[Buildroot] [PATCHv2][RESEND] python-protobuf: Add support for Python implementation of Google's Protocol Buffers

[Arnout Vandecappelle <arnout@mind.be>]

On 09/20/12 22:34, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
>> >  +PYTHON_PROTOBUF_VERSION = $(PROTOBUF_VERSION)
>> >  +PYTHON_PROTOBUF_SOURCE  = $(PROTOBUF_SOURCE)
>> >  +PYTHON_PROTOBUF_SITE    = $(PROTOBUF_SITE)
> So the source tarball is the same? So what you're doing here in fact is
> having two separate Buildroot packages for the same source tarball,
> something that we generally don't do. But in this case, it seems like
> logical to do it this way.
>
> What do others think about this strategy?
>

  It's a good start, but I still think we need more generic infrastructure
for this use case.  For instance, this will fail if protobuf moves to a
hg version, because then PROTOBUF_SOURCE is empty.

  For the time being, it's OK, however.

  Regards,
  Arnout
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