diff --git a/README b/README
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+++ b/README
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+Summary
+-------
+
+The `comment` cube provides threadable comments feature.
+
+Usage
+-----
+
+This cube creates a new entity type called `Comment` which could basically be
+read by every body but only added by application's users.
+It also defines a relation `comments` which provides the ability to add a
+`Comment` which `comments` a `Comment`.
+
+To use this cube, you want to add the relation `comments` on the entity type
+you want to be able to comment. For instance, let's say your cube defines a
+schema for a blog. You want all the blog entries to be commentable.
+Here is how to define it in your schema:
+
+.. sourcecode:: python
+
+    from yams.buildobjs import RelationDefinition
+    class comments(RelationDefinition):
+        subject = 'Comment'
+        object = 'BlogEntry'
+        cardinality = '1*'
+
+Once this relation is defined, you can post comments and view threadable
+comments automatically on blog entry's primary view.
diff --git a/__pkginfo__.py b/__pkginfo__.py
index ea34a0ba9f268fa056f56d49a83623d1c816b8f9_X19wa2dpbmZvX18ucHk=..e96428b232ebc70545146719483faa8f5edd32ef_X19wa2dpbmZvX18ucHk= 100644
--- a/__pkginfo__.py
+++ b/__pkginfo__.py
@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@
 version = '.'.join(str(num) for num in numversion)
 
 license = 'LGPL'
-copyright = '''Copyright (c) 2003-2010 LOGILAB S.A. (Paris, FRANCE).
-http://www.logilab.fr/ -- mailto:contact@logilab.fr'''
 
 author = "Logilab"
 author_email = "contact@logilab.fr"
 web = 'http://www.cubicweb.org/project/%s' % distname
 
@@ -13,12 +11,7 @@
 
 author = "Logilab"
 author_email = "contact@logilab.fr"
 web = 'http://www.cubicweb.org/project/%s' % distname
 
-short_desc = "commenting system for the CubicWeb framework"
-long_desc = """\
-Summary
--------
-
-The `comment` cube provides threadable comments feature.
+description = "commenting system for the CubicWeb framework"
 
@@ -24,9 +17,2 @@
 
-Usage
------
-
-This cube creates a new entity type called `Comment` which could basically be
-read by every body but only added by application's users.
-It also defines a relation `comments` which provides the ability to add a
-`Comment` which `comments` a `Comment`.
 
@@ -32,8 +18,9 @@
 
-To use this cube, you want to add the relation `comments` on the entity type
-you want to be able to comment. For instance, let's say your cube defines a
-schema for a blog. You want all the blog entries to be commentable.
-Here is how to define it in your schema:
-
-.. sourcecode:: python
+__depends__ = {'cubicweb': '>= 3.6.0'}
+classifiers = [
+           'Environment :: Web Environment',
+           'Framework :: CubicWeb',
+           'Programming Language :: Python',
+           'Programming Language :: JavaScript',
+]
 
@@ -39,13 +26,4 @@
 
-    from yams.buildobjs import RelationDefinition
-    class comments(RelationDefinition):
-        subject = 'Comment'
-        object = 'BlogEntry'
-        cardinality = '1*'
-
-Once this relation is defined, you can post comments and view threadable
-comments automatically on blog entry's primary view.
-"""
 
