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authorJason R. Coombs <jaraco@jaraco.com>2021-11-14 17:41:08 -0500
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2021-11-14 17:41:08 -0500
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@@ -123,5 +123,14 @@ setuptools from source. Eventually, this limitation may be lifted as
PEP 517/518 reach ubiquitous adoption, but for now, Setuptools
cannot declare dependencies other than through
``setuptools/_vendor/vendored.txt`` and
-``pkg_resources/_vendor/vendored.txt`` and refreshed by way of
-``paver update_vendored`` (pavement.py).
+``pkg_resources/_vendor/vendored.txt``.
+
+All the dependencies specified in these files are "vendorized" using Paver_, a
+simple Python-based project scripting and task running tool.
+
+To refresh the dependencies, you can run the following command (defined in
+``pavement.py``)::
+
+ $ paver update_vendored
+
+.. _Paver: https://pythonhosted.org/Paver/