diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/files/ptest.patch b/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/files/ptest.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65236fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/files/ptest.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+Add install-ptest rules.
+
+Signed-off-by: Josep Puigdemont <josep.puigdemont@enea.com>
+Signed-off-by: Maxin B. John <maxin.john@enea.com>
+Upstream-Status: Pending
+
+diff -ur a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
+--- a/Makefile.am	2011-08-16 10:13:10.000000000 +0200
++++ b/Makefile.am	2013-04-12 18:02:16.473715873 +0200
+@@ -31,3 +31,8 @@
+ 	d=`date '+%d/%m/%Y'`; \
+ 	sed 's|/\*@DIST_DATE@\*/|"'"$$d"'"|' $(srcdir)/src/version.c > \
+ 		$(distdir)/src/version.c
++
++install-ptest:
++	@for subdir in $(SUBDIRS); do \
++		$(MAKE) -C $$subdir DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR)/$$subdir $@; \
++	done
+diff -ur a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
+--- a/tests/Makefile.am	2011-11-11 19:39:42.000000000 +0100
++++ b/tests/Makefile.am	2013-04-12 18:30:57.066301037 +0200
+@@ -132,4 +132,14 @@
+ dtdel_LDADD = ../src/libgdbm.la ../compat/libgdbm_compat.la
+ d_creat_ce_LDADD = ../src/libgdbm.la ../compat/libgdbm_compat.la
+ 
++buildtests: $(check_PROGRAMS) $(TESTSUITE)
+ 
++install-ptest: $(check_PROGRAMS) $(TESTSUITE)
++	@$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)
++	@for file in $^; do \
++		if [ -x .libs/$$file ]; then \
++			$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) .libs/$$file $(DESTDIR)/$$file; \
++		else \
++			$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $$file $(DESTDIR) ; \
++		fi \
++	done
diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/files/run-ptest b/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/files/run-ptest
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..615da84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/files/run-ptest
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# This script is used to run the gmdb test suite
+
+cd tests
+
+./testsuite AUTOTEST_PATH=$PWD abs_builddir=$PWD COMPAT=1 | sed 's/^[^0-9]*\([0-9]\+\): \(.*\)\(ok\|pass\|skipped\|fail\|FAILED\)\(.*\)$/\3: \2 \4/;s/ \+/ /g;s/^ok/PASS/;s/^skipped/SKIP/;s/^fail/FAIL/;s/^FAILED/FAIL/'
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: $(OBJS) gdbm.h
+ #	rm -f libgdbm.a
diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/gdbm_1.11.bb b/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/gdbm_1.11.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..adf8c5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/gdbm_1.11.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+SUMMARY = "Key/value database library with extensible hashing"
+HOMEPAGE = "http://www.gnu.org/software/gdbm/"
+SECTION = "libs"
+LICENSE = "GPLv3"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=241da1b9fe42e642cbb2c24d5e0c4d24"
+
+
+SRC_URI = "${GNU_MIRROR}/gdbm/gdbm-${PV}.tar.gz \
+           file://run-ptest \
+           file://ptest.patch \
+          "
+
+SRC_URI[md5sum] = "72c832680cf0999caedbe5b265c8c1bd"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "8d912f44f05d0b15a4a5d96a76f852e905d051bb88022fcdfd98b43be093e3c3"
+
+inherit autotools gettext texinfo lib_package ptest
+
+# Needed for dbm python module
+EXTRA_OECONF = "-enable-libgdbm-compat"
+
+# Stop presence of dbm/nbdm on the host contaminating builds
+CACHED_CONFIGUREVARS += "ac_cv_lib_ndbm_main=no ac_cv_lib_dbm_main=no"
+
+BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"
+
+do_install_append () {
+    # Create a symlink to ndbm.h and gdbm.h in include/gdbm to let other packages to find
+    # these headers
+    install -d ${D}${includedir}/gdbm
+    ln -sf ../ndbm.h ${D}/${includedir}/gdbm/ndbm.h
+    ln -sf ../gdbm.h ${D}/${includedir}/gdbm/gdbm.h
+}
+
+RDEPENDS_${PN}-ptest += "diffutils"
+
+do_compile_ptest() {
+    oe_runmake -C tests buildtests
+}
+
+PACKAGES =+ "${PN}-compat \
+            "
+FILES_${PN}-compat = "${libdir}/libgdbm_compat${SOLIBS} \
+                     "
diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/gdbm_1.8.3.bb b/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/gdbm_1.8.3.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af01b6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/gdbm_1.8.3.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+SUMMARY = "Key/value database library with extensible hashing"
+HOMEPAGE = "http://www.gnu.org/software/gdbm/"
+SECTION = "libs"
+LICENSE = "GPLv2+"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=d8e20eece214df8ef953ed5857862150"
+
+PR = "r4"
+
+SRC_URI = "${GNU_MIRROR}/gdbm/gdbm-${PV}.tar.gz \
+	   file://makefile.patch \
+           file://libtool-mode.patch \
+           file://ldflags.patch"
+
+SRC_URI[md5sum] = "1d1b1d5c0245b1c00aff92da751e9aa1"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "cc340338a2e28b40058ab9eb5354a21d53f88a1582ea21ba0bb185c37a281dc9"
+
+inherit autotools texinfo
+
+BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"
+
+do_install_append () {
+    install -d ${D}${includedir}/gdbm
+    install -m 0644 ${S}/dbm.h ${D}${includedir}/
+    install -m 0644 ${S}/ndbm.h ${D}${includedir}/
+    # Create a symlink to ndbm.h and gdbm.h in include/gdbm to let other packages to find
+    # these headers
+    ln -sf ../ndbm.h ${D}/${includedir}/gdbm/ndbm.h
+    ln -sf ../gdbm.h ${D}/${includedir}/gdbm/gdbm.h
+}