new file mode 100644
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+From 737b87cc374dc0e66fb7dd218848e1a3a0359a6a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Gyorgy Sarvari <skandigraun@gmail.com>
+Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 14:58:27 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] add back setuptools support
+
+Starting 4.2.21 the project started to use setuptools build_mets
+build backend, however it requires a much newer setuptools3 package than
+the one provided by oe-core in the Kirkstone branch, and it fails to
+install any files.
+
+This patch reverts partially the commit [1] that added support for
+build_meta backend, and adds back the setuptools support.
+
+[1]: https://github.com/django/django/commit/afe52d89c4f42870622a4bb161ab5f4d4913aac5
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [OE-specific, too old Setuptools recipe]
+
+Signed-off-by: Gyorgy Sarvari <skandigraun@gmail.com>
+---
+ extras/Makefile | 9 +++++++
+ setup.cfg | 71 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
+ setup.py | 54 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+ 3 files changed, 132 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+ create mode 100644 extras/Makefile
+ create mode 100644 setup.py
+
+diff --git a/extras/Makefile b/extras/Makefile
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..66efd0d
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/extras/Makefile
+@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
++all: sdist bdist_wheel
++
++sdist:
++ python setup.py sdist
++
++bdist_wheel:
++ python setup.py bdist_wheel
++
++.PHONY : sdist bdist_wheel
+diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
+index 8bfd5a1..8b0d399 100644
+--- a/setup.cfg
++++ b/setup.cfg
+@@ -1,4 +1,71 @@
+-[egg_info]
++[metadata]
++name = Django
++version = attr: django.__version__
++url = https://www.djangoproject.com/
++author = Django Software Foundation
++author_email = foundation@djangoproject.com
++description = A high-level Python web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design.
++long_description = file: README.rst
++license = BSD-3-Clause
++classifiers =
++ Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
++ Environment :: Web Environment
++ Framework :: Django
++ Intended Audience :: Developers
++ License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License
++ Operating System :: OS Independent
++ Programming Language :: Python
++ Programming Language :: Python :: 3
++ Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
++ Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
++ Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
++ Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
++ Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
++ Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
++ Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP
++ Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: Dynamic Content
++ Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: WSGI
++ Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Application Frameworks
++ Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules
++project_urls =
++ Documentation = https://docs.djangoproject.com/
++ Release notes = https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/releases/
++ Funding = https://www.djangoproject.com/fundraising/
++ Source = https://github.com/django/django
++ Tracker = https://code.djangoproject.com/
++
++[options]
++python_requires = >=3.8
++packages = find:
++include_package_data = true
++zip_safe = false
++install_requires =
++ asgiref >= 3.6.0, < 4
++ backports.zoneinfo; python_version<"3.9"
++ sqlparse >= 0.3.1
++ tzdata; sys_platform == 'win32'
++
++[options.entry_points]
++console_scripts =
++ django-admin = django.core.management:execute_from_command_line
++
++[options.extras_require]
++argon2 = argon2-cffi >= 19.1.0
++bcrypt = bcrypt
++
++[flake8]
++exclude = build,.git,.tox,./tests/.env
++extend-ignore = E203
++max-line-length = 88
++per-file-ignores =
++ django/core/cache/backends/filebased.py:W601
++ django/core/cache/backends/base.py:W601
++ django/core/cache/backends/redis.py:W601
++ tests/cache/tests.py:W601
++
++[isort]
++profile = black
++default_section = THIRDPARTY
++known_first_party = django[egg_info]
+ tag_build =
+ tag_date = 0
+-
+diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..f0e82b7
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/setup.py
+@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
++import os
++import site
++import sys
++from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib
++
++from setuptools import setup
++
++# Allow editable install into user site directory.
++# See https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/7953.
++site.ENABLE_USER_SITE = "--user" in sys.argv[1:]
++
++# Warn if we are installing over top of an existing installation. This can
++# cause issues where files that were deleted from a more recent Django are
++# still present in site-packages. See #18115.
++overlay_warning = False
++if "install" in sys.argv:
++ lib_paths = [get_python_lib()]
++ if lib_paths[0].startswith("/usr/lib/"):
++ # We have to try also with an explicit prefix of /usr/local in order to
++ # catch Debian's custom user site-packages directory.
++ lib_paths.append(get_python_lib(prefix="/usr/local"))
++ for lib_path in lib_paths:
++ existing_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(lib_path, "django"))
++ if os.path.exists(existing_path):
++ # We note the need for the warning here, but present it after the
++ # command is run, so it's more likely to be seen.
++ overlay_warning = True
++ break
++
++
++setup()
++
++
++if overlay_warning:
++ sys.stderr.write(
++ """
++
++========
++WARNING!
++========
++
++You have just installed Django over top of an existing
++installation, without removing it first. Because of this,
++your install may now include extraneous files from a
++previous version that have since been removed from
++Django. This is known to cause a variety of problems. You
++should manually remove the
++
++%(existing_path)s
++
++directory and re-install Django.
++
++"""
++ % {"existing_path": existing_path}
++ )
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
require python-django.inc
-#From 4.2.22 onwards setuptools configuration migrated to pyproject.toml
-inherit pypi python_setuptools_build_meta
+inherit pypi setuptools3
+
+SRC_URI += "file://0001-add-back-setuptools-support.patch"
SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "b865fbe0f4a3d1ee36594c5efa42b20db3c8bbb10dff0736face1c6e4bda5b92"
RDEPENDS:${PN} += "\
The upstream project has switched to build_meta build backend with version 4.2.21, and when the recipe was update to 4.2.26, the build backend was changed in the layer also. Even though the recipe compilation didn't fail, it didn't install the required files (it pretty much produced empty folders), because the build backend required a much newer setuptools version than the one provided by oe-core, it errored out silently. This problem may be hidden by other layers that ship a newer version of setuptools, like the kirkstone-rust branch in meta-lts-mixins layer. To be able to install the recipe (without adding extra layers), this patch partially reverts the build backend change from upstream, and adds back setuptools build support. Ptest summary after this patch: Ran 16377 tests in 353.124s OK (skipped=1287, expected failures=5) Signed-off-by: Gyorgy Sarvari <skandigraun@gmail.com> --- .../0001-add-back-setuptools-support.patch | 179 ++++++++++++++++++ .../python/python3-django_4.2.27.bb | 5 +- 2 files changed, 182 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) create mode 100644 meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-django-4.2.27/0001-add-back-setuptools-support.patch