diff --git a/tools/packaging/monkeyYaml.py b/tools/packaging/monkeyYaml.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2adbea7f6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/packaging/monkeyYaml.py
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# Copyright 2014 by Sam Mikes.  All rights reserved.
+# This code is governed by the BSD license found in the LICENSE file.
+
+# This code provides a fallback parser that can handle the subset of
+# YAML used in test262 frontmatter
+
+import re
+
+mYamlKV = re.compile(r"(.*?):(.*)")
+mYamlIntDigits = re.compile(r"^[-0-9]*$")
+mYamlFloatDigits = re.compile(r"^[-.0-9eE]*$")
+mYamlListPattern = re.compile(r"^\[(.*)\]$")
+mYamlMultilineList = re.compile(r"^ *- (.*)$")
+
+def load(str):
+    dict = None
+
+    lines = str.split("\n")
+    while lines:
+        line = lines.pop(0)
+        if myIsAllSpaces(line):
+            continue
+        result = mYamlKV.match(line) 
+        if result:
+            if not dict:
+                dict = {}
+            key = result.group(1).strip()
+            value = result.group(2).strip()
+            (lines, value) = myReadValue(lines, value)
+            dict[key] = value
+        else:
+            raise Exception("monkeyYaml is confused at " + line)
+    return dict
+
+def myReadValue(lines, value):
+    if value == ">":
+        (lines, value) = myMultiline(lines, value)
+        value = value + "\n"
+        return (lines, value)
+    if lines and not value and myMaybeList(lines[0]):
+        return myMultilineList(lines, value)
+    else:
+        return lines, myReadOneLine(value)
+
+def myMaybeList(value):
+    return mYamlMultilineList.match(value)
+
+def myMultilineList(lines, value):
+    # assume no explcit indentor (otherwise have to parse value)
+    value = []
+    indent = None
+    while lines:
+        line = lines.pop(0)
+        leading = myLeadingSpaces(line)
+        if myIsAllSpaces(line):
+            pass
+        elif leading < indent:
+            lines.insert(0, line)
+            break;
+        else:
+            indent = indent or leading
+            value += [myReadOneLine(myRemoveListHeader(indent, line))]
+    return (lines, value)
+    
+def myRemoveListHeader(indent, line):
+    line = line[indent:]
+    return mYamlMultilineList.match(line).group(1)
+
+def myReadOneLine(value):
+    if mYamlListPattern.match(value):
+        return myFlowList(value)
+    elif mYamlIntDigits.match(value):
+        try:
+            value = int(value)
+        except ValueError:
+            pass
+    elif mYamlFloatDigits.match(value):
+        try:
+            value = float(value)
+        except ValueError:
+            pass
+    return value
+        
+def myFlowList(value):
+    result = mYamlListPattern.match(value)
+    values = result.group(1).split(",")
+    return [myReadOneLine(v.strip()) for v in values]
+
+def myMultiline(lines, value):
+    # assume no explcit indentor (otherwise have to parse value)
+    value = []
+    indent = 1
+    while lines:
+        line = lines.pop(0)
+        if myIsAllSpaces(line):
+            value += ["\n"]
+        elif myLeadingSpaces(line) < indent:
+            lines.insert(0, line)
+            break;
+        else:
+            value += [line[(indent):]]
+    value = " ".join(value)
+    return (lines, value)
+
+def myIsAllSpaces(line):
+    return len(line.strip()) == 0
+
+def myLeadingSpaces(line):
+    return len(line) - len(line.lstrip(' '))
diff --git a/tools/packaging/parseTestRecord.py b/tools/packaging/parseTestRecord.py
index 6671f84628..60590af005 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/parseTestRecord.py
+++ b/tools/packaging/parseTestRecord.py
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ import sys
 import tempfile
 import time
 
-import yaml
-
 # from TestCasePackagerConfig import *
 
 headerPatternStr = r"(?:(?:\s*\/\/.*)?\s*\n)*"
@@ -39,6 +37,8 @@ atattrs = re.compile(r"\s*\n\s*\*\s*@")
 yamlPattern = re.compile(r"---((?:\s|\S)*)---")
 newlinePattern = re.compile(r"\n")
 
+yamlLoad = None
+
 def stripStars(text):
     return stars.sub('\n', text).strip()
 
