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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# version of your package
+VERSION_pyzmq=${VERSION_pyzmq:-14.7.0}
+
+# dependencies of this recipe
+DEPS_pyzmq=(python setuptools)
+
+# url of the package
+URL_pyzmq=https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/p/pyzmq/pyzmq-$VERSION_pyzmq.tar.gz
+
+# md5 of the package
+MD5_pyzmq=87e3abb33af5794db5ae85c667bbf324
+
+# default build path
+BUILD_pyzmq=$BUILD_PATH/pyzmq/$(get_directory $URL_pyzmq)
+
+# default recipe path
+RECIPE_pyzmq=$RECIPES_PATH/pyzmq
+
+# function called for preparing source code if needed
+# (you can apply patch etc here.)
+function prebuild_pyzmq() {
+	true
+}
+
+# function called to build the source code
+function build_pyzmq() {
+	cd $BUILD_bidi
+	push_arm
+	export LDSHARED="$LIBLINK"
+
+	try find . -iname '*.pyx' -exec $CYTHON {} \;
+	try $HOSTPYTHON setup.py build_ext -v
+
+	export PYTHONPATH=$BUILD_hostpython/Lib/site-packages
+	try $BUILD_hostpython/hostpython setup.py install -O2 --root=$BUILD_PATH/python-install --install-lib=lib/python2.7/site-packages
+
+	unset LDSHARED
+	pop_arm
+}
+
+# function called after all the compile have been done
+function postbuild_pyzmq() {
+	true
+}