diff --git a/meta/recipes-gnome/libglade/libglade-2.6.4/no-xml2.patch b/meta/recipes-gnome/libglade/libglade-2.6.4/no-xml2.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc4c092
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-gnome/libglade/libglade-2.6.4/no-xml2.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,501 @@
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [configuration]
+
+diff -urN libglade-2.4.2.orig/configure.in libglade-2.4.2/configure.in
+--- libglade-2.4.2.orig/configure.in	2005-02-11 12:42:58.000000000 +0100
++++ libglade-2.4.2/configure.in	2005-03-22 01:22:00.000000000 +0100
+@@ -52,11 +52,33 @@
+ AC_PATH_PROG(PKG_CONFIG, pkg-config, no)
+ 
+ PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBGLADE, [dnl
+-  libxml-2.0 >= required_libxml_version dnl
+   atk >= required_atk_version dnl
+   gtk+-2.0 >= required_gtk_version dnl
+   glib-2.0 >= required_glib_version])
+ 
++disable_xml2=no
++AC_ARG_WITH([libxml2],
++  AC_HELP_STRING([--without-libxml2], [Don't use libxml2, use Glib's GMarkupParser instead]),
++  [disable_xml2=yes],
++  [disable_xml2=no])
++
++AC_MSG_CHECKING([if we are using libxml2])
++if test "x$disable_xml2" == "xno"; then
++  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
++  PKG_CHECK_MODULES(XML2, libxml-2.0 >= 2.4.10)
++  PKGCFG_REQUIRE_LIBXML2="libxml-2.0"
++  LIBGLADE_CFLAGS="$LIBGLADE_CFLAGS $XML2_CFLAGS"
++  LIBGLADE_LIBS="$LIBGLADE_LIBS $XML2_LIBS"
++else
++  LIBGLADE_CFLAGS="$LIBGLADE_CFLAGS -DUSE_GMARKUP_PARSER"
++  PKGCFG_REQUIRE_LIBXML2=""
++  AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
++fi
++
++AC_SUBST(XML2_LIBS)
++AC_SUBST(XML2_CFLAGS)
++AC_SUBST(PKGCFG_REQUIRE_LIBXML2)
++
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING([for native Win32])
+ case "$host" in
+   *-*-mingw*)
+@@ -116,6 +138,21 @@
+   fi
+ fi
+ 
++if test "x$disable_xml2" == "xyes"; then
++  echo "*****************************************************"
++  echo "  You chose to disable libxml2 and use Glib's"
++  echo "  GMarkupParser instead." 
++  echo  
++  echo "  Please bear in mind that using libglade with"
++  echo "  GMarkupParser is an experimental feature only."
++  echo
++  echo "  Please post problems or success stories to"
++  echo "  the glade-devel mailing list. Thank you."
++  echo "*****************************************************"
++fi
++
++
++
+ GTK_DOC_CHECK(1.0)
+ 
+ dnl gettext stuff ... there is no message catalog for libglade -- libglade
+diff -urN libglade-2.4.2.orig/glade/glade-parser.c libglade-2.4.2/glade/glade-parser.c
+--- libglade-2.4.2.orig/glade/glade-parser.c	2004-11-11 11:56:13.000000000 +0100
++++ libglade-2.4.2/glade/glade-parser.c	2005-03-22 01:20:00.000000000 +0100
+@@ -34,7 +34,15 @@
+ #  define dgettext(Domain, String) (String)
+ #endif
+ 
+-#include <libxml/parser.h>
++#ifdef USE_GMARKUP_PARSER
++#  include <zlib.h>
++#else
++#  include <libxml/parser.h>
++#endif
++
++#ifdef USE_GMARKUP_PARSER
++#  define xmlChar gchar
++#endif
+ 
+ #include "glade-parser.h"
+ #include "glade-private.h"
+@@ -508,7 +516,9 @@
+     case PARSER_START:
+ 	if (!strcmp(name, "glade-interface")) {
+ 	    state->state = PARSER_GLADE_INTERFACE;
+-#if 0
++
++#ifndef USE_GMARKUP_PARSER
++ #if 0
+ 	    /* check for correct XML namespace */
+ 	    for (i = 0; attrs && attrs[i] != NULL; i += 2) {
+ 		if (!strcmp(attrs[i], "xmlns") &&
+@@ -518,7 +528,9 @@
+ 		    g_warning("unknown attribute `%s' for <glade-interface>",
+ 			      attrs[i]);
+ 	    }
++ #endif
+ #endif
++
+ 	} else {
+ 	    g_warning("Expected <glade-interface>.  Got <%s>.", name);
+ 	    state->prev_state = state->state;
+@@ -1063,12 +1075,18 @@
+     }
+ }
+ 
++#ifndef USE_GMARKUP_PARSER
++
+ static xmlEntityPtr
+ glade_parser_get_entity(GladeParseState *state, const xmlChar *name)
+ {
+     return xmlGetPredefinedEntity(name);
+ }
+ 
++#endif /* !defined(USE_GMARKUP_PARSER) */
++
++#ifndef USE_GMARKUP_PARSER
++
+ static void
+ glade_parser_warning(GladeParseState *state, const char *msg, ...)
