diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-4.8/0007-uclibc-locale-update.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-4.8/0007-uclibc-locale-update.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5851123
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-4.8/0007-uclibc-locale-update.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,542 @@
+From 6ffe7c46f52d27864c3df3663e16ec9ddee71e8f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
+Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:46:58 +0400
+Subject: [PATCH 07/35] uclibc-locale-update
+
+Signed-off-by: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
+
+Upstream-Status: Pending
+---
+ .../config/locale/uclibc/c++locale_internal.h      |    3 +
+ libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/c_locale.cc      |   74 +++++++++-----------
+ libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/c_locale.h       |   42 ++++++-----
+ libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/ctype_members.cc |   51 ++++++++++----
+ .../config/locale/uclibc/messages_members.h        |   12 ++--
+ .../config/locale/uclibc/monetary_members.cc       |   34 +++++----
+ .../config/locale/uclibc/numeric_members.cc        |    5 ++
+ libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/time_members.cc  |   18 +++--
+ libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/time_members.h   |   17 +++--
+ 9 files changed, 158 insertions(+), 98 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/c++locale_internal.h b/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/c++locale_internal.h
+index e74fddf..971a6b4 100644
+--- a/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/c++locale_internal.h
++++ b/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/c++locale_internal.h
+@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
+ 
+ #include <bits/c++config.h>
+ #include <clocale>
++#include <cstdlib>
++#include <cstring>
++#include <cstddef>
+ 
+ #ifdef __UCLIBC_MJN3_ONLY__
+ #warning clean this up
+diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/c_locale.cc b/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/c_locale.cc
+index 21430d0..1b9d8e1 100644
+--- a/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/c_locale.cc
++++ b/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/c_locale.cc
+@@ -39,23 +39,20 @@
+ #include <langinfo.h>
+ #include <bits/c++locale_internal.h>
+ 
+-namespace std
+-{
++_GLIBCXX_BEGIN_NAMESPACE(std)
++
+   template<>
+     void
+     __convert_to_v(const char* __s, float& __v, ios_base::iostate& __err,
+ 		   const __c_locale& __cloc)
+     {
+-      if (!(__err & ios_base::failbit))
+-	{
+-	  char* __sanity;
+-	  errno = 0;
+-	  float __f = __strtof_l(__s, &__sanity, __cloc);
+-          if (__sanity != __s && errno != ERANGE)
+-	    __v = __f;
+-	  else
+-	    __err |= ios_base::failbit;
+-	}
++      char* __sanity;
++      errno = 0;
++      float __f = __strtof_l(__s, &__sanity, __cloc);
++      if (__sanity != __s && errno != ERANGE)
++	__v = __f;
++      else
++	__err |= ios_base::failbit;
+     }
+ 
+   template<>
+@@ -63,16 +60,13 @@ namespace std
+     __convert_to_v(const char* __s, double& __v, ios_base::iostate& __err,
+ 		   const __c_locale& __cloc)
+     {
+-      if (!(__err & ios_base::failbit))
+-	{
+-	  char* __sanity;
+-	  errno = 0;
+-	  double __d = __strtod_l(__s, &__sanity, __cloc);
+-          if (__sanity != __s && errno != ERANGE)
+-	    __v = __d;
+-	  else
+-	    __err |= ios_base::failbit;
+-	}
++      char* __sanity;
++      errno = 0;
++      double __d = __strtod_l(__s, &__sanity, __cloc);
++      if (__sanity != __s && errno != ERANGE)
++	__v = __d;
++      else
++	__err |= ios_base::failbit;