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ def oldAttrParser(testRecord, body, name):
 def yamlAttrParser(testRecord, attrs, name):
     match = yamlPattern.match(attrs)
     body = match.group(1)
-    parsed = yaml.load(body)
+    importYamlLoad()
+    parsed = yamlLoad(body)
 
     if (parsed is None):
         print "Failed to parse yaml in name %s"%(name)
@@ -106,3 +107,14 @@ def parseTestRecord(src, name):
             oldAttrParser(testRecord, attrs, name)
 
     return testRecord
+
+def importYamlLoad():
+    global yamlLoad
+    if yamlLoad:
+        return
+    try:
+        import yaml
+        yamlLoad = yaml.load
+    except ImportError:
+        import monkeyYaml
+        yamlLoad = monkeyYaml.load
diff --git a/tools/packaging/test/test_monkeyYaml.py b/tools/packaging/test/test_monkeyYaml.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..edf7b939e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/packaging/test/test_monkeyYaml.py
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# Copyright 2014 by Sam Mikes.  All rights reserved.
+# This code is governed by the BSD license found in the LICENSE file.
+
+import unittest
+
+import os
+import yaml
+
+# add parent dir to search path
+import sys
+sys.path.insert(0, "..")
+
+import monkeyYaml
+
+class TestMonkeyYAMLParsing(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_empty(self):
+        self.assertEqual(monkeyYaml.load(""), yaml.load(""))
+
+    def test_newline(self):
+        self.assertEqual(monkeyYaml.load("\n"), yaml.load("\n"))
+
+    def test_oneline(self):
+        y = "foo: bar"
+        self.assertEqual(monkeyYaml.load(y), yaml.load(y))
+
+    def test_twolines(self):
+        y = "foo: bar\nbaz_bletch : blith:er"
+        self.assertEqual(monkeyYaml.load(y), yaml.load(y))
+
+    def test_multiLine(self):
+        y = "foo: >\n bar\nbaz: 3"
+        self.assertEqual(monkeyYaml.load(y), yaml.load(y))
+
+    def test_es5id(self):
+        y = "es5id: 15.2.3.6-4-102"
+        self.assertEqual(monkeyYaml.load(y), yaml.load(y))
+
+    def test_Multiline_1(self):
+        lines = [" foo"]
+        value = ">"
+        y = "\n".join([value] + lines)
+        (lines, value) = monkeyYaml.myMultiline(lines, value)
+        self.assertEqual(lines, [])
+        self.assertEqual(value, yaml.load(y))
+
+    def test_Multiline_1(self):
+        lines = [" foo", " bar"]
+        value = ">"
+        y = "\n".join([value] + lines)
+        (lines, value) = monkeyYaml.myMultiline(lines, value)
+        self.assertEqual(lines, [])
+        self.assertEqual(value, yaml.load(y))
+
+    def test_myLeading(self):
+        self.assertEqual(2, monkeyYaml.myLeadingSpaces("  foo"))
+        self.assertEqual(2, monkeyYaml.myLeadingSpaces("  "))
+        self.assertEqual(0, monkeyYaml.myLeadingSpaces("\t  "))
+
+    def test_includes_flow(self):
+        y = "includes: [a.js,b.js, c_with_wings.js]\n"
+        self.assertEqual(monkeyYaml.load(y), yaml.load(y))
+
+    def test_myFlowList_1(self):
+        y = "[a.js,b.js, c_with_wings.js, 3, 4.12]"
+        self.assertEqual(monkeyYaml.myFlowList(y), ['a.js', 'b.js', 'c_with_wings.js', 3, 4.12])
+
+    def test_multiline_list_1(self):
+        y = "foo:\n - bar\n - baz"
+        self.assertEqual(monkeyYaml.load(y), yaml.load(y))
+
+    def test_mulineline_list2(self):
+        self.assertEqual(monkeyYaml.myRemoveListHeader(2, "  - foo"), "foo")
+
+    def test_mulineline_list3(self):
+        (lines, value) = monkeyYaml.myMultilineList([" - foo", " - bar", "baz: bletch"], "")
+        self.assertEqual(lines, ["baz: bletch"])
+        self.assertEqual(value, ["foo", "bar"])
+
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()