+ {
+@@ -1079,6 +1097,10 @@
+     va_end(args);
+ }
+ 
++#endif /* !defined(USE_GMARKUP_PARSER) */
++
++#ifndef USE_GMARKUP_PARSER
++
+ static void
+ glade_parser_error(GladeParseState *state, const char *msg, ...)
+ {
+@@ -1089,6 +1111,10 @@
+     va_end(args);
+ }
+ 
++#endif /* !defined(USE_GMARKUP_PARSER) */
++
++#ifndef USE_GMARKUP_PARSER
++
+ static void
+ glade_parser_fatal_error(GladeParseState *state, const char *msg, ...)
+ {
+@@ -1099,6 +1125,10 @@
+     va_end(args);
+ }
+ 
++#endif /* !defined(USE_GMARKUP_PARSER) */
++
++#ifndef USE_GMARKUP_PARSER
++
+ static xmlSAXHandler glade_parser = {
+     (internalSubsetSAXFunc)NULL,                       /* internalSubset */
+     (isStandaloneSAXFunc)NULL,                         /* isStandalone */
+@@ -1126,6 +1156,82 @@
+     (fatalErrorSAXFunc)glade_parser_fatal_error,       /* fatalError */
+ };
+ 
++#else /* USE_GMARKUP_PARSER */
++
++static void
++glade_parser_start_element_wrapper(GMarkupParseContext *context,
++                                   const gchar         *name, 
++                                   const gchar        **attr_names,
++                                   const gchar        **attr_values,
++                                   gpointer             state,
++                                   GError             **error)
++{
++    guint i = 0;
++
++    /* Pack attribute names/values from two separate
++     *  arrays (GMarkupParser style) into one single
++     *  array (libxml SAXParser style). This is not
++     *  very efficient, but we do it to make the
++     *  GMarkupParser code as little invasive as
++     *  possible. */
++
++    while (attr_names[i] != NULL) {
++      ++i;
++    }
++
++    if (1)
++    {
++        const gchar *attr[(i*2)+1];
++        guint j, k;
++       
++        for (j=0, k=0;  k < i;  j += 2)
++        {
++            attr[j] = attr_names[k];
++            attr[j+1] = attr_values[k];
++            ++k;
++        }
++        attr[i*2] = NULL;
++
++        glade_parser_start_element((GladeParseState*)state, name, attr);
++    }
++}
++
++static void
++glade_parser_end_element_wrapper(GMarkupParseContext *context, 
++                                 const gchar         *name,
++                                 gpointer             state,
++                                 GError             **err)
++{
++    glade_parser_end_element((GladeParseState*)state, name);
++}
++
++static void
++glade_parser_characters_wrapper(GMarkupParseContext *context, 
++                                const gchar         *chars, 
++                                gsize                len,
++                                gpointer             state,
++                                GError             **err)
++{
++    glade_parser_characters((GladeParseState*)state, chars, (int) len);
++}
++
++static void
++glade_parser_error(GMarkupParseContext *context, GError *err, gpointer data)
++{
++    g_log("Glade-Parser", G_LOG_LEVEL_CRITICAL, "%s", err->message);
++}
++
++static const GMarkupParser   glade_parser = {
++    glade_parser_start_element_wrapper,  /* element open   */
++    glade_parser_end_element_wrapper,    /* element close  */
++    glade_parser_characters_wrapper,     /* text content   */
++    NULL,                                /* passthrough    */
++    glade_parser_error,                  /* parse error    */
++};
++
++#endif /* USE_GMARKUP_PARSER */
++
++
+ static void
+ widget_info_free(GladeWidgetInfo *info)
+ {
+@@ -1191,6 +1297,9 @@
+  *
+  * Returns: the GladeInterface structure for the XML file.
