diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/include/private/distro_commands.inc b/meta/conf/distro/include/private/distro_commands.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..943a58b64f
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+++ b/meta/conf/distro/include/private/distro_commands.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+RECIPE_STATUS_pn-at = "green"
+DEPENDENCY_CHECK_pn-at = "not done" 
+RECIPE_LATEST_VERSION_pn-at = "3.1.12"
+RECIPE_INTEL_SECTION_pn-at = "base"
+RECIPE_NO_OF_PATCHES_pn-at = "3"
+RECIPE_TIME_BETWEEN_LAST_TWO_RELEASES_pn-at = "13 months"
+RECIPE_LATEST_RELEASE_DATE_pn-at = "11/2009"
+
+RECIPE_STATUS_pn-cpio = "red"
+DEPENDENCY_CHECK_pn-cpio = "not done"
+RECIPE_LATEST_VERSION_pn-cpio = "2.11"
+RECIPE_INTEL_SECTION_pn-cpio = "base"
+RECIPE_NO_OF_PATCHES_pn-cpio = "0"
+RECIPE_TIME_BETWEEN_LAST_TWO_RELEASES_pn-cpio = "9 months"
+RECIPE_LATEST_RELEASE_DATE_pn-cpio = "03/2010"
+
+RECIPE_STATUS_pn-cronie = "red"
+DEPENDENCY_CHECK_pn-cronie = "not done"
+RECIPE_LATEST_VERSION_pn-cronie = "1.4.4"
+RECIPE_INTEL_SECTION_pn-cronie = "base"
+RECIPE_NO_OF_PATCHES_pn-cronie = "0"
+RECIPE_TIME_BETWEEN_LAST_TWO_RELEASES_pn-cronie = "3 months"
+RECIPE_LATEST_RELEASE_DATE_pn-cronie = "02/2010"
+
+RECIPE_STATUS_pn-crontabs = "red" 
+DEPENDENCY_CHECK_pn-crontabs = "not done"
+RECIPE_LATEST_VERSION_pn-crontabs = "n/a"
+RECIPE_INTEL_SECTION_pn-crontabs = "base"
+RECIPE_NO_OF_PATCHES_pn-crontabs = "0"
+RECIPE_TIME_BETWEEN_LAST_TWO_RELEASES_pn-crontabs = "n/a"
+RECIPE_LATEST_RELEASE_DATE_pn-crontabs = "n/a"
+
+RECIPE_STATUS_pn-grep = "red" 
+DEPENDENCY_CHECK_pn-grep = "not done"
+RECIPE_LATEST_VERSION_pn-grep = "2.6.3"
+RECIPE_INTEL_SECTION_pn-grep = "base"
+RECIPE_NO_OF_PATCHES_pn-grep = "0"
+RECIPE_TIME_BETWEEN_LAST_TWO_RELEASES_pn-grep = "1 month"
+RECIPE_LATEST_RELEASE_DATE_pn-grep = "04/2010"
+
+RECIPE_STATUS_pn-mailx = "red" 
+DEPENDENCY_CHECK_pn-mailx = "not done"
+RECIPE_LATEST_VERSION_pn-mailx = "8.1.2"
+RECIPE_INTEL_SECTION_pn-mailx = "base"
+RECIPE_NO_OF_PATCHES_pn-mailx = "0"
+RECIPE_TIME_BETWEEN_LAST_TWO_RELEASES_pn-mailx = "n/a"
+RECIPE_LATEST_RELEASE_DATE_pn-mailx = "n/a"
+
+RECIPE_STATUS_pn-openssh = "red" 
+DEPENDENCY_CHECK_pn-openssh = "not done"
+RECIPE_LATEST_VERSION_pn-openssh = "5.5p1"
+RECIPE_INTEL_SECTION_pn-openssh = "base"
+RECIPE_NO_OF_PATCHES_pn-openssh = "0"
+RECIPE_TIME_BETWEEN_LAST_TWO_RELEASES_pn-openssh = "1 month"
+RECIPE_LATEST_RELEASE_DATE_pn-openssh = "04/2010"
+
+RECIPE_STATUS_pn-tar = "green" 
+DEPENDENCY_CHECK_pn-tar = "not done"
+RECIPE_LATEST_VERSION_pn-tar = "1.23"
+RECIPE_INTEL_SECTION_pn-tar = "base"
+RECIPE_NO_OF_PATCHES_pn-tar = "2"
+RECIPE_TIME_BETWEEN_LAST_TWO_RELEASES_pn-tar = "12 months"
+RECIPE_LATEST_RELEASE_DATE_pn-tar = "03/2010"