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+config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_POSIX_IPC
+ bool "python-posix-ipc"
+ depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON
+ depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+ help
+ The Python extension module posix_ipc gives access to POSIX
+ inter-process semaphores, shared memory and message queues
+ on systems that support the POSIX Realtime Extensions
+ a.k.a. POSIX 1003.1b-1993.
+
+ http://semanchuk.com/philip/posix_ipc/
+
+comment "python-posix-ipc needs a toolchain w/ threads"
+ depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS