diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4-1.4.17.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4-1.4.17.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ea4e04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4-1.4.17.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+require m4.inc
+
+EXTRA_OECONF += "--without-libsigsegv-prefix"
+
+LICENSE = "GPLv3"
+
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=d32239bcb673463ab874e80d47fae504\
+	            file://examples/COPYING;md5=4031593b2166d6c47cae282d944a7ede"
+
+SRC_URI += "file://ac_config_links.patch \
+            file://remove-gets.patch \
+           "
+
+SRC_URI_append_class-target = "\
+           file://0001-Unset-need_charset_alias-when-building-for-musl.patch \
+	   "
+SRC_URI[md5sum] = "a5e9954b1dae036762f7b13673a2cf76"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "3ce725133ee552b8b4baca7837fb772940b25e81b2a9dc92537aeaf733538c9e"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4-1.4.9.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4-1.4.9.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aab2c1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4-1.4.9.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+require m4.inc
+
+LICENSE = "GPLv2"
+
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=751419260aa954499f7abaabaa882bbe\
+	file://examples/COPYING;md5=1d49bd61dc590f014cae7173b43e3e5c"
+
+PR = "r2"
+SRC_URI += "file://fix_for_circular_dependency.patch"
+
+SRC_URI[md5sum] = "1ba8e147aff5e79bd2bfb983d86b53d5"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "815ce53853fbf6493617f467389b799208b1ec98296b95be44a683f8bcfd7c47"
+
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4-native_1.4.17.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4-native_1.4.17.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06d8aa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4-native_1.4.17.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+require m4-${PV}.inc
+
+inherit native
+
+INHIBIT_AUTOTOOLS_DEPS = "1"
+DEPENDS += "gnu-config-native"
+
+do_configure()  {
+	install -m 0644 ${STAGING_DATADIR}/gnu-config/config.sub .
+	install -m 0644 ${STAGING_DATADIR}/gnu-config/config.guess .
+	oe_runconf
+}
+
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a83929
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+SUMMARY = "Traditional Unix macro processor"
+DESCRIPTION = "GNU m4 is an implementation of the traditional Unix macro processor.  It is mostly SVR4 \
+compatible although it has some extensions (for example, handling more than 9 positional parameters to macros). \
+GNU M4 also has built-in functions for including files, running shell commands, doing arithmetic, etc."
+
+inherit autotools texinfo
+
+EXTRA_OEMAKE += "'infodir=${infodir}'"
+LDFLAGS_prepend_libc-uclibc = " -lrt "
+SRC_URI = "${GNU_MIRROR}/m4/m4-${PV}.tar.gz"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4/0001-Unset-need_charset_alias-when-building-for-musl.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4/0001-Unset-need_charset_alias-when-building-for-musl.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba1a4ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4/0001-Unset-need_charset_alias-when-building-for-musl.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+From b9565dc2fe0c4f7daaec91b7e83bc7313dee2f4a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
+Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 17:02:13 -0700
+Subject: [PATCH] Unset need_charset_alias when building for musl
+
+localcharset uses ac_cv_gnu_library_2_1 from glibc21.m4
+which actually shoudl be fixed in gnulib and then all downstream
+projects will get it eventually. For now we apply the fix to
+coreutils
+
+Upstream-Status: Pending
+
+Signed-off-by: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
+---
+ lib/gnulib.mk | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/lib/gnulib.mk b/lib/gnulib.mk
+index e1d74db..c0e92dd 100644
+--- a/lib/gnulib.mk
++++ b/lib/gnulib.mk
+@@ -1882,7 +1882,7 @@ install-exec-localcharset: all-local
+ 	  case '$(host_os)' in \
+ 	    darwin[56]*) \
+ 	      need_charset_alias=true ;; \
+-	    darwin* | cygwin* | mingw* | pw32* | cegcc*) \
++	    darwin* | cygwin* | mingw* | pw32* | cegcc* | linux-musl*) \
+ 	      need_charset_alias=false ;; \
+ 	    *) \
+ 	      need_charset_alias=true ;; \
+-- 
+2.1.4
+
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4/ac_config_links.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4/ac_config_links.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..275c0b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4/ac_config_links.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [configuration]
+
+This patch fixes a build problem for m4-native experienced on Ubuntu 9.10,
+where autoconf/automake (AC_CONFIG_LINKS) ends up making GNUmakefile a
+symlink to itself.
