How to add a esp dependency to a user c module the elegant way

[cnadler86]

Hi there,

I am trying to build a user c module over github workflows and I was wondering how to add a dependency to a component from the esp component registry?

I understand idf.py add-dependency "espressif/My_Component^0.0.0" won't work because micropython builds the project itself (correct?), but I am searching for an equivalent way, without altering the idf-manifest in the Micropython tree.

Of course, I can integrate the colponent of the dependency in different ways like checking out the respective github-repo in the esp-idf components folder and handling the dependency over the cmake file of my user module with target_include_directories. I am asking if someone knows a better, more elegant and general way for this?

Thanks in advance =)