Stab at building through zpkgutils. I don't really know what I'm doing,

though, so it doesn't work yet.

releases/Zope2.cfg

+# zpkg config file
+#
+build-application     yes
+collect-dependencies  yes
+resource-map          Zope2.map
+default-collection    Zope2

releases/Zope2.map

+# These packages are the Zope 3 components.
+#
+docutils       ../lib/python/docutils
+pytz           ../lib/python/pytz
+zodbcode       ../lib/python/zodbcode
+zope           ../lib/python/zope
+
+# Child packages of Zope are handled separately when constructing Zope
+# distributions; this tells where to find all of them.
+zope.*         ../lib/python/zope/
+
+# These packages are copied from the ZConfig, zdaemon, and ZODB projects:
+#
+BTrees          ../lib/python/BTrees
+persistent      ../lib/python/persistent
+transaction     ../lib/python/transaction
+ThreadedAsync   ../lib/python/ThreadedAsync
+ZEO             ../lib/python/ZEO
+ZODB            ../lib/python/ZODB
+
+RestrictedPython ../lib/python/RestrictedPython
+ZConfig          ../lib/python/ZConfig
+zdaemon          ../lib/python/zdaemon
+
+AccessControl   ../lib/python/AccessControl
+Acquisition     ../lib/python/Acquisition
+App             ../lib/python/App
+ComputedAttribute../lib/python/ComputedAttribute
+DateTime        ../lib/python/DateTime
+DocumentTemplate../lib/python/DocumentTemplate
+ExtensionClass  ../lib/python/ExtensionClass
+Globals         ../lib/python/Globals
+HelpSys         ../lib/python/HelpSys
+ImageFile       ../lib/python/ImageFile
+Interface       ../lib/python/Interface
+Lifetime        ../lib/python/Lifetime
+MethodObject    ../lib/python/MethodObject
+Missing         ../lib/python/Missing
+MultiMapping    ../lib/python/MultiMapping
+OFS             ../lib/python/OFS
+Persistence     ../lib/python/Persistence
+Products        ../lib/python/Products
+Record          ../lib/python/Record
+Shared          ../lib/python/Shared
+Signals         ../lib/python/Signals
+StructuredText  ../lib/python/StructuredText
+TAL             ../lib/python/TAL
+Testing         ../lib/python/Testing
+ThreadLock      ../lib/python/ThreadLock
+TreeDisplay     ../lib/python/TreeDisplay
+ZClasses        ../lib/python/ZClasses
+ZPublisher      ../lib/python/ZPublisher
+ZServer         ../lib/python/ZServer
+ZTUtils         ../lib/python/ZTUtils         
+Zope            ../lib/python/Zope
+Zope2           ../lib/python/Zope2
+ZopeUndo        ../lib/python/ZopeUndo
+docutils        ../lib/python/docutils
+initgroups      ../lib/python/initgroups
+nt_svcutils     ../lib/python/nt_svcutils
+reStructuredText../lib/python/reStructuredText
+tempstorage     ../lib/python/tempstorage
+webdav          ../lib/python/webdav
+zExceptions     ../lib/python/zExceptions
+zLOG            ../lib/python/zLOG
+
+# These packages are the release collections based on the Zope 2
+# project; they define what goes into the Zope 2 and related
+# releases.
+#
+Zope2-src      ../releases/Zope2

releases/Zope2/DEPENDENCIES.cfg

+# Things listed here represent features we want to include in the
+# distribution.
+#
+# We'll start with a micro distribution, and add the commented out
+# things once we're confident the core is working.
+
+AccessControl
+Acquisition
+App
+ComputedAttribute
+DateTime
+DocumentTemplate
+ExtensionClass
+Globals
+HelpSys
+ImageFile
+Interface
+Lifetime
+MethodObject
+Missing
+MultiMapping
+OFS
+Persistence
+Products
+Record
+RestrictedPython
+Shared
+Signals
+StructuredText
+TAL
+Testing
+ThreadLock
+TreeDisplay
+ZClasses
+ZPublisher
+ZServer
+ZTUtils         
+Zope
+Zope2
+ZopeUndo
+docutils
+initgroups
+nt_svcutils
+reStructuredText
+tempstorage
+webdav
+zExceptions
+zLOG
+
+zope.app
+
+# zope.app depends for us on:
+# - ZODB
+# - persistent
+# - transaction
+# - zdaemon
+# - zodbcode
+# - ZConfig (indirectly)
+# - ThreadedAsync (indirectly)
+# - ZConfig (indirectly)
+# - zdaemon (indirectly)
+# - pytz (indirectly)

