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@@ -104,12 +104,8 @@ from the command line after pushing a new branch.
Testing
-------
-The primary tests are run using tox. To run the tests, first create the metadata
-needed to run the tests::
-
- $ python bootstrap.py
-
-Then make sure you have tox installed, and invoke it::
+The primary tests are run using tox. Make sure you have tox installed,
+and invoke it::
$ tox
@@ -137,3 +133,17 @@ To build the docs locally, use tox::
.. _Sphinx: http://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/
.. _published documentation: https://setuptools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
+
+---------------------
+Vendored Dependencies
+---------------------
+
+Setuptools has some dependencies, but due to `bootstrapping issues
+<https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/issues/980>`, those dependencies
+cannot be declared as they won't be resolved soon enough to build
+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_reosurces/_vendor/vendored.txt`` and refreshed by way of
+``paver update_vendored`` (pavement.py).