diff --git a/src/main/scripts/patcher.bash b/src/main/scripts/patcher.bash
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..843f117
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/scripts/patcher.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -x
+set -e
+
+C=${1:-hive}
+V=${2:-3.0.0.0}
+PF=/tmp/.patcher
+
+wget -nv -O $PF http://s3.amazonaws.com/dev.hortonworks.com/HDP/centos6/${V:0:1}.x/PATCH_FILES/$V/patch_files/${C}-source.patch ||
+wget -nv -O $PF http://s3.amazonaws.com/dev.hortonworks.com/HDP/centos7/${V:0:1}.x/PATCH_FILES/$V/patch_files/${C}-source.patch ||
+wget -nv -O $PF http://s3.amazonaws.com/dev.hortonworks.com/HDP/ubuntu14/${V:0:1}.x/PATCH_FILES/$V/patch_files/${C}-source.patch  ||
+wget -nv -O $PF http://s3.amazonaws.com/dev.hortonworks.com/HDP/suse11sp3/${V:0:1}.x/PATCH_FILES/$V/patch_files/${C}-source.patch  ||
+wget -nv -O $PF http://s3.amazonaws.com/dev.hortonworks.com/HDP/debian7/${V:0:1}.x/PATCH_FILES/$V/patch_files/${C}-source.patch 
+git apply -3 -p1 $PF
+git commit -m "HWX_PATCH" `find . -name pom.xml`
diff --git a/src/main/scripts/picker b/src/main/scripts/picker
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index 0000000..6891ee3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/scripts/picker
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+#!/bin/bash -e
+
+COMMIT=${1}
+rm -rf /tmp/fp
+git format-patch -o /tmp/fp "${COMMIT}^..${COMMIT}"
+
+for f in `git diff-tree --no-commit-id --name-only -r $COMMIT`;do
+	[ -f "$f" ] && continue
+	echo "might be problematic: $f"
+	newFile="$(find . -name "`basename "$f"`" -printf '%P\n')"
+	if [ ! -f "$newFile" ]; then
+		echo "there might be multiple alternatives to $f ; I won't do that automatically => DIY"
+		echo "...or set the env FORCE to skip changes like this"
+		[ "$FORCE" != "" ] && continue
+		exit 1
+	fi
+	echo "s|$f|$newFile|g" >&3
+done 3>/tmp/fp/replace.sed
+
+sed -f /tmp/fp/replace.sed < /tmp/fp/000* > /tmp/fp/new.patch
+
+echo " * patch file: /tmp/fp/new.patch"
+#git am -p0 /tmp/fp/new.patch
+git apply -3 -p0 /tmp/fp/new.patch