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update readme w/ sdist instructions
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release/win32/README.txt

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* First fetch all the dependencies::
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make fetch_deps
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* build the dependencies::
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make dependencies
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* copy over the latest mpl *.tar.gz tarball to this directory, update
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the MPLVERSION in the Makefile::
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* copy over the latest mpl *.tar.gz tarball to this directory. You
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can create the source distribution file with ::
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> /c/Python26/python sdist --formats=gztar
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and then copy the dist/matplotlib.VERSION.tar.gz file into the
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directory alongside the Makefile. Update the MPLVERSION in the
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Makefile::
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* build the wininst binary and egg::
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make installers

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