diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-smartpm/smart-rpm-root.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-smartpm/smart-rpm-root.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2629ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-smartpm/smart-rpm-root.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+Fix smart RPM backend to handle rpm-dbpath/rpm-root properly
+
+Don't assume that if the dbpath starts with / that it is an absolute
+path. This matches the behaviour of rpm itself. (If the root path is
+specified and does not start with /, rpm will prepend the root path
+twice and fail).
+
+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 7092332..0489e11 100644
+--- a/smart/backends/rpm/base.py
++++ b/smart/backends/rpm/base.py
+@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ __all__ = ["RPMPackage", "RPMProvides", "RPMNameProvides", "RPMPreRequires",
+            "rpm", "getTS", "getArchScore", "getArchColor", "system_provides",
+            "collapse_libc_requires"]
+ 
++def rpm_join_dbpath(root, dbpath):
++    if dbpath.startswith('/') and root:
++        return os.path.join(root, dbpath[1:])
++    else:
++        return os.path.join(root, dbpath)
++
+ def getTS(new=False):
+     rpm_root = os.path.abspath(sysconf.get("rpm-root", "/"))
+     if not hasattr(getTS, "ts") or getTS.root != rpm_root:
+@@ -56,7 +62,7 @@ def getTS(new=False):
+         #if not sysconf.get("rpm-check-signatures", False):
+         #    getTS.ts.setVSFlags(rpm._RPMVSF_NOSIGNATURES)
+         rpm_dbpath = sysconf.get("rpm-dbpath", "var/lib/rpm")
+-        dbdir = os.path.join(getTS.root, rpm_dbpath)
++        dbdir = rpm_join_dbpath(getTS.root, rpm_dbpath)
+         if not os.path.isdir(dbdir):
+             try:
+                 os.makedirs(dbdir)
+diff --git a/smart/channels/rpm_sys.py b/smart/channels/rpm_sys.py
+index efcb10e..b9fda27 100644
+--- a/smart/channels/rpm_sys.py
++++ b/smart/channels/rpm_sys.py
+@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
+ # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ #
+ from smart.backends.rpm.header import RPMDBLoader
+-from smart.backends.rpm.base import getTS
++from smart.backends.rpm.base import getTS, rpm_join_dbpath
+ from smart.channel import PackageChannel
+ from smart import *
+ import os
+@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ class RPMSysChannel(PackageChannel):
+ 
+     def fetch(self, fetcher, progress):
+         getTS() # Make sure the db exists.
+-        path = os.path.join(sysconf.get("rpm-root", "/"),
+-                            sysconf.get("rpm-dbpath", "var/lib/rpm"),
+-                            "Packages")
++        dbdir = rpm_join_dbpath(sysconf.get("rpm-root", "/"),
++                            sysconf.get("rpm-dbpath", "var/lib/rpm"))
++        path = os.path.join(dbdir, "Packages")
+         digest = os.path.getmtime(path)
+         if digest == self._digest:
+             return True
+diff --git a/smart/plugins/detectsys.py b/smart/plugins/detectsys.py
+index 2cd49ad..3959d07 100644
+--- a/smart/plugins/detectsys.py
++++ b/smart/plugins/detectsys.py
+@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@
+ # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ #
+ from smart import *
++from smart.backends.rpm.base import rpm_join_dbpath
+ import os
+ 
+ def detectRPMSystem():
+-    dir = os.path.join(sysconf.get("rpm-root", "/"),
++    dir = rpm_join_dbpath(sysconf.get("rpm-root", "/"),
+                        sysconf.get("rpm-dbpath", "var/lib/rpm"))
+     file = os.path.join(dir, "Packages")
+     if os.path.exists(file):
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-smartpm/smartpm-rpm5-nodig.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-smartpm/smartpm-rpm5-nodig.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9919a94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-smartpm/smartpm-rpm5-nodig.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+RPM5 has removed support for RPMVSF_NOSIGNATURES
+
+Patch smart to no longer use this flag
+
