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-# packagescan.py - Helper module for identifing used modules.
-# Used for the py2exe distutil.
-# This module must be the first mercurial module imported in setup.py
-#
-# Copyright 2005, 2006 Volker Kleinfeld <Volker.Kleinfeld@gmx.de>
-#
-# This software may be used and distributed according to the terms
-# of the GNU General Public License, incorporated herein by reference.
-import glob
-import os
-import sys
-import ihooks
-import types
-import string
-
-# Install this module as fake demandload module
-sys.modules['mercurial.demandload'] = sys.modules[__name__]
-
-# Requiredmodules contains the modules imported by demandload.
-# Please note that demandload can be invoked before the
-# mercurial.packagescan.scan method is invoked in case a mercurial
-# module is imported.
-requiredmodules = {}
-def demandload(scope, modules):
-    """ fake demandload function that collects the required modules
-        foo            import foo
-        foo bar        import foo, bar
-        foo.bar        import foo.bar
-        foo@bar        import foo as bar
-        foo:bar        from foo import bar
-        foo:bar,quux   from foo import bar, quux
-        foo.bar:quux   from foo.bar import quux"""
-
-    for m in modules.split():
-        mod = None
-        try:
-            module, fromlist = m.split(':')
-            fromlist = fromlist.split(',')
-        except:
-            module = m
-            fromlist = []
-        as_ = None
-        if '@' in module:
-            module, as_ = module.split('@')
-        mod = __import__(module, scope, scope, fromlist)
-        if fromlist == []:
-            # mod is only the top package, but we need all packages
-            comp = module.split('.')
-            i = 1
-            mn = comp[0]
-            while True:
-                # mn and mod.__name__ might not be the same
-                if not as_:
-                    as_ = mn
-                scope[as_] = mod
-                requiredmodules[mod.__name__] = 1
-                if len(comp) == i: break
-                mod = getattr(mod, comp[i])
-                mn = string.join(comp[:i+1],'.')
-                i += 1
-        else:
-            # mod is the last package in the component list
-            requiredmodules[mod.__name__] = 1
-            for f in fromlist:
-                scope[f] = getattr(mod, f)
-                if type(scope[f]) == types.ModuleType:
-                    requiredmodules[scope[f].__name__] = 1
-
-class SkipPackage(Exception):
-    def __init__(self, reason):
-        self.reason = reason
-
-scan_in_progress = False
-
-def scan(libpath, packagename):
-    """ helper for finding all required modules of package <packagename> """
-    global scan_in_progress
-    scan_in_progress = True
-    # Use the package in the build directory
-    libpath = os.path.abspath(libpath)
-    sys.path.insert(0, libpath)
-    packdir = os.path.join(libpath, packagename.replace('.', '/'))
-    # A normal import would not find the package in
-    # the build directory. ihook is used to force the import.
-    # After the package is imported the import scope for
-    # the following imports is settled.
-    p = importfrom(packdir)
-    globals()[packagename] = p
-    sys.modules[packagename] = p
-    # Fetch the python modules in the package
-    cwd = os.getcwd()
-    os.chdir(packdir)
-    pymodulefiles = glob.glob('*.py')
-    extmodulefiles = glob.glob('*.pyd')
-    os.chdir(cwd)
-    # Import all python modules and by that run the fake demandload
-    for m in pymodulefiles:
-        if m == '__init__.py': continue
-        tmp = {}
-        mname, ext = os.path.splitext(m)
-        fullname = packagename+'.'+mname
-        try:
-            __import__(fullname, tmp, tmp)
-        except SkipPackage, inst:
-            print >> sys.stderr, 'skipping %s: %s' % (fullname, inst.reason)
-            continue
-        requiredmodules[fullname] = 1
-    # Import all extension modules and by that run the fake demandload
-    for m in extmodulefiles:
-        tmp = {}
-        mname, ext = os.path.splitext(m)
-        fullname = packagename+'.'+mname
-        __import__(fullname, tmp, tmp)
-        requiredmodules[fullname] = 1
-
-def getmodules():
-    return requiredmodules.keys()
-
-def importfrom(filename):
-    """
-    import module/package from a named file and returns the module.
-    It does not check on sys.modules or includes the module in the scope.
-    """
-    loader = ihooks.BasicModuleLoader()
-    path, file = os.path.split(filename)
-    name, ext  = os.path.splitext(file)
-    m = loader.find_module_in_dir(name, path)
-    if not m:
-        raise ImportError, name
-    m = loader.load_module(name, m)
-    return m