diff --git a/meta/packages/bison/bison/fix_cross_manpage_building.patch b/meta/packages/bison/bison/fix_cross_manpage_building.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..850ec06aa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/packages/bison/bison/fix_cross_manpage_building.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+help2man is looking at the generated binary for help output. This does not work for cross compilations. So taking out the local PREPATH (../src) directory from path so that help2 man can find the native version of the bison in the native sysroot directory.
+
+Date: 2010/06/28
+Signed-Off-By: Nitin A Kamble <nitin.a.kamble@intel.com>
+
+Index: bison-2.4.2/doc/Makefile.am
+===================================================================
+--- bison-2.4.2.orig/doc/Makefile.am
++++ bison-2.4.2/doc/Makefile.am
+@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ PREPATH = $(top_builddir)/src
+ 	  (cd $$dir && $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) $$program) || exit;	\
+ 	done
+ 	@echo "Updating man page $@"
+-	PATH="$(PREPATH)$(PATH_SEPARATOR)$$PATH";			     \
++#	PATH="$(PREPATH)$(PATH_SEPARATOR)$$PATH";			     
+ 	export PATH;							     \
+ 	$(HELP2MAN)							     \
+ 	    --include=$*.x						     \
diff --git a/meta/packages/bison/bison-2.3/m4.patch b/meta/packages/bison/bison/m4.patch
similarity index 88%
rename from meta/packages/bison/bison-2.3/m4.patch
rename to meta/packages/bison/bison/m4.patch
index b62fe89d04..9332354b50 100644
--- a/meta/packages/bison/bison-2.3/m4.patch
+++ b/meta/packages/bison/bison/m4.patch
@@ -3,43 +3,10 @@
 # Patch managed by http://www.mn-logistik.de/unsupported/pxa250/patcher
 #
 
+Index: bison-2.4.2/m4/lcmessage.m4
+===================================================================
 --- /dev/null
-+++ bison-1.875/m4/inttypes-pri.m4
-@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
-+# inttypes-pri.m4 serial 1 (gettext-0.11.4)
-+dnl Copyright (C) 1997-2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-+dnl This file is free software, distributed under the terms of the GNU
-+dnl General Public License.  As a special exception to the GNU General
-+dnl Public License, this file may be distributed as part of a program
-+dnl that contains a configuration script generated by Autoconf, under
-+dnl the same distribution terms as the rest of that program.
-+
-+dnl From Bruno Haible.
-+
-+# Define PRI_MACROS_BROKEN if <inttypes.h> exists and defines the PRI*
-+# macros to non-string values.  This is the case on AIX 4.3.3.
-+
-+AC_DEFUN([gt_INTTYPES_PRI],
-+[
-+  AC_REQUIRE([gt_HEADER_INTTYPES_H])
-+  if test $gt_cv_header_inttypes_h = yes; then
-+    AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether the inttypes.h PRIxNN macros are broken],
-+      gt_cv_inttypes_pri_broken,
-+      [
-+        AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <inttypes.h>
-+#ifdef PRId32
-+char *p = PRId32;
-+#endif
-+], [], gt_cv_inttypes_pri_broken=no, gt_cv_inttypes_pri_broken=yes)
-+      ])
-+  fi
-+  if test "$gt_cv_inttypes_pri_broken" = yes; then
-+    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PRI_MACROS_BROKEN, 1,
-+      [Define if <inttypes.h> exists and defines unusable PRI* macros.])
-+  fi
-+])
---- /dev/null
-+++ bison-1.875/m4/lcmessage.m4
++++ bison-2.4.2/m4/lcmessage.m4
 @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
 +# lcmessage.m4 serial 3 (gettext-0.11.3)
 +dnl Copyright (C) 1995-2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -73,8 +40,10 @@
 +      [Define if your <locale.h> file defines LC_MESSAGES.])
 +  fi
 +])
+Index: bison-2.4.2/m4/uintmax_t.m4
+===================================================================
 --- /dev/null
-+++ bison-1.875/m4/uintmax_t.m4
++++ bison-2.4.2/m4/uintmax_t.m4
 @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
 +# uintmax_t.m4 serial 6 (gettext-0.11)
 +dnl Copyright (C) 1997-2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -105,8 +74,10 @@
 +   if <inttypes.h> and <stdint.h> don't define.])
 +  fi
 +])
+Index: bison-2.4.2/m4/glibc21.m4
+===================================================================
 --- /dev/null
-+++ bison-1.875/m4/glibc21.m4
++++ bison-2.4.2/m4/glibc21.m4
 @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
 +# glibc21.m4 serial 2 (fileutils-4.1.3, gettext-0.10.40)
 +dnl Copyright (C) 2000-2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -140,8 +111,10 @@
 +    GLIBC21="$ac_cv_gnu_library_2_1"
 +  ]
 +)
+Index: bison-2.4.2/m4/stdint_h.m4
+===================================================================
 --- /dev/null
-+++ bison-1.875/m4/stdint_h.m4
++++ bison-2.4.2/m4/stdint_h.m4
 @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
 +# stdint_h.m4 serial 2 (gettext-0.11.4)
 +dnl Copyright (C) 1997-2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -171,8 +144,10 @@
 +   and declares uintmax_t. ])
 +  fi
 +])
+Index: bison-2.4.2/m4/inttypes_h.m4
+===================================================================
 --- /dev/null
-+++ bison-1.875/m4/inttypes_h.m4
++++ bison-2.4.2/m4/inttypes_h.m4
 @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
 +# inttypes_h.m4 serial 4 (gettext-0.11.4)
 +dnl Copyright (C) 1997-2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -202,8 +177,10 @@
 +   and declares uintmax_t. ])
 +  fi
 +])
+Index: bison-2.4.2/m4/ulonglong.m4
+===================================================================
 --- /dev/null
-+++ bison-1.875/m4/ulonglong.m4
++++ bison-2.4.2/m4/ulonglong.m4
 @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
 +# ulonglong.m4 serial 2 (fileutils-4.0.32, gettext-0.10.40)
 +dnl Copyright (C) 1999-2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -228,8 +205,10 @@
 +      [Define if you have the unsigned long long type.])
