[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/1] python-colorama: new package

[Arnout Vandecappelle]

On 04-08-15 19:43, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> On Tue, 04 Aug 2015 11:23:06 -0300, DATACOM - Farina wrote:
> 
>> Our boards has PowerPC/ARM/MIPS running Linux. And also has ARM 
>> microcontrollers.
>>
>> So, when we build the main firmware (Linux + rootfs) with Buildroot, we 
>> also build the microcontroller firmware that goes inside the rootfs 
>> (using a secondary toolchain).
>>
>> With this way, we have just one build-system (Buildroot), with 
>> everything we need integrated on it.
>>
>> My apologies if it is not the Buildroot idea, but this kind of 
>> integration is facilitating our work.
> 
> Interesting use of Buildroot, definitely! I think it makes a lot of
> sense to use Buildroot this way, so I understand better what you did.
> I'm still a bit reluctant to add host packages in Buildroot without
> users, but at least there is a very useful and interesting use case
> behind it, so I might be tempted to apply your patch with the host
> package included.
> 
> I'm obviously interested by the opinion of other Buildroot developers.

 I'm not so inclined to include this non-buildable package. I think it's
possible to have a package/python-colorama/python-colorama.mk in BR2_EXTERNAL
that includes the $(host-python-package).

 Regards,
 Arnout


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