+     }
+ 
+   template<>
+@@ -80,16 +74,13 @@ namespace std
+     __convert_to_v(const char* __s, long double& __v, ios_base::iostate& __err,
+ 		   const __c_locale& __cloc)
+     {
+-      if (!(__err & ios_base::failbit))
+-	{
+-	  char* __sanity;
+-	  errno = 0;
+-	  long double __ld = __strtold_l(__s, &__sanity, __cloc);
+-          if (__sanity != __s && errno != ERANGE)
+-	    __v = __ld;
+-	  else
+-	    __err |= ios_base::failbit;
+-	}
++      char* __sanity;
++      errno = 0;
++      long double __ld = __strtold_l(__s, &__sanity, __cloc);
++      if (__sanity != __s && errno != ERANGE)
++	__v = __ld;
++      else
++	__err |= ios_base::failbit;
+     }
+ 
+   void
+@@ -110,17 +101,18 @@ namespace std
+   void
+   locale::facet::_S_destroy_c_locale(__c_locale& __cloc)
+   {
+-    if (_S_get_c_locale() != __cloc)
++    if (__cloc && _S_get_c_locale() != __cloc)
+       __freelocale(__cloc);
+   }
+ 
+   __c_locale
+   locale::facet::_S_clone_c_locale(__c_locale& __cloc)
+   { return __duplocale(__cloc); }
+-} // namespace std
+ 
+-namespace __gnu_cxx
+-{
++_GLIBCXX_END_NAMESPACE
++
++_GLIBCXX_BEGIN_NAMESPACE(__gnu_cxx)
++
+   const char* const category_names[6 + _GLIBCXX_NUM_CATEGORIES] =
+     {
+       "LC_CTYPE",
+@@ -138,9 +130,11 @@ namespace __gnu_cxx
+       "LC_IDENTIFICATION"
+ #endif
+     };
+-}
+ 
+-namespace std
+-{
++_GLIBCXX_END_NAMESPACE
++
++_GLIBCXX_BEGIN_NAMESPACE(std)
++
+   const char* const* const locale::_S_categories = __gnu_cxx::category_names;
+-}  // namespace std
++
++_GLIBCXX_END_NAMESPACE
+diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/c_locale.h b/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/c_locale.h
+index 4bca5f1..64a6d46 100644
+--- a/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/c_locale.h
++++ b/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/c_locale.h
+@@ -39,21 +39,23 @@
+ #pragma GCC system_header
+ 
+ #include <cstring>              // get std::strlen
+-#include <cstdio>               // get std::snprintf or std::sprintf
++#include <cstdio>               // get std::vsnprintf or std::vsprintf
+ #include <clocale>
+ #include <langinfo.h>		// For codecvt
+ #ifdef __UCLIBC_MJN3_ONLY__
+ #warning fix this
+ #endif
+-#ifdef __UCLIBC_HAS_LOCALE__
++#ifdef _GLIBCXX_USE_ICONV
+ #include <iconv.h>		// For codecvt using iconv, iconv_t
+ #endif
+-#ifdef __UCLIBC_HAS_GETTEXT_AWARENESS__
+-#include <libintl.h> 		// For messages
++#ifdef HAVE_LIBINTL_H
++#include <libintl.h>		// For messages
+ #endif
++#include <cstdarg>
+ 
+ #ifdef __UCLIBC_MJN3_ONLY__
+ #warning what is _GLIBCXX_C_LOCALE_GNU for
++// psm: used in os/gnu-linux/ctype_noninline.h
+ #endif
+ #define _GLIBCXX_C_LOCALE_GNU 1
+ 
+@@ -78,23 +80,25 @@ namespace std
+ #else
+   typedef int*			__c_locale;
+ #endif
+-
+-  // Convert numeric value of type _Tv to string and return length of
+-  // string.  If snprintf is available use it, otherwise fall back to
+-  // the unsafe sprintf which, in general, can be dangerous and should
++  // Convert numeric value of type double to string and return length of
++  // string.  If vsnprintf is available use it, otherwise fall back to
++  // the unsafe vsprintf which, in general, can be dangerous and should
+   // be avoided.
+-  template<typename _Tv>
+-    int
+-    __convert_from_v(char* __out,
+-		     const int __size __attribute__ ((__unused__)),
+-		     const char* __fmt,
+-#ifdef __UCLIBC_HAS_XCLOCALE__
+-		     _Tv __v, const __c_locale& __cloc, int __prec)
++    inline int
++    __convert_from_v(const __c_locale&
++#ifndef __UCLIBC_HAS_XCLOCALE__
++	__cloc __attribute__ ((__unused__))
++#endif
++		     ,
++		     char* __out,
++		     const int __size,
++		     const char* __fmt, ...)
