[Buildroot] [PATCH 2/2] python-falcon: new package

[Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@bootlin.com>]

Hello Joseph,

On Tue, 28 Aug 2018 09:34:56 -0700, Joseph Kogut wrote:

> I know python-falcon supports compiling itself using Cython, would it
> be helpful to do something like:
> 
> ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_PYTHON_CYTHON),y)
> PYTHON_FALCON_DEPENDENCIES += host-cython
> endif

I am not very familiar with Cython. How does that work, what does that
do ? Is it sufficient for Cython to be installed in $(HOST_DIR) to
allow python-falcon to detect it and use it ?

> So that if host-cython is selected, python-falcon will utilize it during setup?
> 
> It might also be helpful to mention in the help text that the package
> will optionally compile with Cython for enhanced performance, though
> I'm not sure if that's the Buildroot way of doing things, maybe
> someone else can chime in.

Yes, if there are some optional dependencies, we can mention them in
the package Config.in help text.

Could you provide a follow-up adding this Cython support in
python-falcon ?

Thanks!

Thomas
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