Merge branch 'master' into use-packaging

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	.hgtags
	CHANGES.txt
	ez_setup.py
	setuptools.egg-info/requires.txt
	setuptools/version.py

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+"""
+If setuptools is not already installed in the environment, it's not possible
+to invoke setuptools' own commands. This routine will bootstrap this local
+environment by creating a minimal egg-info directory and then invoking the
+egg-info command to flesh out the egg-info directory.
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+import textwrap
+import subprocess
+
+
+minimal_egg_info = textwrap.dedent("""
+    [distutils.commands]
+    egg_info = setuptools.command.egg_info:egg_info
+
+    [distutils.setup_keywords]
+    include_package_data = setuptools.dist:assert_bool
+    install_requires = setuptools.dist:check_requirements
+    extras_require = setuptools.dist:check_extras
+    entry_points = setuptools.dist:check_entry_points
+
+    [egg_info.writers]
+    dependency_links.txt = setuptools.command.egg_info:overwrite_arg
+    entry_points.txt = setuptools.command.egg_info:write_entries
+    requires.txt = setuptools.command.egg_info:write_requirements
+    """)
+
+def ensure_egg_info():
+    if not os.path.exists('setuptools.egg-info'):
+        build_egg_info()
+
+
+def build_egg_info():
+    """
+    Build a minimal egg-info, enough to invoke egg_info
+    """
+
+    os.mkdir('setuptools.egg-info')
+    with open('setuptools.egg-info/entry_points.txt', 'w') as ep:
+        ep.write(minimal_egg_info)
+
+
+def run_egg_info():
+    subprocess.check_call([sys.executable, 'setup.py', 'egg_info'])
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    ensure_egg_info()
+    run_egg_info()