diff --git a/scripts/projects.py b/scripts/projects.py
index 3440bc9c..c297827c 100644
--- a/scripts/projects.py
+++ b/scripts/projects.py
@@ -200,6 +200,17 @@ def cmd_ldlibpath(args_):
         r = r + ':' + proj_dir(m) + '/lib'
     print(r[1:])
 
+def cmd_exepath(args_):
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='exepath')
+    parser.add_argument('module', nargs='*', help='Modules')
+    args=parser.parse_args(args_)
+    deps = get_modules_from_project_txt(args.module, 'pkg.required', 'run',
+            scope = 2, add_self=True, names_only=True)
+    r = ''
+    for m in deps:
+        r = r + ':' + proj_dir(m) + '/bin'
+    print(r[1:])
+
 def cmd_libname(args_):
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='libname')
     parser.add_argument('module', nargs='*', help='Modules')
@@ -299,6 +310,75 @@ def cmd_summary(args_):
             r.append(summary)
     print(' '.join(r))
 
+def contains(small, big):
+    for i in xrange(len(big)-len(small)+1):
+        for j in xrange(len(small)):
+            if big[i+j] != small[j]:
+                break
+        else:
+            return i, i+len(small)
+    return False
+
+def read_dep_graph(modules, section, graph):
+    for m in modules:
+        if m in graph:
+            continue
+        deps = get_modules_from_project_txt([ m ], 'pkg.required', section,
+                scope = 1, add_self=False, names_only=True)
+        if not deps is None:
+            graph[m] = deps
+            for d in deps:
+                read_dep_graph([ d ], section, graph)
+
+def flip_graph(graph):
+    r = {}
+    for m, deps in graph.iteritems():
+        for d in deps:
+            if not d in r:
+                r[d] = Set()
+            r[d].add(m)
+    return r
+
+def check_circular_deps(module, section, graph, unvisited, temp, path):
+    if module in temp:
+        debug('found circular dependency at module', module)
+        return module
+    if not module in unvisited:
+        return None
+    temp.add(module)
+    if module in graph:
+        for m in graph[module]:
+            last = check_circular_deps(m, section, graph, unvisited, temp, path)
+            if last is not None:
+                path.insert(0, m)
+                return last
+    unvisited.remove(module)
+    temp.remove(module)
+
+def cmd_check(args_):
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='check')
+    parser.add_argument('module', nargs='*', help='Modules')
+    parser.add_argument('--flavour', '-f', nargs='?', default = 'build')
+    args=parser.parse_args(args_)
+
+    graph = {}
+    path = []
+    read_dep_graph(args.module, args.flavour, graph)
+    unvisited = graph.keys()
+    temp = Set()
+    while len(unvisited) is not 0:
+        m = unvisited[0]
+        debug('checking circular dependency of', m)
+        last = check_circular_deps(m, args.flavour, flip_graph(graph), unvisited, temp, path)
+        if last is not None:
+            debug('found circular dependency below', m, ', last is', last)
+            print('found circular dependency in flavour', args.flavour, ':', ' -> '.join(path))
+            exit(1)
+
+    print('no circular dependency found for flavour', args.flavour, ' in modules:',
+            ' '.join(args.module))
+    exit(0)
+
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------- here we go
 
 global_args = []