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+#
+# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+inherit setuptools3-base python3targetconfig python_pep517 meson-common
+
+DEPENDS += "python3-wheel-native python3-meson-python-native"
+
+PEP517_BUILD_OPTS = '--config-setting=setup-args="${MESONOPTS} ${MESON_SOURCEPATH} ${B} ${MESON_CROSS_FILE} ${EXTRA_OEMESON}"'
+
+export MESONPY_BUILD = "${B}"
+
+# Python pyx -> c -> so build leaves absolute build paths in the code
+INSANE_SKIP:${PN} += "buildpaths"
+INSANE_SKIP:${PN}-src += "buildpaths"