Apache Thrift is a software framework for scalable cross-language
services development. It combines a software stack with a code
generation engine to build services that work efficiently and
seamlessly among C++, Java, Python, PHP, Ruby, Erlang, Perl, Haskell,
C#, Cocoa, Smalltalk, and OCaml.

Other languages are not included because either they are not included
in a standard installation of Slackware, or because the standard way
of installing Thrift for that language is not via system packages;
for example:
 - Perl: install from CPAN
 - PHP: bundle the Thrift source in your application
 - Ruby: install with 'gem'
You will still need the Thrift compiler from this package.

There are usage examples for more langauges at
http://wiki.apache.org/thrift/ThriftUsage

libevent is an optional dependency; if it is installed, a C++
non-blocking server library will be built.

Warning: This SlackBuild requires network access when it runs, meaning
it downloads files from the Internet with root access. You should
decide for yourself whether or not you think this is a good idea.