+     {
++      va_list __args;
++#ifdef __UCLIBC_HAS_XCLOCALE__
++
+       __c_locale __old = __gnu_cxx::__uselocale(__cloc);
+ #else
+-		     _Tv __v, const __c_locale&, int __prec)
+-    {
+ # ifdef __UCLIBC_HAS_LOCALE__
+       char* __old = std::setlocale(LC_ALL, NULL);
+       char* __sav = new char[std::strlen(__old) + 1];
+@@ -103,7 +107,9 @@ namespace std
+ # endif
+ #endif
+ 
+-      const int __ret = std::snprintf(__out, __size, __fmt, __prec, __v);
++      va_start(__args, __fmt);
++      const int __ret = std::vsnprintf(__out, __size, __fmt, __args);
++      va_end(__args);
+ 
+ #ifdef __UCLIBC_HAS_XCLOCALE__
+       __gnu_cxx::__uselocale(__old);
+diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/ctype_members.cc b/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/ctype_members.cc
+index 7b12861..13e011d 100644
+--- a/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/ctype_members.cc
++++ b/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/ctype_members.cc
+@@ -33,16 +33,20 @@
+ 
+ // Written by Benjamin Kosnik <bkoz@redhat.com>
+ 
++#include <features.h>
++#ifdef __UCLIBC_HAS_LOCALE__
+ #define _LIBC
+ #include <locale>
+ #undef _LIBC
++#else
++#include <locale>
++#endif
+ #include <bits/c++locale_internal.h>
+ 
+-namespace std
+-{
++_GLIBCXX_BEGIN_NAMESPACE(std)
++
+   // NB: The other ctype<char> specializations are in src/locale.cc and
+   // various /config/os/* files.
+-  template<>
+     ctype_byname<char>::ctype_byname(const char* __s, size_t __refs)
+     : ctype<char>(0, false, __refs)
+     {
+@@ -57,6 +61,8 @@ namespace std
+ #endif
+ 	}
+     }
++    ctype_byname<char>::~ctype_byname()
++    { }
+ 
+ #ifdef _GLIBCXX_USE_WCHAR_T
+   ctype<wchar_t>::__wmask_type
+@@ -138,17 +144,33 @@ namespace std
+   ctype<wchar_t>::
+   do_is(mask __m, wchar_t __c) const
+   {
+-    // Highest bitmask in ctype_base == 10, but extra in "C"
+-    // library for blank.
++    // The case of __m == ctype_base::space is particularly important,
++    // due to its use in many istream functions.  Therefore we deal with
++    // it first, exploiting the knowledge that on GNU systems _M_bit[5]
++    // is the mask corresponding to ctype_base::space.  NB: an encoding
++    // change would not affect correctness!
++
+     bool __ret = false;
+-    const size_t __bitmasksize = 11;
+-    for (size_t __bitcur = 0; __bitcur <= __bitmasksize; ++__bitcur)
+-      if (__m & _M_bit[__bitcur]
+-	  && __iswctype_l(__c, _M_wmask[__bitcur], _M_c_locale_ctype))
+-	{
+-	  __ret = true;
+-	  break;
+-	}
++    if (__m == _M_bit[5])
++      __ret = __iswctype_l(__c, _M_wmask[5], _M_c_locale_ctype);
++    else
++      {
++	// Highest bitmask in ctype_base == 10, but extra in "C"
++	// library for blank.
