diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-smartpm/smart-recommends.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-smartpm/smart-recommends.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d607fc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-smartpm/smart-recommends.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,381 @@
+Handle recommended packages in core and rpm backends
+
+Identify and store recommended packages in the cache, add a query option
+to read them and ignore them if they are not present when installing.
+
+Initial identification code from Mark Hatle <mark.hatle@windriver.com>.
+
+Upstream-Status: Pending
+
+Signed-off-by: Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@linux.intel.com>
+
+diff --git a/smart/backends/rpm/base.py b/smart/backends/rpm/base.py
+index 9332ea0..4fcfbee 100644
+--- a/smart/backends/rpm/base.py
++++ b/smart/backends/rpm/base.py
+@@ -225,6 +225,52 @@ class RPMPackage(Package):
+                         break
+                 else:
+                     return False
++        srecs = fk(self.recommends)
++        orecs = fk(other.recommends)
++        if srecs != orecs:
++            for srec in srecs:
++                if srec.name[0] == "/" or srec in orecs:
++                    continue
++                for orec in orecs:
++                    if (srec.name == orec.name and
++                        srec.relation == orec.relation and
++                        checkver(srec.version, orec.version)):
++                        break
++                else:
++                    return False
++            for orec in orecs:
++                if orec.name[0] == "/" or orec in srecs:
++                    continue
++                for srec in srecs:
++                    if (srec.name == orec.name and
++                        srec.relation == orec.relation and
++                        checkver(srec.version, orec.version)):
++                        break
++                else:
++                    return False
++        srecs = fk(self.recommends)
++        orecs = fk(other.recommends)
++        if srecs != orecs:
++            for srec in srecs:
++                if srec.name[0] == "/" or srec in orecs:
++                    continue
++                for orec in orecs:
++                    if (srec.name == orec.name and
++                        srec.relation == orec.relation and
++                        checkver(srec.version, orec.version)):
++                        break
++                else:
++                    return False
++            for orec in orecs:
++                if orec.name[0] == "/" or orec in srecs:
++                    continue
++                for srec in srecs:
++                    if (srec.name == orec.name and
++                        srec.relation == orec.relation and
++                        checkver(srec.version, orec.version)):
++                        break
++                else:
++                    return False
+         return True
+ 
+     def coexists(self, other):
+diff --git a/smart/ccache.c b/smart/ccache.c
+index 7193185..8b66515 100644
+--- a/smart/ccache.c
++++ b/smart/ccache.c
+@@ -500,6 +500,46 @@ Package_equals(PackageObject *self, PackageObject *other)
+         }
+     }
+ 
++    ilen = 0;
++    jlen = 0;
++    for (i = 0; i != PyList_GET_SIZE(self->recommends); i++) {
++        PyObject *item = PyList_GET_ITEM(self->recommends, i);
++        if (!PyObject_IsInstance(item, (PyObject *)&Depends_Type)) {
++            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Depends instance expected");
++            return NULL;
++        }
++        if (STR(((DependsObject *)item)->name)[0] != '/')
++            ilen += 1;
++    }
++    for (j = 0; j != PyList_GET_SIZE(other->recommends); j++) {
++        PyObject *item = PyList_GET_ITEM(other->recommends, j);
++        if (!PyObject_IsInstance(item, (PyObject *)&Depends_Type)) {
++            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Depends instance expected");
++            return NULL;
++        }
++        if (STR(((DependsObject *)item)->name)[0] != '/')
++            jlen += 1;
++    }
++    if (ilen != jlen) {
++        ret = Py_False;
++        goto exit;
++    }
++
++    ilen = PyList_GET_SIZE(self->recommends);
++    jlen = PyList_GET_SIZE(other->recommends);
++    for (i = 0; i != ilen; i++) {
++        PyObject *item = PyList_GET_ITEM(self->recommends, i);
++        if (STR(((DependsObject *)item)->name)[0] != '/') {
++            for (j = 0; j != jlen; j++)
++                if (item == PyList_GET_ITEM(other->recommends, j))
++                    break;
++            if (j == jlen) {
++                ret = Py_False;
++                goto exit;
++            }
++        }
++    }
++
+ exit:
+     Py_INCREF(ret);
+     return ret;
+@@ -1813,6 +1853,59 @@ Loader_buildPackage(LoaderObject *self, PyObject *args)
+         }
+     }
+ 
++    /* if recargs: */
++    if (recargs) {
