gistfile1.txt

--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/management/commands/loadconf.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/management/commands/loadconf.py
@@ -41,12 +41,14 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         for i in ['bitbake', 'releases', 'defaultrelease', 'config', 'layersources']:
             assert i in data
 
-        def _read_git_url_from_local_repository(address):
+        def _read_git_url_from_local_repository(address, path=None):
             url = None
+            if not path:
+                path = os.path.dirname(filepath)
             # we detect the remote name at runtime
             import subprocess
             (remote, remote_name) = address.split(":", 1)
-            cmd = subprocess.Popen("git remote -v", shell=True, cwd = os.path.dirname(filepath), stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr = subprocess.PIPE)
+            cmd = subprocess.Popen("git remote -v", shell=True, cwd = path, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr = subprocess.PIPE)
             (out,err) = cmd.communicate()
             if cmd.returncode != 0:
                 raise Exception("Error while importing layer vcs_url: git error: %s" % err)
@@ -115,7 +117,8 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
 
                     lo.vcs_url = layerinfo['vcs_url']
                     if layerinfo['vcs_url'].startswith("remote:"):
-                        lo.vcs_url = _read_git_url_from_local_repository(layerinfo['vcs_url'])
+                        print 'debug:', layerinfo["name"], os.getcwd()
+                        lo.vcs_url = _read_git_url_from_local_repository(layerinfo['vcs_url'], layerinfo['localpath'])
                     else:
                         lo.vcs_url = layerinfo['vcs_url']