++	const size_t __bitmasksize = 11;
++	for (size_t __bitcur = 0; __bitcur <= __bitmasksize; ++__bitcur)
++	  if (__m & _M_bit[__bitcur])
++	    {
++	      if (__iswctype_l(__c, _M_wmask[__bitcur], _M_c_locale_ctype))
++		{
++		  __ret = true;
++		  break;
++		}
++	      else if (__m == _M_bit[__bitcur])
++		break;
++	    }
++      }
++
+     return __ret;
+   }
+ 
+@@ -290,4 +312,5 @@ namespace std
+ #endif
+   }
+ #endif //  _GLIBCXX_USE_WCHAR_T
+-}
++
++_GLIBCXX_END_NAMESPACE
+diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/messages_members.h b/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/messages_members.h
+index d89da33..067657a 100644
+--- a/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/messages_members.h
++++ b/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/messages_members.h
+@@ -53,12 +53,16 @@
+   template<typename _CharT>
+      messages<_CharT>::messages(__c_locale __cloc, const char* __s,
+ 				size_t __refs)
+-     : facet(__refs), _M_c_locale_messages(_S_clone_c_locale(__cloc)),
+-     _M_name_messages(__s)
++     : facet(__refs), _M_c_locale_messages(NULL),
++     _M_name_messages(NULL)
+      {
+-       char* __tmp = new char[std::strlen(__s) + 1];
+-       std::strcpy(__tmp, __s);
++       const size_t __len = std::strlen(__s) + 1;
++       char* __tmp = new char[__len];
++       std::memcpy(__tmp, __s, __len);
+        _M_name_messages = __tmp;
++
++       // Last to avoid leaking memory if new throws.
++       _M_c_locale_messages = _S_clone_c_locale(__cloc);
+      }
+ 
+   template<typename _CharT>
+diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/monetary_members.cc b/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/monetary_members.cc
+index 31ebb9f..7679b9c 100644
+--- a/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/monetary_members.cc
++++ b/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/monetary_members.cc
+@@ -33,9 +33,14 @@
+ 
+ // Written by Benjamin Kosnik <bkoz@redhat.com>
+ 
++#include <features.h>
++#ifdef __UCLIBC_HAS_LOCALE__
+ #define _LIBC
+ #include <locale>
+ #undef _LIBC
++#else
++#include <locale>
++#endif
+ #include <bits/c++locale_internal.h>
+ 
+ #ifdef __UCLIBC_MJN3_ONLY__
+@@ -206,7 +211,7 @@ namespace std
+ 	  }
+ 	break;
+       default:
+-	;
++	__ret = pattern();
+       }
+     return __ret;
+   }
+@@ -390,7 +395,9 @@ namespace std
+ 	  __c_locale __old = __uselocale(__cloc);
+ #else
+ 	  // Switch to named locale so that mbsrtowcs will work.
+-	  char* __old = strdup(setlocale(LC_ALL, NULL));
++  	  char* __old = setlocale(LC_ALL, NULL);
++          const size_t __llen = strlen(__old) + 1;
++          char* __sav = new char[__llen];
+ 	  setlocale(LC_ALL, __name);
+ #endif
+ 
+@@ -477,8 +484,8 @@ namespace std
+ #ifdef __UCLIBC_HAS_XLOCALE__
+ 	      __uselocale(__old);
+ #else
+-	      setlocale(LC_ALL, __old);
+-	      free(__old);
++	      setlocale(LC_ALL, __sav);
++	      delete [] __sav;
+ #endif
+ 	      __throw_exception_again;
+ 	    }
+@@ -498,8 +505,8 @@ namespace std
+ #ifdef __UCLIBC_HAS_XLOCALE__
+ 	  __uselocale(__old);
+ #else
+-	  setlocale(LC_ALL, __old);
+-	  free(__old);
++	  setlocale(LC_ALL, __sav);
++	  delete [] __sav;
+ #endif
+ 	}
+     }
+@@ -545,8 +552,11 @@ namespace std
+ 	  __c_locale __old = __uselocale(__cloc);
+ #else
+ 	  // Switch to named locale so that mbsrtowcs will work.