releases/Zope2/PACKAGE.cfg

+<load>
+  bin/mkzopeinstance.py svn://svn.zope.org/repos/main/Zope/tags/*/utilities/mkzopeinstance.py
+  bin/mkzeoinstance.py  svn://svn.zope.org/repos/main/Zope/tags/*/utilities/mkzeoinstance.py
+  doc                   svn://svn.zope.org/repos/main/Zope/tags/*/doc/
+  skel                  svn://svn.zope.org/repos/main/Zope/tags/*/skel/
+</load>
+
+<distribution>
+  LICENSES.txt
+  README.txt
+  ZopePublicLicense.txt
+  test.py
+</distribution>

releases/Zope2/PUBLICATION.cfg

+Metadata-Version: 1.1
+Name: Zope
+Summary: Zope 3 Application Server
+Home-page: http://dev.zope.org/Zope3/
+Author: Zope Corporation and Contributors
+Author-email: zope3-dev@zope.org
+License: ZPL 2.1
+Description:
+        Zope is a web application server.
+Platform: Unix
+Platform: Windows
+Classifier: Environment :: Web Environment
+Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: Zope Public License
+Classifier: Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows
+Classifier: Operating System :: Unix
+Classifier: Programming Language :: C
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python
+Classifier: Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP
+Classifier: Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: Dynamic Content
+Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules

