[tahoe-lafs-trac-stream] [tahoe-lafs] #2092: the src/allmydata_tahoe.egg-info directory shouldn't be included in sdist tarballs

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#2092: the src/allmydata_tahoe.egg-info directory shouldn't be included in sdist
tarballs
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     Reporter:  bertagaz  |      Owner:
         Type:  defect    |     Status:  new
     Priority:  major     |  Milestone:  1.11.0
    Component:            |    Version:  1.10.0
  packaging               |   Keywords:  release packaging sdist setuptools
   Resolution:            |
Launchpad Bug:            |
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Comment (by dstufft):

 A Python sdist should contain the ``.egg-info`` (or in the future ``.dist-
 info``). While right now it will technically work without it, there is a
 push towards making setup.py a build dependency which generates static
 metadata that is placed in the generated distributions.

 I don't know 100% what form this will take but setuptools will be updated
 to do it automatically so if you start mucking with egg-info it's possible
 in the future you'll end up with uninstallable distributions, or
 distributions that require a setup.py fallback.

 The long term goal is that the only place ``setup.py`` is ever executed is
 the machine of the person who packages the project.

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