++        int i = 0;
++        int len = PyList_GET_SIZE(recargs);
++        /* pkg.recommends = [] */
++        Py_DECREF(pkgobj->recommends);
++        pkgobj->recommends = PyList_New(len);
++        /* for args in recargs: */
++        for (; i != len; i++) {
++            PyObject *args = PyList_GET_ITEM(recargs, i);
++            DependsObject *recobj;
++            PyObject *rec;
++            
++            if (!PyTuple_Check(args)) {
++                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
++                                "Item in recargs is not a tuple");
++                return NULL;
++            }
++
++            /* rec = cache._objmap.get(args) */
++            rec = PyDict_GetItem(cache->_objmap, args);
++            recobj = (DependsObject *)rec;
++
++            /* if not rec: */
++            if (!rec) {
++                if (!PyTuple_Check(args) || PyTuple_GET_SIZE(args) < 2) {
++                    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "Invalid recargs tuple");
++                    return NULL;
++                }
++                /* rec = args[0](*args[1:]) */
++                callargs = PyTuple_GetSlice(args, 1, PyTuple_GET_SIZE(args));
++                rec = PyObject_CallObject(PyTuple_GET_ITEM(args, 0), callargs);
++                Py_DECREF(callargs);
++                if (!rec) return NULL;
++                recobj = (DependsObject *)rec;
++
++                /* cache._objmap[args] = rec */
++                PyDict_SetItem(cache->_objmap, args, rec);
++                Py_DECREF(rec);
++
++                /* cache._recommends.append(rec) */
++                PyList_Append(cache->_recommends, rec);
++            }
++
++            /* relpkgs.append(rec.packages) */
++            PyList_Append(relpkgs, recobj->packages);
++
++            /* pkg.recommends.append(rec) */
++            Py_INCREF(rec);
++            PyList_SET_ITEM(pkgobj->recommends, i, rec);
++        }
++    }
++
+     /* if upgargs: */
+     if (upgargs) {
+         int i = 0;
+@@ -2592,6 +2685,16 @@ Cache_reset(CacheObject *self, PyObject *args)
+         if (PyList_Check(reqobj->providedby))
+             LIST_CLEAR(reqobj->providedby);
+     }
++    len = PyList_GET_SIZE(self->_recommends);
++    for (i = 0; i != len; i++) {
++        DependsObject *reqobj;
++        PyObject *req;
++        req = PyList_GET_ITEM(self->_recommends, i);
++        reqobj = (DependsObject *)req;
++        LIST_CLEAR(reqobj->packages);
++        if (PyList_Check(reqobj->providedby))
++            LIST_CLEAR(reqobj->providedby);
++    }
+     len = PyList_GET_SIZE(self->_upgrades);
+     for (i = 0; i != len; i++) {
+         DependsObject *upgobj;
+@@ -2834,6 +2937,30 @@ Cache__reload(CacheObject *self, PyObject *args)
+                 }
+ 
+                 /*
++                   for rec in pkg.recommends:
++                       rec.packages.append(pkg)
++                       if rec not in recommends:
++                           recommends[rec] = True
++                           objmap[rec.getInitArgs()] = rec
++                */
++                if (PyList_Check(pkg->recommends)) {
++                    klen = PyList_GET_SIZE(pkg->recommends);
++                    for (k = 0; k != klen; k++) {
++                        PyObject *rec = PyList_GET_ITEM(pkg->recommends, k);
++                        PyList_Append(((DependsObject *)rec)->packages,
++                                      (PyObject *)pkg);
++                        if (!PyDict_GetItem(recommends, rec)) {
++                            PyDict_SetItem(recommends, rec, Py_True);
++                            args = PyObject_CallMethod(rec, "getInitArgs",
++                                                       NULL);
++                            if (!args) return NULL;
++                            PyDict_SetItem(objmap, args, rec);
++                            Py_DECREF(args);
++                        }
++                    }
++                }
++
++                /*
+                    for upg in pkg.upgrades:
+                        upg.packages.append(pkg)
+                        if upg not in upgrades:
+@@ -3097,6 +3224,47 @@ Cache_linkDeps(CacheObject *self, PyObject *args)
+         Py_DECREF(seq);
+     }
+ 
++    /* recnames = {} */
++    recnames = PyDict_New();
++    /* for rec in self._recommends: */
++    len = PyList_GET_SIZE(self->_recommends);
++    for (i = 0; i != len; i++) {
++        PyObject *rec = PyList_GET_ITEM(self->_recommends, i);
++
++        /* for name in rec.getMatchNames(): */
++        PyObject *names = PyObject_CallMethod(rec, "getMatchNames", NULL);
++        PyObject *seq = PySequence_Fast(names, "getMatchNames() returned "
++                                               "non-sequence object");
++        int nameslen;
++        if (!seq) return NULL;
++        nameslen = PySequence_Fast_GET_SIZE(seq);
++        for (j = 0; j != nameslen; j++) {
