[oe] calling python functions or mixing shell and python code

[Holger Freyther]

Am 17.09.2007 um 20:55 schrieb Detlef Vollmann:

> Hello,
>
> how can I mix shell and python code in the same task?
>
> To be more concrete, here is what I tried:
> python do_fetch_more () {
>     import bb
>
>     bb.data.setVar('SRC_URI', '${SRC_URI_BASEPACKS}', d)
>     base_do_fetch
> }
> addtask fetch_more before do_unpack after do_fetch
>
> But this doesn't work.
>
> Another approach was:
> do_fetch_base () {
>     export SRC_URI=${SRC_URI_BASEPACKS}
>     base_do_fetch
> }
>
> But of course this also doesn't work...
>
> Any help appreciated,

Hi,
as no one else answered I will try to do that. The common practice is  
to add an intermediate python function that is calling the two other  
functions.

Using bb.build.exec_func and bb.build.exec_task you can call the  
functions/tasks you want.

I hope this helps.

	z.