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+DIST dbus-python-1.2.18.tar.gz 578204 BLAKE2B 932a06f4b0145f7a47cf1ab6ea33c14eb4e36570ef548e7557d4aa5b780e49f2d284cdb51f0ec2d8a1cb286097fb9eabb2193d7cbeb387eaf43cbe209b7f11fa SHA512 72f422c59637392bd78b741b66dff2afadcc706452c3e82fdc14b1dc052a0c5cb8a85e2758d18c5cbdc08004419a0b3c16b67b99688d96307084403e72585900
diff --git a/dev-python/dbus-python/dbus-python-1.2.18.ebuild b/dev-python/dbus-python/dbus-python-1.2.18.ebuild
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+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=6
+
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3+ pypy3 )
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+)"
+
+inherit autotools python-r1
+
+DESCRIPTION="Python bindings for the D-Bus messagebus"
+HOMEPAGE="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/DBusBindings https://dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/dbus-python/"
+SRC_URI="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/b1/5c/ccfc167485806c1936f7d3ba97db6c448d0089c5746ba105b6eb22dba60e/dbus-python-1.2.18.tar.gz -> dbus-python-1.2.18.tar.gz"
+
+LICENSE="MIT"
+SLOT="0"
+KEYWORDS="*"
+IUSE="doc examples test"
+REQUIRED_USE="${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}"
+RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
+
+RDEPEND="
+	>=sys-apps/dbus-1.8:=
+	>=dev-libs/glib-2.40
+	${PYTHON_DEPS}"
+DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
+	virtual/pkgconfig
+	doc? ( $(python_gen_any_dep 'dev-python/sphinx[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]') )
+	test? ( dev-python/pygobject:3[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+		dev-python/tappy[${PYTHON_USEDEP}] )"
+
+python_check_deps() {
+	has_version "dev-python/sphinx[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
+}
+
+src_prepare() {
+	default
+	# Update py-compile, bug 529502.
+	eautoreconf
+	python_copy_sources
+}
+
+src_configure() {
+	use doc && python_setup
+	local SPHINX_IMPL=${EPYTHON}
+
+	configuring() {
+		local myconf=(
+			--disable-documentation
+		)
+		[[ ${EPYTHON} == ${SPHINX_IMPL} ]] &&
+			myconf+=( --enable-documentation )
+
+		econf "${myconf[@]}"
+	}
+	python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir configuring
+}
+
+src_compile() {
+	python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir default
+}
+
+src_test() {
+	unset DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
+	python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir default
+}
+
+src_install() {
+	python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir default
+	find "${D}" -name "*.la" -delete || die
+
+	use examples && dodoc -r examples
+}
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