releases/Zope2/README.txt

+======
+Zope 3
+======
+
+Welcome to the Zope 3 distribution!
+
+Zope 3 is the next major Zope release and has been written from
+scratch based on the latest software design patterns and the
+experiences of Zope 2.
+
+
+Requirements
+------------
+
+Zope 3 requires that Python 2.4.1 or newer be installed.
+
+Building the Zope 3 software requires a C compiler supported by the distutils.
+
+
+Building and installing the software
+------------------------------------
+
+Unix
+~~~~
+
+Zope 3 is built using the conventional `configure`/`make` pattern on Unix and
+Linux.  There are only a couple of options to the configure script, but you
+shouldn't need either of them in the common case.  The `configure` script will
+attempt to locate the available Python installations and pick the best one for
+use with Zope::
+
+  $ ./configure
+
+  Configuring Zope 3 installation
+
+  Testing for an acceptable Python interpreter...
+
+  Python version 2.3.5 found at /usr/local/bin/python
+  Python version 2.4.1 found at /usr/local/bin/python2.4
+
+  The optimum Python version (2.4.1) was found at /usr/local/bin/python2.4.
+
+If you want to specify which Python should be used with Zope, use the
+`--with-python` option to indicate the specific Python interpreter to use::
+
+  $ ./configure --with-python /opt/Python-2.4.1/bin/python
+
+  Using Python interpreter at /opt/Python-2.4.1/bin/python
+
+  Configuring Zope 3 installation
+
+The default installation directory for Zope is ``/usr/local/Zope-<version>``,
+where ``<version>`` is replaced with the version of Zope 3 you're installing;
+it will match the version number from the compressed tarball you unpacked.  To
+change the installation directory, use the ``--prefix`` option to specify an
+alternate location:
+
+  $ ./configure --prefix /opt/Zope-3.2.0
+
+  Configuring Zope 3 installation
+
+  Testing for an acceptable Python interpreter...
+
+  Python version 2.3.5 found at /usr/local/bin/python
+  Python version 2.4.1 found at /usr/local/bin/python2.4
+
+  The optimum Python version (2.4.1) was found at /usr/local/bin/python2.4.
+
+If you want to use the same prefix as a previous installation, you need to
+remove the original installation first.  Instances created using one
+installation may need to be modified to use a new installation.
+
+Once you've configured Zope, you can build the software using ``make``.  No
+options are needed.
+
+  $ make
+  python2.4 install.py -q build
+
+Now that the software has been built, you can run the unit tests for the
+software to make sure that everything is working on your platform.  This is an
+optional step, and can take a while to complete.  The tests can be run using
+``make`` as well::
+
+  $ make check
+  python2.4 install.py -q build
+  python2.4 test.py -v
+  Running UNIT tests at level 1
+  Running UNIT tests from /home/user/Zope-3.2.0/build/lib.linux-i686-2.3
+  [...lots of dots, one per test...]
+  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+  Ran 8007 tests in 252.406s
+
+  OK
+
+  Running FUNCTIONAL tests at level 1
+  Running FUNCTIONAL tests from /home/user/Zope-3.2.0/build/lib.linux-i686-2.3
+  [...lots of dots, one per test...]
+  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+  Ran 385 tests in 106.901s
+
+  OK
+
+The line before the final "OK" tells how many individual tests were run, and
+long it took to run them.  These numbers will vary based on release, operating
+system, and host platform.
+
+To install the software, run ``make`` again::
+
+  $ make install
+  python2.4 install.py -q build
+  python2.4 install.py -q install --home "/opt/Zope-3.2.0"
+
+You now have a complete Zope 3 installation.
+
+
+Windows (installer)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+On Windows it's easiest to use the Windows installer.  The instructions here
+assume you installed Python in its default location, ``\Python24``.
+
+If you have a previous version of Zope 3 installed, use the Windows Control
+Panel's Add/Remove Programs applet to uninstall the old version first. The
+name of the appropriate entry starts with "Python 2.4 Zope 3-".
+
+Run the installer.  Note that the installer creates an uninstallation program,
+and an entry to run it under Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs applet.  This
+will remove the files installed under ``\Python24``, but will not remove
+anything in the instance directory (which you create next).
+
+Change to the ``\Python24\Scripts`` directory and create an instance::
+
+  ..\python mkzopeinstance -d <instance dir> -u <username>:<password>
+
+Change to the instance directory (this is the new directory you specified as
+the ``-d`` argument to ``mkzopeinstance``) and start Zope::
+
+  \Python24\python bin/runzope
+
+
+Windows (source)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Using the source distribution on Windows is possible, but is somewhat
+different from using the distribution on Unix.  You may want to use the
+Windows installer instead of the source distribution.  If you don't have a
+supported C compiler, you need to use the installer.
+
+If you have previously installed Zope 3, either from source or using the
+installer, you will need to remove the previous installation.
+
+In using the distribution on Windows, you will need to run Python directly
+several times with various command lines; you should be careful to use the
+same Python installation for each of these.  The default installation for
+Python 2.3.x on Windows places the Python interpreter at ``\Python24\python``;
+this will be used in the examples, but you may need to use a different path to
+the interpreter if you installed Python in a non-default location.  On
+NT/2000/XP using cmd.exe, and if Python 2.4.x is associated with the .py
+extension (the Python Windows installer does so by default), you can leave off
+the ``\Python24\python `` at the start of each command line.
+
+Build the Zope software by switching to the directory created by unpacking the
+source distribution, then running the command::
+
+  C:\Zope-3.2.0> \Python24\python install.py -q build
+
+The unit tests for the Zope software can be run once this is complete.  This
+is an optional step, and can take a while to complete.  The tests can be run
+using the command::
+
+  C:\Zope-3.2.0> \Python24\python test.py -v
+  Running UNIT tests at level 1
+  Running UNIT tests from C:\Zope-3.2.0\build\lib.win32-2.3
+  [...lots of dots, one per test...]
+  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+  Ran 4500 tests in 501.389s
+
+  OK
+
+The line before the final "OK" tells how many individual tests were run, and
+how long it took to run them.  These numbers will vary based on release,
+operating system, and host platform.
+
+At this point, you can install the software using the command:
+
+  C:\Zope-3.2.0> \Python24\python install.py -q install
+
+You now have a complete Zope 3 installation.  Note that this method of
+installing Zope does not allow for easy uninstallation later: you will need to
+delete Zope files manually from your Python's ``Lib\site-packages\`` and
+``Scripts\`` directories, and remove the directory zopeskel\ from your Python
+installation entirely.  If you use the Windows installer instead, it creates
+an uninstallation program, and an entry to run it in Control Panel's
+Add/Remove Programs applet.
+
+
+Creating a Zope instance home
+-----------------------------
+
+The Zope installation includes a script called ``mkzopeinstance``; this is
+used to create a new "instance home."  On Unix, this will be in
+``$prefix/bin/``, and on Windows this will be in ``Scripts\`` in the Python
+installation.
+
+Run this script to create the instance home::
+
+  $ .../bin/mkzopeinstance -u username:password -d directory
+
+or::
+
+  C:\Python24\Scripts> ..\python mkzopeinstance -u username:password -d directory
+
+This will create the directory named on the command line and provide a default
+configuration. The configuration files for the Zope application server are in
+the ``etc/`` sub-directory in the instance home. You should review those files
+to make sure they meet your needs before starting the application server for
+the first time. Of particular interest are the files ``zope.conf`` and
+``principals.zcml``.
+
+
+Starting Zope
+-------------
+
+XXX to be written
+
+
+Where to get more information
+-----------------------------
+
+For more information about Zope 3, consult the Zope 3 project pages on
+the Zope community website:
+
+  http://dev.zope.org/Zope3/
+
+The information there includes links to relevant mailing lists and IRC
+forums.

