Issue #313: Support for sdist subcommands (Python 2.7)

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branch : distribute
extra : rebase_source : 5461cca20f4c91fec21b69128f76f6e6a0df205c

CHANGES.txt

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ CHANGES
   before testing it.
 * Issue #306: Even if 2to3 is used, we build in-place under Python 2.
 * Issue #307: Prints the full path when .svn/entries is broken.
+* Issue #313: Support for sdist subcommands (Python 2.7)
 
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 0.6.28

setuptools/command/sdist.py

@@ -147,7 +147,17 @@ class sdist(_sdist):
         self.filelist = ei_cmd.filelist
         self.filelist.append(os.path.join(ei_cmd.egg_info,'SOURCES.txt'))
         self.check_readme()
-        self.check_metadata()
+
+        # Run sub commands
+        for cmd_name in self.get_sub_commands():
+            self.run_command(cmd_name)
+
+        # Call check_metadata only if no 'check' command
+        # (distutils <= 2.6)
+        import distutils.command
+        if 'check' not in distutils.command.__all__:
+            self.check_metadata()
+            
         self.make_distribution()
 
         dist_files = getattr(self.distribution,'dist_files',[])