[Mingw-cross-env-list] Python as a build dependency in MXE

[Rick van Rein]

Hi,

I'm trying to add my quick `n' easy DER library to MXE,
https://github.com/vanrein/quick-der

It works with precompiled template files that can be included with
things like
#include <quick-der/rfc5280.h>

To precompile these templates while building Quick DER, we use an ASN.1
compiler dependent on
 - the Python language
 - the python-parsing package


Questions:

1. The MXE tree consistently deconfigures Python -- is there a
structural reason for that?  [other than a plethora of dependencies of
course]

2. Can I expect Python to run on the build env, or should I build (and
perhaps even install) it?

3. Is there a way to download python-parsing as a secondary package to
the primary source, and use it locally?


Oh... I almost forgot... we're really happy with the robust building
framework of MXE!  We use it to port our TLS Pool to Windows,
http://tlspool.arpa2.net
https://github.com/arpa2/tlspool


Thanks,
 -Rick