releases/Zope2/SETUP.cfg

+documentation doc/*.txt
+
+script        utilities/*
+script        zopetest
+
+<data-files .>
+  zopeskel
+</data-files>

releases/Zope2/test.py

+#!/usr/bin/env python2.4
+##############################################################################
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2004 Zope Corporation and Contributors.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# This software is subject to the provisions of the Zope Public License,
+# Version 2.1 (ZPL).  A copy of the ZPL should accompany this distribution.
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ANY AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+# WARRANTIES ARE DISCLAIMED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+# WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, AGAINST INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+#
+##############################################################################
+"""Test script for running unit tests in a distribution root.
+
+The functional tests can't be run since we don't have enough of the
+package configuration in a usable state.  The functional tests can be
+run from an installation.
+
+$Id$
+"""
+import sys, os
+from distutils.util import get_platform
+
+PLAT_SPEC = "%s-%s" % (get_platform(), sys.version[0:3])
+
+here = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+lib = os.path.join(here, "build", "lib." + PLAT_SPEC)
+sys.path.append(lib)
+
+import zope.app.testing.test
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    args = sys.argv[:1] + ["-ul", lib] + sys.argv[1:]
+    zope.app.testing.test.process_args(args)

releases/Zope2/zopetest

+#!/bin/env python2.4
+##############################################################################
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2004 Zope Corporation and Contributors.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# This software is subject to the provisions of the Zope Public License,
+# Version 2.1 (ZPL).  A copy of the ZPL should accompany this distribution.
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ANY AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+# WARRANTIES ARE DISCLAIMED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+# WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, AGAINST INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+#
+##############################################################################
+"""Test script to run the unit and functional tests in a Zope installation.
+
+$Id$
+"""
+import sys, os
+
+here = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+here = os.path.dirname(here)
+
+if sys.platform in ("win32",):
+    lib = os.path.join(here, "Lib", "site-packages")
+else:
+    lib = os.path.join(here, "lib", "python")
+sys.path.append(lib)
+
+ftesting = os.path.join(here, "zopeskel", "etc", "ftesting.zcml")
+
+import zope.app.tests.test
+
+zope.app.tests.test.FTESTING = ftesting
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    args = sys.argv[:1] + ["-l", lib] + sys.argv[1:]
+    zope.app.tests.test.process_args(args)