+Upstream-Status: Pending
+
+Signed-off-by: Mark Hatle <mark.hatle@windriver.com>
+
+diff -ur smart-1.4.1.orig/smart/backends/rpm/base.py smart-1.4.1/smart/backends/rpm/base.py
+--- smart-1.4.1.orig/smart/backends/rpm/base.py	2012-10-04 11:22:11.229351164 -0500
++++ smart-1.4.1/smart/backends/rpm/base.py	2012-10-04 11:22:44.820170786 -0500
+@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
+         if sysconf.get("rpm-dbpath"):
+             rpm.addMacro('_dbpath', "/" + sysconf.get("rpm-dbpath"))
+         getTS.ts = rpm.ts(getTS.root)
+-        if not sysconf.get("rpm-check-signatures", False):
+-            getTS.ts.setVSFlags(rpm._RPMVSF_NOSIGNATURES)
++        #if not sysconf.get("rpm-check-signatures", False):
++        #    getTS.ts.setVSFlags(rpm._RPMVSF_NOSIGNATURES)
+         rpm_dbpath = sysconf.get("rpm-dbpath", "var/lib/rpm")
+         dbdir = os.path.join(getTS.root, rpm_dbpath)
+         if not os.path.isdir(dbdir):
+@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@
+         if sysconf.get("rpm-dbpath"):
+             rpm.addMacro('_dbpath', "/" + sysconf.get("rpm-dbpath"))
+         ts = rpm.ts(getTS.root)
+-        if not sysconf.get("rpm-check-signatures", False):
+-            ts.setVSFlags(rpm._RPMVSF_NOSIGNATURES)
++        #if not sysconf.get("rpm-check-signatures", False):
++        #    ts.setVSFlags(rpm._RPMVSF_NOSIGNATURES)
+         return ts
+     else:
+         return getTS.ts
+diff -ur smart-1.4.1.orig/smart/plugins/yumchannelsync.py smart-1.4.1/smart/plugins/yumchannelsync.py
+--- smart-1.4.1.orig/smart/plugins/yumchannelsync.py	2010-12-06 03:11:05.000000000 -0600
++++ smart-1.4.1/smart/plugins/yumchannelsync.py	2012-10-04 11:23:09.799350924 -0500
+@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@
+ 
+     rpmroot = sysconf.get("rpm-root", "/")
+     ts = rpmUtils.transaction.initReadOnlyTransaction(root=rpmroot)
+-    ts.pushVSFlags(~(rpm._RPMVSF_NOSIGNATURES|rpm._RPMVSF_NODIGESTS))
++    #ts.pushVSFlags(~(rpm._RPMVSF_NOSIGNATURES|rpm._RPMVSF_NODIGESTS))
++    ts.pushVSFlags(~(rpm._RPMVSF_NODIGESTS))
+     releasever = None
+     # HACK: we're hard-coding the most used distros, will add more if needed
+     idx = ts.dbMatch('provides', 'fedora-release')
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-smartpm_1.4.1.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-smartpm_1.4.1.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..485cec3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python-smartpm_1.4.1.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+SUMMARY = "The Smart Package Manager"
+
+DESCRIPTION = "The Smart Package Manager project has the ambitious objective of creating \
+smart and portable algorithms for solving adequately the problem of managing software \
+upgrades and installation. This tool works in all major distributions and will bring \
+notable advantages over native tools currently in use (APT, APT-RPM, YUM, URPMI, etc)."
+
+HOMEPAGE = "http://smartpm.org/"
+SECTION = "devel/python"
+LICENSE = "GPLv2"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=393a5ca445f6965873eca0259a17f833"
+
+DEPENDS = "python rpm"
+PR = "r0"
+SRCNAME = "smart"
+
+SRC_URI = "\
+          http://launchpad.net/smart/trunk/${PV}/+download/${SRCNAME}-${PV}.tar.bz2 \
+          file://smartpm-rpm5-nodig.patch \
+          file://smart-rpm-root.patch \
+          "
+
+SRC_URI[md5sum] = "573ef32ba177a6b3c4bf7ef04873fcb6"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "b1d519ddb43d60f293b065c28870a5d9e8b591cd49e8c68caea48ace91085eba"
+S = "${WORKDIR}/${SRCNAME}-${PV}"
+
+# Options - rpm, qt4, gtk
+PACKAGECONFIG ??= "rpm"
+
+RPM_RDEP = "python-smartpm-backend-rpm"
+QT_RDEP = "python-smartpm-interface-qt4"
+GTK_RDEP = "python-smartpm-interface-gtk"
+
+RPM_RDEP_virtclass-native = ""
+QT_RDEP_virtclass-native = ""
+GTK_RDEP_virtclass-native = ""
+
+PACKAGECONFIG[rpm] = ",,rpm,${RPM_RDEP}"
+PACKAGECONFIG[qt4] = ",,qt4-x11,${QT_RDEP}"
+PACKAGECONFIG[gtk] = ",,gtk+,${GTK_RDEP}"
+
+inherit distutils
+
+do_install_append() {
+   # Cleanup unused item...
