def early():
def decorated(fn):<EOL><INDENT>setattr(fn, "<STR_LIT>", True)<EOL>return fn<EOL><DEDENT>return decorated<EOL>
Used by functions in package.py to harden to the return value at build time.

    The term 'early' refers to the fact these package attribute are evaluated
    early, ie at build time and before a package is installed.