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+################################################################################
+#
+# python-m2crypto
+#
+################################################################################
+
+PYTHON_M2CRYPTO_VERSION = 0.21.1
+PYTHON_M2CRYPTO_SITE = http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/M/M2Crypto
+PYTHON_M2CRYPTO_SOURCE = M2Crypto-$(PYTHON_M2CRYPTO_VERSION).tar.gz
+PYTHON_M2CRYPTO_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
+HOST_PYTHON_M2CRYPTO_DEPENDENCIES = host-openssl host-swig
+
+# We need to use python2 because m2crypto is not python3 compliant.
+HOST_PYTHON_M2CRYPTO_NEEDS_HOST_PYTHON = python2
+
+# * We need to override the build commands to be able to use build_ext,
+# which accepts the --openssl option.
+# * Use python2 interpreter to avoid trying building some python3 objects.
+define HOST_PYTHON_M2CRYPTO_BUILD_CMDS
+ (cd $(@D); \
+ $(HOST_PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_ENV) \
+ $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/python2 setup.py build_ext \
+ --openssl=$(HOST_DIR)/usr)
+endef
+
+$(eval $(host-python-package))