diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/gdbm-1.8.3/ldflags.patch b/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/gdbm-1.8.3/ldflags.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3cb43b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/gdbm-1.8.3/ldflags.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+Obey LDFLAGS
+
+Signed-off-by: Christopher Larson <chris_larson@mentor.com>
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [old version]
+
+--- gdbm-1.8.3.orig/Makefile.in
++++ gdbm-1.8.3/Makefile.in
+@@ -156,12 +156,12 @@ install-compat:
+
+ libgdbm.la: $(LOBJS) gdbm.h
+	rm -f libgdbm.la
+-	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) -o libgdbm.la -rpath $(libdir) \
++	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o libgdbm.la -rpath $(libdir) \
+		-version-info $(SHLIB_VER) $(LOBJS)
+
+ libgdbm_compat.la: $(C_LOBJS) gdbm.h
+	rm -f libgdbm_compat.la
+-	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) -o libgdbm_compat.la -rpath $(libdir) \
++	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o libgdbm_compat.la -rpath $(libdir) \
+		-version-info $(SHLIB_VER) $(C_LOBJS)
+
+ gdbm.h:	gdbm.proto gdbmerrno.h gdbm.proto2
diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/gdbm-1.8.3/libtool-mode.patch b/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/gdbm-1.8.3/libtool-mode.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f9d04f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/gdbm-1.8.3/libtool-mode.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+Upstream-Status: Pending
+
+--- gdbm-1.8.3/Makefile.in.orig	2006-02-16 15:17:25.000000000 +0000
++++ gdbm-1.8.3/Makefile.in	2006-02-16 15:18:08.000000000 +0000
+@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
+ 	$(srcdir)/mkinstalldirs $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) \
+ 		$(DESTDIR)$(includedir) $(DESTDIR)$(man3dir) \
+ 		$(DESTDIR)$(infodir)
+-	$(LIBTOOL) $(INSTALL) -c libgdbm.la $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libgdbm.la
++	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=install $(INSTALL) -c libgdbm.la $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libgdbm.la
+ 	$(INSTALL_DATA) gdbm.h \
+ 		$(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/gdbm.h
+ 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/gdbm.3 \
+@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
+ install-compat:
+ 	$(srcdir)/mkinstalldirs $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) \
+ 		$(DESTDIR)$(includedir)
+-	$(LIBTOOL) $(INSTALL) -c libgdbm_compat.la \
++	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=install $(INSTALL) -c libgdbm_compat.la \
+ 		$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libgdbm_compat.la
+ 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/dbm.h \
+ 		$(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/dbm.h
diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/gdbm-1.8.3/makefile.patch b/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/gdbm-1.8.3/makefile.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..369145c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/gdbm-1.8.3/makefile.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+Upstream-Status: Pending
+
+#
+# Patch managed by http://www.mn-logistik.de/unsupported/pxa250/patcher
+#
+
+--- gdbm-1.8.3/Makefile.in~makefile
++++ gdbm-1.8.3/Makefile.in
+@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
+ TEXI2DVI = texi2dvi
+ 
+ DEFS =
++DESTDIR =
+ 
+ # Where the system [n]dbm routines are...
+ LIBS = @LIBS@ -lc
+@@ -127,26 +128,26 @@
+ progs: $(PROGS)
+ 
+ install: libgdbm.la gdbm.h gdbm.info
+-	$(srcdir)/mkinstalldirs $(INSTALL_ROOT)$(libdir) \
+-		$(INSTALL_ROOT)$(includedir) $(INSTALL_ROOT)$(man3dir) \
+-		$(INSTALL_ROOT)$(infodir)
+-	$(LIBTOOL) $(INSTALL) -c libgdbm.la $(INSTALL_ROOT)$(libdir)/libgdbm.la
+-	$(INSTALL_DATA) -o $(BINOWN) -g $(BINGRP) gdbm.h \
+-		$(INSTALL_ROOT)$(includedir)/gdbm.h
+-	$(INSTALL_DATA) -o $(BINOWN) -g $(BINGRP) $(srcdir)/gdbm.3 \
+-		$(INSTALL_ROOT)$(man3dir)/gdbm.3
+-	$(INSTALL_DATA) -o $(BINOWN) -g $(BINGRP) $(srcdir)/gdbm.info \
+-		$(INSTALL_ROOT)$(infodir)/gdbm.info
++	$(srcdir)/mkinstalldirs $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) \
++		$(DESTDIR)$(includedir) $(DESTDIR)$(man3dir) \
++		$(DESTDIR)$(infodir)
++	$(LIBTOOL) $(INSTALL) -c libgdbm.la $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libgdbm.la
++	$(INSTALL_DATA) gdbm.h \
++		$(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/gdbm.h
++	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/gdbm.3 \
++		$(DESTDIR)$(man3dir)/gdbm.3
++	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/gdbm.info \
++		$(DESTDIR)$(infodir)/gdbm.info
+ 
+ install-compat:
+-	$(srcdir)/mkinstalldirs $(INSTALL_ROOT)$(libdir) \
+-		$(INSTALL_ROOT)$(includedir)
++	$(srcdir)/mkinstalldirs $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) \
++		$(DESTDIR)$(includedir)
+ 	$(LIBTOOL) $(INSTALL) -c libgdbm_compat.la \
+-		$(INSTALL_ROOT)$(libdir)/libgdbm_compat.la
+-	$(INSTALL_DATA) -o $(BINOWN) -g $(BINGRP) $(srcdir)/dbm.h \
+-		$(INSTALL_ROOT)$(includedir)/dbm.h
+-	$(INSTALL_DATA) -o $(BINOWN) -g $(BINGRP) $(srcdir)/ndbm.h \
+-		$(INSTALL_ROOT)$(includedir)/ndbm.h
++		$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libgdbm_compat.la
++	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/dbm.h \
++		$(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/dbm.h
++	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/ndbm.h \
++		$(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/ndbm.h
+ 
+ #libgdbm.a: $(OBJS) gdbm.h
+ #	rm -f libgdbm.a