python: Include python/ in distribution and provide a README on how to build & install

Makefile.am

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if ENABLE_CLI
 OPT_DIRS += src
 endif
 
-SUBDIRS = include lib doc man $(OPT_DIRS)
+SUBDIRS = include lib doc man python $(OPT_DIRS)
 
 pkgconfig_DATA = libnl-3.1.pc \
 		 libnl-route-3.1.pc \

configure.in

@@ -51,5 +51,7 @@ AC_CHECK_LIB([pthread], [pthread_mutex_lock], [], AC_MSG_ERROR([libpthread is re
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile doc/Doxyfile doc/Makefile lib/Makefile
 	include/Makefile src/Makefile src/lib/Makefile man/Makefile
 	libnl-3.1.pc libnl-route-3.1.pc libnl-genl-3.1.pc libnl-nf-3.1.pc
+	python/Makefile python/setup.py python/netlink/Makefile
+	python/netlink/route/Makefile
 	include/netlink/version.h])
 AC_OUTPUT

python/.gitignore

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 build
 capi_wrap.c
 capi.py
+setup.py

python/Makefile.am

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# -*- Makefile -*-
+
+SUBDIRS = netlink

python/README

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+***************************************************************************
+
+NOTE: The python wrapper is experimental and may or may not work.
+
+***************************************************************************
+
+For the brave:
+
+  (requires an installed libnl)
+  - $ python ./setup.py build
+  - $ sudo python ./setup.py install

python/netlink/Makefile.am

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# -*- Makefile -*-
+
+SUBDIRS = route
+
+EXTRA_DIST = \
+	capi.i \
+	fixes.h \
+	__init__.py \
+	core.py \
+	util.py

python/netlink/route/Makefile.am

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# -*- Makefile -*-
+
+EXTRA_DIST = \
+	capi.i \
+	__init__.py \
+	address.py \
+	link.py \
+	tc.py \
+	links/__init__.py \
+	links/dummy.py \
+	links/inet.py \
+	links/vlan.py \
+	qdisc/__init__.py \
+	qdisc/htb.py

python/setup.py.in

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from distutils.core import setup, Extension
 
 opts = ['-O', '-nodefaultctor']
-include = ['../include']
+include = ['@top_builddir@/include']
 
 netlink_capi = Extension('netlink/_capi',
                          sources = ['netlink/capi.i'],