--- /dev/null
+diff -Naur trunk.orig/libopkg/pkg_depends.c trunk/libopkg/pkg_depends.c
+--- trunk.orig/libopkg/pkg_depends.c 2013-02-17 16:47:33.000000000 +0100
++++ trunk/libopkg/pkg_depends.c 2013-02-17 16:07:11.000000000 +0100
+@@ -236,6 +236,11 @@
+ /* just mention it politely */
+ opkg_msg(NOTICE, "package %s suggests installing %s\n",
+ pkg->name, satisfier_entry_pkg->name);
++ }
++ else if (compound_depend->type == RECOMMEND) {
++ /* just mention it politely */
++ opkg_msg(NOTICE, "package %s recommend installing %s\n",
++ pkg->name, satisfier_entry_pkg->name);
+ } else {
+ char ** newstuff = NULL;
+