On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 2:45 PM, Eric Wilhelm <enoba...@gmail.com> wrote: > I actually prefer to check-in the MANIFEST because that gives me a diff > each time it is generated, which catches bugs in MANIFEST.SKIP. > Otherwise, I guess I would have to somehow review what went into the > package and that would interrupt my release workflow. (I know, David > didn't say anything about MANIFEST, but some people have mentioned > wanting it in $distdir IIRC.)
I would keep MANIFEST in $src and checked in -- but excluding files generated solely in $distdir. (This is what happens today for SIGNATURE). That way, it is a sanity check on MANIFEST.SKIP. -- David