diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
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--- a/MANIFEST.in
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-include COPYING
-include FAQ
-include gramps.sh.in
-include INSTALL
-include NEWS
-include README
-include TODO
-include MANIFEST.in
-include setup.cfg
-include babel.cfg
-include setup.py
-recursive-include data *
-#recursive-include debian *
-#recursive-include docs *
-recursive-include example *
-recursive-include help *
-#recursive-include m4 *
-#recursive-include mac *
-recursive-include po *
-recursive-include src *
-#recursive-include test *
-#recursive-include windows *
-global-exclude Makefile.am
diff --git a/log b/log
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index e69de29bb..000000000