+
+The patch comments out ac_config_links directly in configure,
+as autoreconf is not actually run for m4-native.
+
+I believe it should be safe, as GNUmakefile is actually unpacked from
+source, and what we want is to is to not touch it.
+
+Tested on x86_64_linux (Ubuntu 8.04 and 9.10).
+
+2009-11-10	Esben Haabendal	    <eha@doredevelopment.dk>
+
+diff -urN m4-1.4.13.orig/configure m4-1.4.13/configure
+--- m4-1.4.13.orig/configure	2009-11-10 10:54:00.301707097 +0100
++++ m4-1.4.13/configure	2009-11-10 10:54:17.314206379 +0100
+@@ -14860,8 +14860,8 @@
+   # only, it does not matter if we skip the link with older autoconf.
+   # Automake 1.10.1 and earlier try to remove GNUmakefile in non-VPATH
+   # builds, so use a shell variable to bypass this.
+-  GNUmakefile=GNUmakefile
+-  ac_config_links="$ac_config_links $GNUmakefile:$GNUmakefile"
++ # GNUmakefile=GNUmakefile
++ # ac_config_links="$ac_config_links $GNUmakefile:$GNUmakefile"
+ 
+ 
+ 
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4/fix_for_circular_dependency.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4/fix_for_circular_dependency.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9877453
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4/fix_for_circular_dependency.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [licensing]
+
+The older GPLv2 m4 does not work well with newer autoconf. It causes the 
+circular dependency as seen bellow.
+  Removing this m4 file which was needed only forl older autoconf
+
+| configure.ac:34: error: AC_REQUIRE: circular dependency of AC_GNU_SOURCE
+| /build_disk/poky_build/build1/tmp/work/i586-poky-linux/m4-1.4.9-r0/m4-1.4.9/m4/extensions.m4:19: AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS is expanded from...
+| ../../lib/autoconf/specific.m4:310: AC_GNU_SOURCE is expanded from...
+| /build_disk/poky_build/build1/tmp/work/i586-poky-linux/m4-1.4.9-r0/m4-1.4.9/m4/gnulib-comp.m4:21: M4_EARLY is expanded from...
+| configure.ac:34: the top level
+| autom4te: /build_disk/poky_build/build1/tmp/sysroots/x86_64-linux/usr/bin/m4 failed with exit status: 1
+| aclocal: /build_disk/poky_build/build1/tmp/sysroots/x86_64-linux/usr/bin/autom4te failed with exit status: 1
+| autoreconf: aclocal failed with exit status: 1
+
+Nitin A Kamble <nitin.a.kamble@intel.com>
+2011/03/16
+
+Index: m4-1.4.9/m4/extensions.m4
+===================================================================
+--- m4-1.4.9.orig/m4/extensions.m4
++++ m4-1.4.9/m4/extensions.m4
+@@ -6,53 +6,10 @@
+ # gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
+ # with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
+ 
+-# This definition of AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS is stolen from CVS
+-# Autoconf.  Perhaps we can remove this once we can assume Autoconf
+-# 2.61 or later everywhere, but since CVS Autoconf mutates rapidly
+-# enough in this area it's likely we'll need to redefine
+-# AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS for quite some time.
+-
+-# AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS
+-# ------------------------
+-# Enable extensions on systems that normally disable them,
+-# typically due to standards-conformance issues.
