diff --git a/pisi/actionsapi/distutils.py b/pisi/actionsapi/distutils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9e0cc624
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pisi/actionsapi/distutils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# standard python modules
+import os
+
+# actions api modules
+from actionglobals import glb
+from pisi.ui import ui
+
+
+def compile(parameters = ''):
+    compile_string = ("/usr/bin/python2.3 setup.py build %s") % parameters
+    os.system(compile_string)
+
+def install(parameters = ''):
+    dirs = glb.env
+    
+    dir_suffix = os.path.dirname(dirs.work_dir) + \
+        glb.const.install_dir_suffix
+        
+    install_string = ("/usr/bin/python2.3 setup.py install --root=%s --no-compile %s") % (dir_suffix, parameters)
+    os.system(install_string)
+
+def optimize(parameters = ''):
+    ui.info("Byte compiling python modules for python\n")
+
+    dirs = glb.env
+
+    dir_suffix = os.path.dirname(dirs.work_dir) + \
+        glb.const.install_dir_suffix
+
+    optimize_string = ("/usr/bin/python2.3 /usr/lib/python2.3/compileall.py -q %s") % dir_suffix + '/' + parameters
+    os.system(optimize_string)
+    optimize_string = ("/usr/bin/python2.3 -O /usr/lib/python2.3/compileall.py -q %s") % dir_suffix + '/' + parameters
+    os.system(optimize_string)
diff --git a/pisi/actionsapi/utils.py b/pisi/actionsapi/utils.py
index 37f8ae11..1fac8fcb 100644
--- a/pisi/actionsapi/utils.py
+++ b/pisi/actionsapi/utils.py
@@ -34,3 +34,10 @@ def makedirs(directoryName):
 def touch(filename):
     for file in glob.glob(filename):
         os.utime(file, None)
+
+def changeDir(directoryName = ''):
+    current = os.getcwd()
+    if directoryName:
+        os.chdir(directoryName)
+    else:
+        os.chdir(os.path.dirname(current))