+  */
++
++#ifndef USE_GMARKUP_PARSER
++
+ GladeInterface *
+ glade_parser_parse_file(const gchar *file, const gchar *domain)
+ {
+@@ -1222,6 +1331,31 @@
+     return state.interface;
+ }
+ 
++#else /* defined(USE_GMARKUP_PARSER) */
++
++GladeInterface *
++glade_parser_parse_file(const gchar *file, const gchar *domain)
++{
++    GladeInterface  *interface;
++    GError          *err     = NULL;
++    gchar           *content = NULL;
++    gsize            clen;
++
++    if (!g_file_get_contents(file, &content, &clen, &err)) {
++        g_warning("could not load glade file: %s", err->message);
++        g_error_free(err);
++        return NULL;
++    }
++
++    interface = glade_parser_parse_buffer(content, (gint) clen, domain);
++
++    g_free(content);
++
++    return interface;
++}
++
++#endif /* USE_GMARKUP_PARSER */
++
+ /**
+  * glade_parser_parse_buffer
+  * @buffer: a buffer in memory containing XML data.
+@@ -1237,6 +1371,9 @@
+  *
+  * Returns: the GladeInterface structure for the XML buffer.
+  */
++
++#ifndef USE_GMARKUP_PARSER
++
+ GladeInterface *
+ glade_parser_parse_buffer(const gchar *buffer, gint len, const gchar *domain)
+ {
+@@ -1263,6 +1400,161 @@
+     return state.interface;
+ }
+ 
++#else /* defined(USE_GMARKUP_PARSER) */
++
++
++static GladeInterface *
++glade_parser_parse_buffer_internal(const gchar *buffer, gint len, const gchar *domain)
++{
++	GMarkupParseContext  *context;
++	GladeParseState       state = { 0 };
++	GError               *err   = NULL;
++
++	state.interface = NULL;
++	if (domain)
++		state.domain = domain;
++	else
++		state.domain = textdomain(NULL);
++
++	/* FIXME: This strstr() is not safe, as it ignores the len
++	 *        argument and assumes the buffer is NUL-terminated */
++	if (strstr(buffer, "<?xml") == NULL) {
++		g_warning("No XML header found in document!");
++		return NULL;
++	}
++
++	context = g_markup_parse_context_new(&glade_parser, (GMarkupParseFlags) 0, &state, NULL);
++
++	glade_parser_start_document(&state);
++
++	if (!g_markup_parse_context_parse(context, buffer, (gssize) len, &err)) {
++		g_warning("document not well formed: %s", err->message);
++		g_error_free(err);
++		if (state.interface)
++			glade_interface_destroy (state.interface);
++		return NULL;
++	}
++
++	glade_parser_end_document(&state);
++
++	if (state.state != PARSER_FINISH) {
++		g_warning("did not finish in PARSER_FINISH state!");
++
++		if (state.interface)
++			glade_interface_destroy(state.interface);
++
++		return NULL;
++	}
++
++	return state.interface;
++}
++
++struct _gzip_rfc1952_hdr
++{
++	guint8	id1, id2, cm, flags;
++	guint32 mtime;
++	guint8  xflags;
++	guint8  os;
++};
++
++static GladeInterface *
++glade_parser_parse_gzipped_buffer(const gchar *buffer, gint len, const gchar *domain)
++{
++	struct _gzip_rfc1952_hdr *hdr = (struct _gzip_rfc1952_hdr*)buffer;
++	struct z_stream_s         zstream;
++	GladeInterface           *interface;
++	const guint8             *cbuf;              /* start of compressed data */
++	guint8                   *decompress_buf;
++	gulong                    decompress_len = 0;
++	gint                      ret;
++
++	g_assert(hdr != NULL && hdr->id1 == 0x1f && hdr->id2 == 0x8b);
++
++	if (hdr->cm != Z_DEFLATED) {
++		g_warning("Unknown decompression method %u", (guint) hdr->cm);
++		return NULL;
++	}
++
++	/* Uncompressed size (modulo 2^32) is last
++	 *  4 bytes of gzipped file, and little endian.