+-AC_DEFUN([AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS],
+-[
+-  AC_BEFORE([$0], [AC_COMPILE_IFELSE])
+-  AC_BEFORE([$0], [AC_RUN_IFELSE])
+-
+-  AC_REQUIRE([AC_GNU_SOURCE])
+-  AC_REQUIRE([AC_AIX])
+-  AC_REQUIRE([AC_MINIX])
+-
+-  AH_VERBATIM([__EXTENSIONS__],
+-[/* Enable extensions on Solaris.  */
+-#ifndef __EXTENSIONS__
+-# undef __EXTENSIONS__
+-#endif
+-#ifndef _POSIX_PTHREAD_SEMANTICS
+-# undef _POSIX_PTHREAD_SEMANTICS
+-#endif
+-#ifndef _TANDEM_SOURCE
+-# undef _TANDEM_SOURCE
+-#endif])
+-  AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether it is safe to define __EXTENSIONS__],
+-    [ac_cv_safe_to_define___extensions__],
+-    [AC_COMPILE_IFELSE(
+-       [AC_LANG_PROGRAM([
+-#	  define __EXTENSIONS__ 1
+-	  AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT])],
+-       [ac_cv_safe_to_define___extensions__=yes],
+-       [ac_cv_safe_to_define___extensions__=no])])
+-  test $ac_cv_safe_to_define___extensions__ = yes &&
+-    AC_DEFINE([__EXTENSIONS__])
+-  AC_DEFINE([_POSIX_PTHREAD_SEMANTICS])
+-  AC_DEFINE([_TANDEM_SOURCE])
+-])
+ 
+ # gl_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS
+ # ------------------------
+ # Enable extensions on systems that normally disable them,
+ # typically due to standards-conformance issues.
+ AC_DEFUN([gl_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS],
+-  [AC_REQUIRE([AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS])])
++  [])
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4/make.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4/make.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79fb415
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4/make.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [embedded specific]
+
+#
+# Patch managed by http://www.holgerschurig.de/patcher.html
+#
+
+--- m4-1.4.2/doc/Makefile.in~make
++++ m4-1.4.2/doc/Makefile.in
+@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@
+ 	date > $(srcdir)/stamp-vti
+ 
+ install: all
+-	$(srcdir)/../mkinstalldirs $(infodir)
++	$(srcdir)/../mkinstalldirs $(DESTDIR)$(infodir)
+ 	cd $(srcdir) && for file in m4.info*; do \
+-	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $$file $(infodir)/$$file; \
++	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $$file $(DESTDIR)$(infodir)/$$file; \
+ 	done
+ 
+ uninstall:
+--- m4-1.4.2/src/Makefile.in~make
++++ m4-1.4.2/src/Makefile.in
+@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
+ prefix = @prefix@
+ exec_prefix = @exec_prefix@
+ transform = @program_transform_name@
+-bindir = $(exec_prefix)/bin
++bindir = @bindir@
+ 
+ COMPILE = $(CC) -c $(DEFS) $(INCLUDES) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS)
+ LINK = $(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
+@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@
+ 	$(LINK) ansi2knr.o $(LIBS)
+ 
+ install: all
+-	$(srcdir)/../mkinstalldirs $(bindir)
+-	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) m4 $(bindir)/`echo m4 | sed '$(transform)'`
++	$(srcdir)/../mkinstalldirs $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
++	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) m4 $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/`echo m4 | sed '$(transform)'`
+ 
+ uninstall:
+ 	rm -f $(bindir)/`echo m4 | sed '$(transform)'`
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4/remove-gets.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4/remove-gets.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..effb353
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4/remove-gets.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+eglibc has remove gets starting 2.16
+therefore check for its being there before 
+undefining it.
+
+Upstream-Status: Pending
+Signed-off-by: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
+Index: m4-1.4.17/lib/stdio.in.h
+===================================================================
+--- m4-1.4.17.orig/lib/stdio.in.h	2013-10-16 14:41:01.678496227 +0300
++++ m4-1.4.17/lib/stdio.in.h	2013-10-16 14:41:48.849427839 +0300
+@@ -717,10 +717,12 @@
+ /* It is very rare that the developer ever has full control of stdin,
+    so any use of gets warrants an unconditional warning; besides, C11
+    removed it.  */
++#if defined gets
+ #undef gets
+ #if HAVE_RAW_DECL_GETS
+ _GL_WARN_ON_USE (gets, "gets is a security hole - use fgets instead");
+ #endif
++#endif
+ 
+ 
+ #if @GNULIB_OBSTACK_PRINTF@ || @GNULIB_OBSTACK_PRINTF_POSIX@
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4_1.4.17.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4_1.4.17.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b12c0ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4_1.4.17.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+require m4-${PV}.inc
+
+BBCLASSEXTEND = "nativesdk"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4_1.4.9.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4_1.4.9.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b12c0ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4_1.4.9.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+require m4-${PV}.inc
+
+BBCLASSEXTEND = "nativesdk"