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+[metadata]
+name = patrole
+summary = Patrole is a tool for verifying that Role-Based Access Control is being enforced across OpenStack deployments.
+description-file =
+    README.rst
+author = OpenStack
+author-email = openstack-dev@lists.openstack.org
+home-page = http://www.openstack.org/
+classifier =
+    Environment :: OpenStack
+    Intended Audience :: Information Technology
+    Intended Audience :: System Administrators
+    License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License
+    Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux
+    Programming Language :: Python
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 2
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4
+
+[files]
+packages =
+    patrole
+
+[build_sphinx]
+source-dir = doc/source
+build-dir = doc/build
+all_files = 1
+
+[upload_sphinx]
+upload-dir = doc/build/html
+
+[compile_catalog]
+directory = patrole/locale
+domain = patrole
+
+[update_catalog]
+domain = patrole
+output_dir = patrole/locale
+input_file = patrole/locale/patrole.pot
+
+[extract_messages]
+keywords = _ gettext ngettext l_ lazy_gettext
+mapping_file = babel.cfg
+output_file = patrole/locale/patrole.pot
+
+[build_releasenotes]
+all_files = 1
+build-dir = releasenotes/build
+source-dir = releasenotes/source
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