diff --git a/config/rootfiles/common/python3-editables b/config/rootfiles/common/python3-editables
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b5b36e52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/rootfiles/common/python3-editables
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/editables
+#usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/editables-0.5.dist-info
+#usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/editables-0.5.dist-info/INSTALLER
+#usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/editables-0.5.dist-info/LICENSE.txt
+#usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/editables-0.5.dist-info/METADATA
+#usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/editables-0.5.dist-info/RECORD
+#usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/editables-0.5.dist-info/REQUESTED
+#usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/editables-0.5.dist-info/WHEEL
+#usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/editables-0.5.dist-info/direct_url.json
+#usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/editables/__init__.py
+#usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/editables/py.typed
+#usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/editables/redirector.py
diff --git a/lfs/python3-editables b/lfs/python3-editables
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb5b33d45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lfs/python3-editables
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+###############################################################################
+#                                                                             #
+# IPFire.org - A linux based firewall                                         #
+# Copyright (C) 2007-2024  IPFire Team  <info@ipfire.org>                     #
+#                                                                             #
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify        #
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by        #
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or           #
+# (at your option) any later version.                                         #
+#                                                                             #
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,             #
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of              #
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the               #
+# GNU General Public License for more details.                                #
+#                                                                             #
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License           #
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.       #
+#                                                                             #
+###############################################################################
+
+###############################################################################
+# Definitions
+###############################################################################
+
+include Config
+
+VER        = 0.5
+
+THISAPP    = editables-$(VER)
+DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.gz
+DL_FROM    = $(URL_IPFIRE)
+DIR_APP    = $(DIR_SRC)/$(THISAPP)
+TARGET     = $(DIR_INFO)/$(THISAPP)
+
+###############################################################################
+# Top-level Rules
+###############################################################################
+
+objects = $(DL_FILE)
+
+$(DL_FILE) = $(DL_FROM)/$(DL_FILE)
+
+$(DL_FILE)_BLAKE2 = 0daa314ad6841e8562a96923cd15b367995963efa7cff72fc1ff82232d9a1e07ee2dc30a8cba21195199c976335bfb2ebca720deaeafbd484a865235c97551a1
+
+install : $(TARGET)
+
+check : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_CHK)/%,$(objects))
+
+download :$(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
+
+b2 : $(subst %,%_BLAKE2,$(objects))
+
+###############################################################################
+# Downloading, checking, b2sum
+###############################################################################
+
+$(patsubst %,$(DIR_CHK)/%,$(objects)) :
+	@$(CHECK)
+
+$(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects)) :
+	@$(LOAD)
+
+$(subst %,%_BLAKE2,$(objects)) :
+	@$(B2SUM)
+
+###############################################################################
+# Installation Details
+###############################################################################
+
+$(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
+	@$(PREBUILD)
+	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP) && cd $(DIR_SRC) && tar zxf $(DIR_DL)/$(DL_FILE)
+	cd $(DIR_APP) && python3 -m build \
+				--no-isolation \
+				--wheel
+	cd $(DIR_APP) && pip3 install \
+				--no-build-isolation \
+				--root="/" \
+				--no-deps \
+				--ignore-installed \
+				dist/*.whl
+	# remove temp build files in /root/.cache from rootfile
+	cd $(DIR_APP) && rm -R /root/.cache/
+	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP)
+	@$(POSTBUILD)
diff --git a/make.sh b/make.sh
index d914a76e0..1466574d0 100755
--- a/make.sh
+++ b/make.sh
@@ -1595,6 +1595,7 @@ buildipfire() {
   lfsmake2 python3-terminaltables
   lfsmake2 python3-pkgconfig
   lfsmake2 python3-msgpack
+  lfsmake2 python3-editables
   lfsmake2 python3-hatchling
   lfsmake2 python3-hatch-vcs
   lfsmake2 python3-hatch-fancy-pypi-readme
@@ -1651,9 +1652,6 @@ buildipfire() {
   lfsmake2 dnsdist
   lfsmake2 bird
   lfsmake2 libyang
-  lfsmake2 abseil-cpp
-  lfsmake2 protobuf
-  lfsmake2 protobuf-c
   lfsmake2 frr
   lfsmake2 dmidecode
   lfsmake2 mcelog
