Backport 55731:
SF 1668596/1720897: distutils now copies data files
even if package_dir is empty.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 4d1ca27..a397e4d 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 Library
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+- SF 1668596/1720897: distutils now copies data files
+  even if package_dir is empty.
+
 - Fix bug in marshal where bad data would cause a segfault due to
   lack of an infinite recursion check.