 from os import listdir
 from os.path import join
@@ -67,16 +45,3 @@
 except OSError:
     # we are in an installed directory
     pass
-
-
-cube_eid = 20316
-# used packages
-__depends_cubes__ = {}
-__depends__ = {'cubicweb': '>= 3.6.0'}
-__use__ = tuple(__depends_cubes__)
-classifiers = [
-           'Environment :: Web Environment',
-           'Framework :: CubicWeb',
-           'Programming Language :: Python',
-           'Programming Language :: JavaScript',
-]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ea34a0ba9f268fa056f56d49a83623d1c816b8f9_c2V0dXAucHk=..e96428b232ebc70545146719483faa8f5edd32ef_c2V0dXAucHk= 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,22 +1,13 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # pylint: disable-msg=W0404,W0622,W0704,W0613,W0152
-# Copyright (c) 2003-2004 LOGILAB S.A. (Paris, FRANCE).
-# http://www.logilab.fr/ -- mailto:contact@logilab.fr
-#
-# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
-# the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
-# Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
-# version.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
-# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-# this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-# 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
-""" Generic Setup script, takes package info from __pkginfo__.py file """
+"""Generic Setup script, takes package info from __pkginfo__.py file.
+
+:copyright: 2003-2010 LOGILAB S.A. (Paris, FRANCE), all rights reserved.
+:contact: http://www.logilab.fr/ -- mailto:contact@logilab.fr
+:license: GNU Lesser General Public License, v2.1 - http://www.gnu.org/licenses
+"""
+__docformat__ = "restructuredtext en"
 
 import os
 import sys
 import shutil
@@ -19,9 +10,6 @@
 
 import os
 import sys
 import shutil
-from distutils.core import setup
-from distutils import command
-from distutils.command import install_lib
 from os.path import isdir, exists, join, walk
 
@@ -26,3 +14,16 @@
 from os.path import isdir, exists, join, walk
 
+try:
+    if os.environ.get('NO_SETUPTOOLS'):
+        raise ImportError()
+    from setuptools import setup
+    from setuptools.command import install_lib
+    USE_SETUPTOOLS = 1
+except ImportError:
+    from distutils.core import setup
+    from distutils.command import install_lib
+    USE_SETUPTOOLS = 0
+
+
+sys.modules.pop('__pkginfo__', None)
 # import required features
@@ -28,4 +29,4 @@
 # import required features
-from __pkginfo__ import distname, version, license, short_desc, long_desc, \
+from __pkginfo__ import modname, version, license, description, \
      web, author, author_email
 # import optional features
@@ -30,19 +31,14 @@
      web, author, author_email
 # import optional features
-try:
-    from __pkginfo__ import distname
-except ImportError:
-    distname = distname
-try:
-    from __pkginfo__ import scripts
-except ImportError:
-    scripts = []
-try:
-    from __pkginfo__ import data_files
-except ImportError:
-    data_files = None
-try:
-    from __pkginfo__ import include_dirs
-except ImportError:
-    include_dirs = []
+import __pkginfo__
+distname = getattr(__pkginfo__, 'distname', modname)
+scripts = getattr(__pkginfo__, 'scripts', [])
+data_files = getattr(__pkginfo__, 'data_files', None)
+include_dirs = getattr(__pkginfo__, 'include_dirs', [])
+ext_modules = getattr(__pkginfo__, 'ext_modules', None)
+dependency_links = getattr(__pkginfo__, 'dependency_links', [])
+
+STD_BLACKLIST = ('CVS', '.svn', '.hg', 'debian', 'dist', 'build')
+
+IGNORED_EXTENSIONS = ('.pyc', '.pyo', '.elc', '~')
 
@@ -48,6 +44,16 @@
 
-BASE_BLACKLIST = ('CVS', 'debian', 'dist', 'build', '__buildlog')
-IGNORED_EXTENSIONS = ('.pyc', '.pyo', '.elc')
-    
+if exists('README'):
+    long_description = file('README').read()
+else:
+    long_description = ''
+if USE_SETUPTOOLS:
+   requires = {}
+   for entry in ("__depends__", "__recommends__"):
+      requires.update(getattr(__pkginfo__, entry, {}))
+   install_requires = [("%s %s" % (d, v and v or "")).strip()
+                       for d, v in requires.iteritems()]
+else:
+   install_requires = []
+
 
 def ensure_scripts(linux_scripts):
@@ -52,6 +58,6 @@
 
 def ensure_scripts(linux_scripts):
-    """creates the proper script names required for each platform
+    """Creates the proper script names required for each platform
     (taken from 4Suite)
     """
     from distutils import util
@@ -61,4 +67,18 @@
         scripts_ = linux_scripts
     return scripts_
 
