diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
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+global-exclude *.pyc
+include README.rst
+include LICENSE
+recursive-include a2billing_flask_api *
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+.PHONY: docs release clean build install test
+
+test: buildenv install
+	. a2billing_flask_api_env/bin/activate; python setup.py test
+
+buildenv:
+	virtualenv a2billing_flask_api_env
+	. a2billing_flask_api_env/bin/activate; pip install -Ur requirements.txt
+
+# assume that the developer already works with virtualenv
+# or virtualenv-wrapper
+install:
+	. a2billing_flask_api_env/bin/activate; python setup.py install
+
+coverage: install
+	coverage run --source=a2billing_flask_api setup.py test
+	coverage report
+	coverage html
+
+docs: buildenv
+	$(MAKE) -C docs;
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf a2billing_flask_api_env htmlcov
+
+cleanall: clean
+	$(MAKE) -C docs clean