++            PyObject *name = PySequence_Fast_GET_ITEM(seq, j);
++            
++            /* lst = recnames.get(name) */
++            lst = PyDict_GetItem(recnames, name);
++
++            /* 
++               if lst:
++                   lst.append(rec)
++               else:
++                   recnames[name] = [rec]
++            */
++            if (lst) {
++                PyList_Append(lst, rec);
++            } else {
++                lst = PyList_New(1);
++                Py_INCREF(rec);
++                PyList_SET_ITEM(lst, 0, rec);
++                PyDict_SetItem(recnames, name, lst);
++                Py_DECREF(lst);
++            }
++        }
++
++        Py_DECREF(names);
++        Py_DECREF(seq);
++    }
++
+     /* upgnames = {} */
+     upgnames = PyDict_New();
+     /* for upg in self._upgrades: */
+@@ -3286,6 +3454,56 @@ Cache_linkDeps(CacheObject *self, PyObject *args)
+             }
+         }
+ 
++        /* lst = recnames.get(prv.name) */
++        lst = PyDict_GetItem(recnames, prv->name);
++
++        /* if lst: */
++        if (lst) {
++            /* for rec in lst: */
++            int reclen = PyList_GET_SIZE(lst);
++            for (j = 0; j != reclen; j++) {
++                DependsObject *rec = (DependsObject *)PyList_GET_ITEM(lst, j);
++                /* if rec.matches(prv): */
++                PyObject *ret = PyObject_CallMethod((PyObject *)rec, "matches",
++                                                    "O", (PyObject *)prv);
++                if (!ret) return NULL;
++                if (PyObject_IsTrue(ret)) {
++                    /*
++                       if rec.providedby:
++                           rec.providedby.append(prv)
++                       else:
++                           rec.providedby = [prv]
++                    */
++                    if (PyList_Check(rec->providedby)) {
++                        PyList_Append(rec->providedby, (PyObject *)prv);
++                    } else {
++                        PyObject *_lst = PyList_New(1);
++                        Py_INCREF(prv);
++                        PyList_SET_ITEM(_lst, 0, (PyObject *)prv);
++                        Py_DECREF(rec->providedby);
++                        rec->providedby = _lst;
++                    }
++
++                    /*
++                       if prv.recommendedby:
++                           prv.recommendedby.append(prv)
++                       else:
++                           prv.recommendedby = [prv]
++                    */
++                    if (PyList_Check(prv->recommendedby)) {
++                        PyList_Append(prv->recommendedby, (PyObject *)rec);
++                    } else {
++                        PyObject *_lst = PyList_New(1);
++                        Py_INCREF(rec);
++                        PyList_SET_ITEM(_lst, 0, (PyObject *)rec);
++                        Py_DECREF(prv->recommendedby);
++                        prv->recommendedby = _lst;
++                    }
++                }
++                Py_DECREF(ret);
++            }
++        }
++
+         /* lst = upgnames.get(prv.name) */
+         lst = PyDict_GetItem(upgnames, prv->name);
+ 
+@@ -3821,6 +4094,21 @@ Cache__setstate__(CacheObject *self, PyObject *state)
+         }
+ 
+         /*
++           for rec in pkg.recommends:
++               rec.packages.append(pkg)
++               recommends[rec] = True
++        */
++        if (PyList_Check(pkgobj->recommends)) {
++            jlen = PyList_GET_SIZE(pkgobj->recommends);
++            for (j = 0; j != jlen; j++) {
++                PyObject *rec = PyList_GET_ITEM(pkgobj->recommends, j);
++                DependsObject *recobj = (DependsObject *)rec;
++                PyList_Append(recobj->packages, pkg);
++                PyDict_SetItem(recommends, rec, Py_True);
++            }
++        }
++
++        /*
+            for upg in pkg.upgrades:
+                upg.packages.append(pkg)
+                upgrades[upg] = True
+diff --git a/smart/commands/query.py b/smart/commands/query.py
+index 9265cd9..b6f5697 100644
+--- a/smart/commands/query.py
++++ b/smart/commands/query.py
+@@ -750,6 +750,22 @@ class TextOutput(NullOutput):
+             name = str(prvpkg)
+         print "       ", "%s (%s)" % (name, prv)
+ 
++    def showRecommends(self, pkg, rec):
++        if self._firstrecommends:
++            self._firstrecommends = False
++            print " ", _("Recommends:")
++        print "   ", rec
++
++    def showRecommendsProvidedBy(self, pkg, req, prv, prvpkg):
++        if self._firstrecommendsprovidedby:
++            self._firstrecommendsprovidedby = False
++            print "     ", _("Provided By:")
++        if self.opts.hide_version:
++            name = prvpkg.name
++        else:
++            name = str(prvpkg)
++        print "       ", "%s (%s)" % (name, prv)
++
+     def showUpgrades(self, pkg, upg):
+         if self._firstupgrades:
+             self._firstupgrades = False