reorganized the distutils doc a bit : the MANIFEST.in template system has its...

reorganized the distutils doc a bit : the MANIFEST.in template system has its own section now. This is easier to find and follow

Doc/distutils/commandref.rst

@@ -48,50 +48,6 @@ This command installs all (Python) scripts in the distribution.
 .. % \label{clean-cmd}
 
 
-.. _sdist-cmd:
-
-Creating a source distribution: the :command:`sdist` command
-============================================================
-
-**\*\*** fragment moved down from above: needs context! **\*\***
-
-The manifest template commands are:
-
-+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
-| Command                                   | Description                                   |
-+===========================================+===============================================+
-| :command:`include pat1 pat2 ...`          | include all files matching any of the listed  |
-|                                           | patterns                                      |
-+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
-| :command:`exclude pat1 pat2 ...`          | exclude all files matching any of the listed  |
-|                                           | patterns                                      |
-+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
-| :command:`recursive-include dir pat1 pat2 | include all files under *dir* matching any of |
-| ...`                                      | the listed patterns                           |
-+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
-| :command:`recursive-exclude dir pat1 pat2 | exclude all files under *dir* matching any of |
-| ...`                                      | the listed patterns                           |
-+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
-| :command:`global-include pat1 pat2 ...`   | include all files anywhere in the source tree |
-|                                           | matching --- & any of the listed patterns     |
-+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
-| :command:`global-exclude pat1 pat2 ...`   | exclude all files anywhere in the source tree |
-|                                           | matching --- & any of the listed patterns     |
-+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
-| :command:`prune dir`                      | exclude all files under *dir*                 |
-+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
-| :command:`graft dir`                      | include all files under *dir*                 |
-+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
-
-The patterns here are Unix-style "glob" patterns: ``*`` matches any sequence of
-regular filename characters, ``?`` matches any single regular filename
-character, and ``[range]`` matches any of the characters in *range* (e.g.,
-``a-z``, ``a-zA-Z``, ``a-f0-9_.``).  The definition of "regular filename
-character" is platform-specific: on Unix it is anything except slash; on Windows
-anything except backslash or colon.
-
-**\*\*** Windows support not there yet **\*\***
-
 .. % \section{Creating a built distribution: the
 .. % \protect\command{bdist} command family}
 .. % \label{bdist-cmds}

Doc/distutils/sourcedist.rst

@@ -111,9 +111,68 @@ per line, regular files (or symlinks to them) only.  If you do supply your own
 :file:`MANIFEST`, you must specify everything: the default set of files
 described above does not apply in this case.
 
+See :ref:`manifest_template` section for a syntax reference.
+
+.. _manifest-options:
+
+Manifest-related options
+========================
+
+The normal course of operations for the :command:`sdist` command is as follows:
+
+* if the manifest file, :file:`MANIFEST` doesn't exist, read :file:`MANIFEST.in`
+  and create the manifest
+
+* if neither :file:`MANIFEST` nor :file:`MANIFEST.in` exist, create a manifest
+  with just the default file set
+
+* if either :file:`MANIFEST.in` or the setup script (:file:`setup.py`) are more
+  recent than :file:`MANIFEST`, recreate :file:`MANIFEST` by reading
+  :file:`MANIFEST.in`
+
+* use the list of files now in :file:`MANIFEST` (either just generated or read
+  in) to create the source distribution archive(s)
+
+There are a couple of options that modify this behaviour.  First, use the
+:option:`--no-defaults` and :option:`--no-prune` to disable the standard
+"include" and "exclude" sets.
+
+Second, you might want to force the manifest to be regenerated---for example, if
+you have added or removed files or directories that match an existing pattern in
+the manifest template, you should regenerate the manifest::
+
+   python setup.py sdist --force-manifest
+
+Or, you might just want to (re)generate the manifest, but not create a source
+distribution::
+
+   python setup.py sdist --manifest-only
+
+:option:`--manifest-only` implies :option:`--force-manifest`. :option:`-o` is a
+shortcut for :option:`--manifest-only`, and :option:`-f` for
+:option:`--force-manifest`.
+
+.. _manifest_template:
+
+The MANIFEST.in template
+========================
+
+A :file:`MANIFEST.in` file can be added in a project to define the list of
+files to include in the distribution built by the :command:`sdist` command.
+
+When :command:`sdist` is run, it will look for the :file:`MANIFEST.in` file
+and interpret it to generate the :file:`MANIFEST` file that contains the
+list of files that will be included in the package.
+
+This mechanism can be used when the default list of files is not enough.
+(See :ref:`manifest`).
+
+Principle
+---------
+
 The manifest template has one command per line, where each command specifies a
 set of files to include or exclude from the source distribution.  For an
-example, again we turn to the Distutils' own manifest template::
+example, let's look at the Distutils' own manifest template::
 
