[Buildroot] [PATCH v2 1/2] dependencies: build a host python2 if no suitable one can be found

[Arnout Vandecappelle <arnout@mind.be>]

On 05/13/12 12:43, Samuel Martin wrote:
> diff --git a/support/dependencies/check-host-python2.mk b/support/dependencies/check-host-python2.mk
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..79197cb
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/support/dependencies/check-host-python2.mk
> @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
> +PYTHON2 := $(call suitable-host-package,python2)
> +NEED_PYTHON2 :=

  This can be removed, empty is the default.

> +
> +ifeq (,$(PYTHON2))
> +  NEED_PYTHON2 = host-python
> +  PYTHON2 = $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/python
> +endif

  Does this work?  I thought it wasn't allowed to mix := and = assignments.

> diff --git a/support/dependencies/check-host-python2.sh b/support/dependencies/check-host-python2.sh
> new file mode 100755
> index 0000000..6adb328
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/support/dependencies/check-host-python2.sh
> @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
> +#!/bin/sh
> +
> +candidates="python python2"
> +
> +for candidate in ${candidates} ; do
> +  which ${candidate}&>/dev/null || continue
> +  # restrict version of python2 to 2.6 or 2.7
> +  if ${candidate} --version 2>&1 | grep -qE 'Python 2\.[6-7]*' ; then

  The * is a mistake, I think.  This way, 2.5 also matches (zero repetitions).
The -E is also a redundant since you're not using extended regexp.


  Regards,
  Arnout


> +    # found a valid candidate, so quit now
> +    echo $(which ${candidate})
> +    exit
> +  fi
> +done

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