diff --git a/src/build/kdefunctions.py b/src/build/kdefunctions.py
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+++ b/src/build/kdefunctions.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import sys, glob, fileinput, string, sys, os, re
+ 
+def kde_src_unpack( path ): 
+
+#   fix the 'languageChange undeclared' bug group: touch all .ui files, so that the
+#   makefile regenerate any .cpp and .h files depending on them.
+
+    for roots, dirs, files in os.walk( path ):
+        filtered_files = glob.glob( roots + '/*.ui' )
+        if len( filtered_files ) > 0:
+            for file in filtered_files:
+                        os.utime( file, None )
+
+#   Visiblity stuff is way broken! Just disable it when it's present
+#   until upstream finds a way to have it working right.
+
+    source_string = 'KDE_ENABLE_HIDDEN_VISIBILITY'
+
+    if os.path.isfile( path + '/configure.in' ):    
+        for line in fileinput.input( path + '/configure.in', inplace = 1 ):
+            if re.search( source_string, line ):
+                line = line.replace( source_string, '' )
+            print line,
diff --git a/src/build/main.py b/src/build/main.py
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+++ b/src/build/main.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from kdefunctions import *
+import sys
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    kde_src_unpack( sys.argv[1] )