    include *.txt
    recursive-include examples *.txt *.py
@@ -125,9 +184,7 @@ matching :file:`\*.txt` or :file:`\*.py`, and exclude all directories matching
 :file:`examples/sample?/build`.  All of this is done *after* the standard
 include set, so you can exclude files from the standard set with explicit
 instructions in the manifest template.  (Or, you can use the
-:option:`--no-defaults` option to disable the standard set entirely.)  There are
-several other commands available in the manifest template mini-language; see
-section :ref:`sdist-cmd`.
+:option:`--no-defaults` option to disable the standard set entirely.)
 
 The order of commands in the manifest template matters: initially, we have the
 list of default files as described above, and each command in the template adds
@@ -181,44 +238,41 @@ should always be slash-separated; the Distutils will take care of converting
 them to the standard representation on your platform. That way, the manifest
 template is portable across operating systems.
 
-
-.. _manifest-options:
-
-Manifest-related options
-========================
-
-The normal course of operations for the :command:`sdist` command is as follows:
-
-* if the manifest file, :file:`MANIFEST` doesn't exist, read :file:`MANIFEST.in`
-  and create the manifest
-
-* if neither :file:`MANIFEST` nor :file:`MANIFEST.in` exist, create a manifest
-  with just the default file set
-
-* if either :file:`MANIFEST.in` or the setup script (:file:`setup.py`) are more
-  recent than :file:`MANIFEST`, recreate :file:`MANIFEST` by reading
-  :file:`MANIFEST.in`
-
-* use the list of files now in :file:`MANIFEST` (either just generated or read
-  in) to create the source distribution archive(s)
-
-There are a couple of options that modify this behaviour.  First, use the
-:option:`--no-defaults` and :option:`--no-prune` to disable the standard
-"include" and "exclude" sets.
-
-Second, you might want to force the manifest to be regenerated---for example, if
-you have added or removed files or directories that match an existing pattern in
-the manifest template, you should regenerate the manifest::
-
-   python setup.py sdist --force-manifest
-
-Or, you might just want to (re)generate the manifest, but not create a source
-distribution::
-
-   python setup.py sdist --manifest-only
-
-:option:`--manifest-only` implies :option:`--force-manifest`. :option:`-o` is a
-shortcut for :option:`--manifest-only`, and :option:`-f` for
-:option:`--force-manifest`.
-
+Commands
+--------
+
+The manifest template commands are:
+
++-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+| Command                                   | Description                                   |
++===========================================+===============================================+
+| :command:`include pat1 pat2 ...`          | include all files matching any of the listed  |
+|                                           | patterns                                      |
++-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+| :command:`exclude pat1 pat2 ...`          | exclude all files matching any of the listed  |
+|                                           | patterns                                      |
++-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+| :command:`recursive-include dir pat1 pat2 | include all files under *dir* matching any of |
+| ...`                                      | the listed patterns                           |
++-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+| :command:`recursive-exclude dir pat1 pat2 | exclude all files under *dir* matching any of |
+| ...`                                      | the listed patterns                           |
++-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+| :command:`global-include pat1 pat2 ...`   | include all files anywhere in the source tree |
+|                                           | matching --- & any of the listed patterns     |
++-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+| :command:`global-exclude pat1 pat2 ...`   | exclude all files anywhere in the source tree |
+|                                           | matching --- & any of the listed patterns     |
++-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+| :command:`prune dir`                      | exclude all files under *dir*                 |
++-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+| :command:`graft dir`                      | include all files under *dir*                 |
++-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+
+The patterns here are Unix-style "glob" patterns: ``*`` matches any sequence of
+regular filename characters, ``?`` matches any single regular filename
+character, and ``[range]`` matches any of the characters in *range* (e.g.,
+``a-z``, ``a-zA-Z``, ``a-f0-9_.``).  The definition of "regular filename
+character" is platform-specific: on Unix it is anything except slash; on Windows
+anything except backslash or colon.