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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from distutils.core import setup
+import sys
+import os
+
+sys.prefix = os.environ['HOME']
+
+setup(	name="userconfig",
+      	version="0.1",
+	description="Generate config files for user home",
+	author="Marcus Stoegbauer",
+	author_email="marcus@grmpf.org",
+	packages=["userconfig"],
+	scripts = ["userconfig.py"]
+    )