[Buildroot] [PATCH v2 2/2] python-jinja2: allow build as host-package

DATACOM - Erico Nunes erico.nunes at datacom.ind.br
Wed Jan 28 14:56:54 UTC 2015


Hi Thomas and Arnout,

On 01/27/2015 07:19 PM, Arnout Vandecappelle wrote:
> On 27/01/15 22:14, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
>> Dear Arnout Vandecappelle,
>>
>> On Tue, 27 Jan 2015 22:07:19 +0100, Arnout Vandecappelle wrote:
>>
>>>> While currently there are no in-tree Buildroot packages which depend on
>>>> host-python-jinja2, I'm currently having to deal with a proprietary
>>>> software build system that requires it.
>>>
>>>  Forgot to mention in my last review: in that case, you should also add a
>>> Config.in.host for it (and update package/Config.in.host).
>>
>> Why ? If it's merely used as a build dependency of another package, I
>> don't see why we should have a menuconfig entry for it. Indeed, having
>> a host-python-ninja2 package with no users in-tree is weird, but I
>> don't think cluttering the "Host utilities" menu with such packages is
>> the appropriate solution here.
> 
>  Hm I guess you're right. So Erico, forget I mentioned it.
> 
>  Regards,
>  Arnout
> 

I'll just add the comment in the .mk file as suggested by Arnout in the
other reply and resubmit then.

Thank you for your replies.

Erico



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