Remove MANIFEST file at startup time, since distutils fails to properly update it. Also add proper shebang line.

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e43ba2c2a..b69ab48da 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 """NumPy: array processing for numbers, strings, records, and objects.
 
 NumPy is a general-purpose array-processing package designed to
@@ -31,6 +32,10 @@ Operating System :: Unix
 Operating System :: MacOS
 """
 
+# BEFORE importing distutils, remove MANIFEST. distutils doesn't properly
+# update it when the contents of directories change.
+if os.path.exists('MANIFEST'): os.remove('MANIFEST')
+
 def configuration(parent_package='',top_path=None):
     from numpy.distutils.misc_util import Configuration