+   rmdir ${D}${datadir}/share
+
+   # We don't support the following items
+   rm -rf ${D}${libdir}/python*/site-packages/smart/backends/slack
+   rm -rf ${D}${libdir}/python*/site-packages/smart/backends/arch
+   rm -rf ${D}${libdir}/python*/site-packages/smart/interfaces/qt
+
+   # Temporary, debian support in OE is missing the python module
+   rm -f ${D}${libdir}/python*/site-packages/smart/plugins/aptchannelsync.py*
+   rm -f ${D}${libdir}/python*/site-packages/smart/plugins/debdir.py*
+   rm -rf ${D}${libdir}/python*/site-packages/smart/backends/deb
+
+   # Disable automatic channel detection
+   rm -f ${D}${libdir}/python*/site-packages/smart/plugins/detectsys.py*
+
+   # Disable landscape support
+   rm -f ${D}${libdir}/python*/site-packages/smart/plugins/landscape.py*
+
+   # Disable urpmi channel support
+   rm -f ${D}${libdir}/python*/site-packages/smart/plugins/urpmichannelsync.py*
+
+   # Disable yum channel support
+   rm -f ${D}${libdir}/python*/site-packages/smart/plugins/yumchannelsync.py*
+
+   # Disable zypper channel support
+   rm -f ${D}${libdir}/python*/site-packages/smart/plugins/zyppchannelsync.py*
+
+   if [ -z "${@base_contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'rpm', 'rpm', '', d)}" ]; then
+      rm -f ${D}${libdir}/python*/site-packages/smart/plugins/rpmdir.py*
+      rm -rf ${D}${libdir}/python*/site-packages/smart/backends/rpm
+   fi
+
+   if [ -z "${@base_contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'qt4', 'qt4', '', d)}" ]; then
+      rm -rf ${D}${libdir}/python*/site-packages/smart/interfaces/qt4
+   fi
+
+   if [ -z "${@base_contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'gtk+', 'gtk', '', d)}" ]; then
+      rm -rf ${D}${libdir}/python*/site-packages/smart/interfaces/gtk
+   fi
+}
+
+PACKAGES  = "python-smartpm-dev python-smartpm-dbg python-smartpm-doc smartpm"
+PACKAGES += "${@base_contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'rpm', 'python-smartpm-backend-rpm', '', d)}"
+PACKAGES += "${@base_contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'qt4', 'python-smartpm-interface-qt4', '', d)}"
+PACKAGES += "${@base_contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'gtk', 'python-smartpm-interface-gtk', '', d)}"
+PACKAGES += "python-smartpm-interface-images"
+PACKAGES += "python-smartpm"
+
+RDEPENDS_smartpm = 'python-smartpm'
+
+RDEPENDS_python-smartpm_append = " virtual/python-smartpm-backend python-codecs python-textutils python-xml"
+RDEPENDS_python-smartpm_append += " python-fcntl python-pickle python-crypt python-compression python-shell"
+RDEPENDS_python-smartpm_append += " python-resource python-netclient python-threading python-unixadmin"
+
+#RDEPENDS_python-smartpm_append += " python-modules"
+
+RDEPENDS_python-smartpm-backend-rpm = 'python-rpm'
+RPROVIDES_python-smartpm-backend-rpm = 'virtual/python-smartpm-backend'
+
+RDEPENDS_python-smartpm-interface-qt4 = 'qt4-x11 python-smartpm-interface-images'
+RDEPENDS_python-smartpm-interface-gtk = 'gtk+ python-smartpm-interface-images'
+
+FILES_smartpm = "${bindir}/smart"
+
+FILES_${PN}-dbg += "${libdir}/python*/site-packages/smart/backends/rpm/.debug"
+
+FILES_python-smartpm-backend-rpm = "${libdir}/python*/site-packages/smart/backends/rpm"
+
+FILES_python-smartpm-interface-qt4 = "${libdir}/python*/site-packages/smart/interfaces/qt4"
+FILES_python-smartpm-interface-gtk = "${libdir}/python*/site-packages/smart/interfaces/gtk"
+FILES_python-smartpm-interface-images = "${datadir}/${baselib}/python*/site-packages/smart/interfaces/images"
+
+BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"
+