb.msg.fatal(bb.msg.domain.PersistData, "Importing sqlite3 and pysqlite2 failed, please install one of them. A 'python-pysqlite2' like package is likely to be what you need.")
+        bb.msg.fatal(bb.msg.domain.PersistData, "Importing sqlite3 and pysqlite2 failed, please install one of them. Python 2.5 or a 'python-pysqlite2' like package is likely to be what you need.")
+
+sqlversion = sqlite3.sqlite_version_info
+if sqlversion[0] < 3 or (sqlversion[0] == 3 and sqlversion[1] < 3):
+    bb.msg.fatal(bb.msg.domain.PersistData, "sqlite3 version 3.3.0 or later is required.")
 
 class PersistData:
     """