[Gnumed-devel] first crack at distutils setup.py

[David Grant]

I've added a setup.py and MANIFEST.in file which uses distutils to do 
two things (which are built-in distutils behaviour):

1. Create a tarball for distribution (this is for developers to make 
releases)
2. Install gnumed into a users system, by specifying a prefix like /usr 
and a root like / or /builds/test/gnumed/image (end users and/or packagers)

Run:
python setup.py sdist
to create the tarball in a directory called dist by default

You can go into ./dist and try it out:
tar zxvf Gnumed-0.1.tar.gz
python setup.py install --prefix /usr --root ./image


There are some other things distutils can do, like create a windows 
executable installer, or create an RPM automatically.  More to come.  
Hack away.

David

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