+-	  char* __old = strdup(setlocale(LC_ALL, NULL));
+-	  setlocale(LC_ALL, __name);
++          char* __old = setlocale(LC_ALL, NULL);
++          const size_t __llen = strlen(__old) + 1;
++          char* __sav = new char[__llen];
++          memcpy(__sav, __old, __llen);
++          setlocale(LC_ALL, __name);
+ #endif
+ 
+ #ifdef __UCLIBC_MJN3_ONLY__
+@@ -633,8 +643,8 @@ namespace std
+ #ifdef __UCLIBC_HAS_XLOCALE__
+ 	      __uselocale(__old);
+ #else
+-	      setlocale(LC_ALL, __old);
+-	      free(__old);
++	      setlocale(LC_ALL, __sav);
++	      delete [] __sav;
+ #endif
+               __throw_exception_again;
+ 	    }
+@@ -653,8 +663,8 @@ namespace std
+ #ifdef __UCLIBC_HAS_XLOCALE__
+ 	  __uselocale(__old);
+ #else
+-	  setlocale(LC_ALL, __old);
+-	  free(__old);
++	  setlocale(LC_ALL, __sav);
++	  delete [] __sav;
+ #endif
+ 	}
+     }
+diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/numeric_members.cc b/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/numeric_members.cc
+index d5c8961..8ae8969 100644
+--- a/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/numeric_members.cc
++++ b/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/numeric_members.cc
+@@ -33,9 +33,14 @@
+ 
+ // Written by Benjamin Kosnik <bkoz@redhat.com>
+ 
++#include <features.h>
++#ifdef __UCLIBC_HAS_LOCALE__
+ #define _LIBC
+ #include <locale>
+ #undef _LIBC
++#else
++#include <locale>
++#endif
+ #include <bits/c++locale_internal.h>
+ 
+ #ifdef __UCLIBC_MJN3_ONLY__
+diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/time_members.cc b/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/time_members.cc
+index d848ed5..f24d53e 100644
+--- a/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/time_members.cc
++++ b/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/time_members.cc
+@@ -53,11 +53,14 @@ namespace std
+       const size_t __len = __strftime_l(__s, __maxlen, __format, __tm,
+ 					_M_c_locale_timepunct);
+ #else
+-      char* __old = strdup(setlocale(LC_ALL, NULL));
++      char* __old = setlocale(LC_ALL, NULL);
++      const size_t __llen = strlen(__old) + 1;
++      char* __sav = new char[__llen];
++      memcpy(__sav, __old, __llen);
+       setlocale(LC_ALL, _M_name_timepunct);
+       const size_t __len = strftime(__s, __maxlen, __format, __tm);
+-      setlocale(LC_ALL, __old);
+-      free(__old);
++      setlocale(LC_ALL, __sav);
++      delete [] __sav;
+ #endif
+       // Make sure __s is null terminated.
+       if (__len == 0)
+@@ -207,11 +210,14 @@ namespace std
+       const size_t __len = __wcsftime_l(__s, __maxlen, __format, __tm,
+ 					_M_c_locale_timepunct);
+ #else
+-      char* __old = strdup(setlocale(LC_ALL, NULL));
++      char* __old = setlocale(LC_ALL, NULL);
++      const size_t __llen = strlen(__old) + 1;
++      char* __sav = new char[__llen];
++      memcpy(__sav, __old, __llen);
+       setlocale(LC_ALL, _M_name_timepunct);
+       const size_t __len = wcsftime(__s, __maxlen, __format, __tm);
+-      setlocale(LC_ALL, __old);
+-      free(__old);
++      setlocale(LC_ALL, __sav);
++      delete [] __sav;
+ #endif
+       // Make sure __s is null terminated.
+       if (__len == 0)
+diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/time_members.h b/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/time_members.h
+index ba8e858..1665dde 100644
+--- a/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/time_members.h
++++ b/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/uclibc/time_members.h
+@@ -50,12 +50,21 @@
+     __timepunct<_CharT>::__timepunct(__c_locale __cloc, const char* __s,
+ 				     size_t __refs)
+     : facet(__refs), _M_data(NULL), _M_c_locale_timepunct(NULL),
+-    _M_name_timepunct(__s)
++    _M_name_timepunct(NULL)
+     {
+-      char* __tmp = new char[std::strlen(__s) + 1];
+-      std::strcpy(__tmp, __s);
++      const size_t __len = std::strlen(__s) + 1;
++      char* __tmp = new char[__len];
++      std::memcpy(__tmp, __s, __len);
+       _M_name_timepunct = __tmp;
+-      _M_initialize_timepunct(__cloc);
++
++      try
++	{ _M_initialize_timepunct(__cloc); }
++      catch(...)
++	{
++	  delete [] _M_name_timepunct;
++	  __throw_exception_again;
++	}
++
+     }
+ 
+   template<typename _CharT>
+-- 
+1.7.10.4
+