+def get_packages(directory, prefix):
+    """return a list of subpackages for the given directory"""
+    result = []
+    for package in os.listdir(directory):
+        absfile = join(directory, package)
+        if isdir(absfile):
+            if exists(join(absfile, '__init__.py')) or \
+                   package in ('test', 'tests'):
+                if prefix:
+                    result.append('%s.%s' % (prefix, package))
+                else:
+                    result.append(package)
+                result += get_packages(absfile, result[-1])
+    return result
 
@@ -64,4 +84,58 @@
 
+def export(from_dir, to_dir,
+           blacklist=STD_BLACKLIST,
+           ignore_ext=IGNORED_EXTENSIONS,
+           verbose=True):
+    """make a mirror of from_dir in to_dir, omitting directories and files
+    listed in the black list
+    """
+    def make_mirror(arg, directory, fnames):
+        """walk handler"""
+        for norecurs in blacklist:
+            try:
+                fnames.remove(norecurs)
+            except ValueError:
+                pass
+        for filename in fnames:
+            # don't include binary files
+            if filename[-4:] in ignore_ext:
+                continue
+            if filename[-1] == '~':
+                continue
+            src = join(directory, filename)
+            dest = to_dir + src[len(from_dir):]
+            if verbose:
+                print >> sys.stderr, src, '->', dest
+            if os.path.isdir(src):
+                if not exists(dest):
+                    os.mkdir(dest)
+            else:
+                if exists(dest):
+                    os.remove(dest)
+                shutil.copy2(src, dest)
+    try:
+        os.mkdir(to_dir)
+    except OSError, ex:
+        # file exists ?
+        import errno
+        if ex.errno != errno.EEXIST:
+            raise
+    walk(from_dir, make_mirror, None)
+
+
+class MyInstallLib(install_lib.install_lib):
+    """extend install_lib command to handle  package __init__.py and
+    include_dirs variable if necessary
+    """
+    def run(self):
+        """overridden from install_lib class"""
+        install_lib.install_lib.run(self)
+        # manually install included directories if any
+        if include_dirs:
+            base = modname
+            for directory in include_dirs:
+                dest = join(self.install_dir, base, directory)
+                export(directory, dest, verbose=False)
 
 def install(**kwargs):
     """setup entry point"""
@@ -65,18 +139,32 @@
 
 def install(**kwargs):
     """setup entry point"""
-    #kwargs['distname'] = modname
-    return setup(name=distname,
-                 version=version,
-                 license =license,
-                 description=short_desc,
-                 long_description=long_desc,
-                 author=author,
-                 author_email=author_email,
-                 url=web,
-                 scripts=ensure_scripts(scripts),
-                 data_files=data_files,
-                 **kwargs)
-            
+    if USE_SETUPTOOLS:
+        if '--force-manifest' in sys.argv:
+            sys.argv.remove('--force-manifest')
+    # install-layout option was introduced in 2.5.3-1~exp1
+    elif sys.version_info < (2, 5, 4) and '--install-layout=deb' in sys.argv:
+        sys.argv.remove('--install-layout=deb')
+    kwargs['package_dir'] = {modname : '.'}
+    packages = [modname] + get_packages(os.getcwd(), modname)
+    if USE_SETUPTOOLS and install_requires:
+        kwargs['install_requires'] = install_requires
+        kwargs['dependency_links'] = dependency_links
+    kwargs['packages'] = packages
+    return setup(name = distname,
+                 version = version,
+                 license = license,
+                 description = description,
+                 long_description = long_description,
+                 author = author,
+                 author_email = author_email,
+                 url = web,
+                 scripts = ensure_scripts(scripts),
+                 data_files = data_files,
+                 ext_modules = ext_modules,
+                 cmdclass = {'install_lib': MyInstallLib},
+                 **kwargs
+                 )
+
 if __name__ == '__main__' :
     install()