++	 *  See RFC 1952 */
++	decompress_len = GUINT32_FROM_LE(*((guint32*)(((guint8*)buffer) + len - 4)));
++
++	/* paranoid mode: glade files > 5MB are unlikely */
++	g_return_val_if_fail(decompress_len < 5*1024*1024, NULL);
++
++	decompress_buf = g_malloc0(decompress_len + 1); /* +1 for NUL-terminator */
++
++	/* find start of compressed data, skipping header stuff */
++	cbuf = (guint8*)buffer + 10;
++	if (hdr->flags & 0x04) {
++		guint16 xlen = GUINT16_FROM_LE(*((guint16*)cbuf));
++		cbuf += xlen + 2;
++	}
++	if (hdr->flags & 0x08) {
++		guint16 onamelen = strlen(cbuf);
++		cbuf += onamelen + 1;
++	}
++	if (hdr->flags & 0x10) {
++		guint16 commentlen = strlen(cbuf);
++		cbuf += commentlen + 1;
++	}
++	if (hdr->flags & 0x02)
++	{
++		cbuf += 2; /* skip header CRC16 */
++	}
++
++	zstream.next_in  = (void*)cbuf;
++	zstream.avail_in = (uLongf) len - ((void*)cbuf-(void*)buffer) - 4 - 4 +1; 
++	zstream.next_out = decompress_buf;
++	zstream.avail_out= decompress_len;
++	zstream.zalloc   = Z_NULL;
++	zstream.zfree    = Z_NULL;
++	zstream.opaque   = Z_NULL;
++
++	ret = inflateInit2(&zstream, -MAX_WBITS);
++
++	if (ret != Z_OK) {
++		g_warning("inflateInit2() failed. zlib error code: %d", ret);
++		g_free(decompress_buf);
++		return NULL;
++	}
++
++	ret = inflate(&zstream, Z_FINISH);
++
++	if (ret != Z_STREAM_END) {
++		g_warning("zlib decompression failed. zlib error code: %d", ret);
++		g_free(decompress_buf);
++		return NULL;
++	}
++
++	interface = glade_parser_parse_buffer_internal(decompress_buf, decompress_len, domain);
++
++	g_free(decompress_buf);
++
++	return interface;
++}
++
++GladeInterface *
++glade_parser_parse_buffer(const gchar *buffer, gint len, const gchar *domain)
++{
++	g_return_val_if_fail(buffer != NULL, NULL);
++	g_return_val_if_fail(len > 0, NULL);
++
++	/* Check if buffer is gzipped */
++	if (buffer[0] == 0x1f && buffer[1] == (gchar)0x8b) {
++		return glade_parser_parse_gzipped_buffer(buffer, len, domain);
++	}
++
++	/* Buffer is cleartext. */
++	return glade_parser_parse_buffer_internal(buffer, len, domain);
++}
++
++#endif /* USE_GMARKUP_PARSER */
++
++
++#ifndef USE_GMARKUP_PARSER
++
+ static void
+ dump_widget(xmlNode *parent, GladeWidgetInfo *info, gint indent)
+ {
+@@ -1382,6 +1674,8 @@
+ 	xmlNodeAddContent(widget, "  ");
+ }
+ 
++#endif /* !defined(USE_GMARKUP_PARSER) */
++
+ /**
+  * glade_interface_dump
+  * @interface: the GladeInterface
+@@ -1390,6 +1684,9 @@
+  * This function dumps the contents of a GladeInterface into a file as
+  * XML.  It is intended mainly as a debugging tool.
+  */
++
++#ifndef USE_GMARKUP_PARSER
++
+ void
+ glade_interface_dump(GladeInterface *interface, const gchar *filename)
+ {
+@@ -1428,6 +1725,17 @@
+     xmlFreeDoc(doc);
+ }
+ 
++#else /* defined(USE_GMARKUP_PARSER) */
++
++void
++glade_interface_dump(GladeInterface *interface, const gchar *filename)
++{
++    g_warning("glade_interface_dump() is only available with libxml2.");
++}
++
++#endif /* USE_GMARKUP_PARSER */
++
++
+ #if 0
+ int
+ main(int argc, char **argv) {
+diff -urN libglade-2.4.2.orig/libglade-2.0.pc.in libglade-2.4.2/libglade-2.0.pc.in
+--- libglade-2.4.2.orig/libglade-2.0.pc.in	2001-12-12 15:28:23.000000000 +0100
++++ libglade-2.4.2/libglade-2.0.pc.in	2005-03-22 01:20:00.000000000 +0100
+@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
+ Name: Libglade
+ Description: a library for dynamically loading GLADE interface files
+ Version: @VERSION@
+-Requires: gtk+-2.0 libxml-2.0
++Requires: gtk+-2.0 @PKGCFG_REQUIRE_LIBXML2@
+ Libs: -L${libdir} -lglade-2.0
+ Cflags: -I${includedir}/libglade-2.0
+