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+import os, sys
+from distutils.core import setup
+
+
+setup(
+ # metadata
+ name='pycparser',
+ description='C parser in Python',
+ long_description="""
+ pycparser is a complete parser of the C language, written in
+ pure Python using the PLY parsing library.
+ It parses C code into an AST and can serve as a front-end for
+ C compilers or analysis tools.
+ """,
+ license='LGPL',
+ version='1.07',
+ author='Eli Bendersky',
+ maintainer='Eli Bendersky',
+ author_email='eliben@gmail.com',
+ url='http://code.google.com/p/pycparser/',
+ platforms='Cross Platform',
+
+ packages=['pycparser'],
+)
+
+