[tahoe-lafs-trac-stream] [tahoe-lafs] #1659: setuptools/easy_install/pip-installed package lacks documentation

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#1659: setuptools/easy_install/pip-installed package lacks documentation
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     Reporter:  nejucomo  |      Owner:  nobody
         Type:  defect    |     Status:  new
     Priority:  major     |  Milestone:  undecided
    Component:  unknown   |    Version:  1.9.0
   Resolution:            |   Keywords:  packaging pypi
Launchpad Bug:            |
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Comment (by nejucomo):

 Here is a demo which does not use `pip` nor `virtualenv`:

 {{{
 $ git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD ; git rev-parse HEAD
 1659-bundle-docs-in-sdist
 b0ca93b732ba47cdd14d9b70996525c7cc8c85a1

 $ TMP="$(mktemp --tmpdir -d lafs-install-no-virtual-env-or-pip.demo-
 XXXXXX)"

 $ python ./setup.py sdist > "$TMP/sdist.log"
 warning: no previously-included files matching '*~' found anywhere in
 distribution

 $ tar -xf ./dist/allmydata-tahoe-1.10.0.post32.tar.gz -C /usr/local/src

 $ cd /usr/local/src/allmydata-tahoe-1.10.0.post32/

 $ python ./setup.py install --single-version-externally-managed --record
 "$TMP/install-record" --prefix='/usr/local' > "$TMP/install.log"
 warning: no previously-included files matching '*~' found anywhere in
 distribution

 $ find /usr/local/share/doc/allmydata-tahoe/ -type d
 /usr/local/share/doc/allmydata-tahoe/
 /usr/local/share/doc/allmydata-tahoe/docs
 /usr/local/share/doc/allmydata-tahoe/docs/historical
 /usr/local/share/doc/allmydata-tahoe/docs/frontends
 /usr/local/share/doc/allmydata-tahoe/docs/proposed
 /usr/local/share/doc/allmydata-tahoe/docs/specifications
 /usr/local/share/doc/allmydata-tahoe/docs/specifications/backends
 /usr/local/share/doc/allmydata-tahoe/docs/man
 }}}

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