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diff --git a/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst b/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst index 81de1ad1ea..712fffbe33 100644 --- a/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst +++ b/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ setup script). Indirectly provides the :class:`distutils.dist.Distribution` and .. function:: setup(arguments) The basic do-everything function that does most everything you could ever ask - for from a Distutils method. See XXXXX + for from a Distutils method. The setup function takes a large number of arguments. These are laid out in the following table. @@ -1759,7 +1759,7 @@ Subclasses of :class:`Command` must define the following methods. predicate)``, with *command_name* a string and *predicate* a function, a string or ``None``. *predicate* is a method of the parent command that determines whether the corresponding command is applicable in the current - situation. (E.g. we ``install_headers`` is only applicable if we have any C + situation. (E.g. ``install_headers`` is only applicable if we have any C header files to install.) If *predicate* is ``None``, that command is always applicable. @@ -2006,3 +2006,17 @@ The ``register`` command registers the package with the Python Package Index. This is described in more detail in :pep:`301`. .. % todo + + +:mod:`distutils.command.check` --- Check the meta-data of a package +=================================================================== + +.. module:: distutils.command.check + :synopsis: Check the metadata of a package + + +The ``check`` command performs some tests on the meta-data of a package. +For example, it verifies that all required meta-data are provided as +the arguments passed to the :func:`setup` function. + +.. % todo |