 +  fi
 +])
+Index: bison-2.4.2/m4/codeset.m4
+===================================================================
 --- /dev/null
-+++ bison-1.875/m4/codeset.m4
++++ bison-2.4.2/m4/codeset.m4
 @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
 +# codeset.m4 serial AM1 (gettext-0.10.40)
 +dnl Copyright (C) 2000-2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -254,8 +233,10 @@
 +      [Define if you have <langinfo.h> and nl_langinfo(CODESET).])
 +  fi
 +])
+Index: bison-2.4.2/m4/intdiv0.m4
+===================================================================
 --- /dev/null
-+++ bison-1.875/m4/intdiv0.m4
++++ bison-2.4.2/m4/intdiv0.m4
 @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
 +# intdiv0.m4 serial 1 (gettext-0.11.3)
 +dnl Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -329,8 +310,10 @@
 +  AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(INTDIV0_RAISES_SIGFPE, $value,
 +    [Define if integer division by zero raises signal SIGFPE.])
 +])
+Index: bison-2.4.2/m4/glib.m4
+===================================================================
 --- /dev/null
-+++ bison-1.875/m4/glib.m4
++++ bison-2.4.2/m4/glib.m4
 @@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
 +# Configure paths for GLIB
 +# Owen Taylor     97-11-3
@@ -528,38 +511,10 @@
 +  AC_SUBST(GLIB_LIBS)
 +  rm -f conf.glibtest
 +])
+Index: bison-2.4.2/m4/isc-posix.m4
+===================================================================
 --- /dev/null
-+++ bison-1.875/m4/inttypes.m4
-@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
-+# inttypes.m4 serial 1 (gettext-0.11.4)
-+dnl Copyright (C) 1997-2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-+dnl This file is free software, distributed under the terms of the GNU
-+dnl General Public License.  As a special exception to the GNU General
-+dnl Public License, this file may be distributed as part of a program
-+dnl that contains a configuration script generated by Autoconf, under
-+dnl the same distribution terms as the rest of that program.
-+
-+dnl From Paul Eggert.
-+
-+# Define HAVE_INTTYPES_H if <inttypes.h> exists and doesn't clash with
-+# <sys/types.h>.
-+
-+AC_DEFUN([gt_HEADER_INTTYPES_H],
-+[
-+  AC_CACHE_CHECK([for inttypes.h], gt_cv_header_inttypes_h,
-+  [
-+    AC_TRY_COMPILE(
-+      [#include <sys/types.h>
-+#include <inttypes.h>],
-+      [], gt_cv_header_inttypes_h=yes, gt_cv_header_inttypes_h=no)
-+  ])
-+  if test $gt_cv_header_inttypes_h = yes; then
-+    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_INTTYPES_H, 1,
-+      [Define if <inttypes.h> exists and doesn't clash with <sys/types.h>.])
-+  fi
-+])
---- /dev/null
-+++ bison-1.875/m4/isc-posix.m4
++++ bison-2.4.2/m4/isc-posix.m4
 @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
 +# isc-posix.m4 serial 2 (gettext-0.11.2)
 +dnl Copyright (C) 1995-2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
diff --git a/meta/packages/bison/bison_2.3.bb b/meta/packages/bison/bison_2.3.bb
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f351f81c3..0000000000
--- a/meta/packages/bison/bison_2.3.bb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-DESCRIPTION = "GNU Project parser generator (yacc replacement)."
-HOMEPAGE = "http://www.gnu.org/software/bison/"
-LICENSE = "GPL"
-SECTION = "devel"
-PRIORITY = "optional"
-DEPENDS = "gettext"
-
-SRC_URI = "${GNU_MIRROR}/bison/bison-${PV}.tar.gz \
-	   file://m4.patch;patch=1"
-
-PR = "r3"
-
-inherit autotools
-
-BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"
diff --git a/meta/packages/bison/bison_2.4.2.bb b/meta/packages/bison/bison_2.4.2.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d053cf5e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/packages/bison/bison_2.4.2.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "GNU Project parser generator (yacc replacement)."
+HOMEPAGE = "http://www.gnu.org/software/bison/"
+LICENSE = "GPL"
+SECTION = "devel"
+PRIORITY = "optional"
+DEPENDS = "gettext bison-native"
+
+PR = "r0"
+
+BASE_SRC_URI = "${GNU_MIRROR}/bison/bison-${PV}.tar.gz \
+	   file://m4.patch;patch=1"
+
+SRC_URI = "${BASE_SRC_URI} \
+        file://fix_cross_manpage_building.patch "
+
+DEPENDS_virtclass-native = "gettext-native"
+SRC_URI_virtclass-native = "${BASE_SRC_URI}"
+
+inherit autotools
+acpaths = "-I ${S}/m4"
+
+BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"