diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/dist.py b/Lib/distutils/command/dist.py
index 959413f49ce..57db1d78dda 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/dist.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/dist.py
@@ -457,142 +457,3 @@ def findall (dir = os.curdir):
 
     list.sort()
     return list
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-# ======================================================================
-# Here follows some extensive mental masturbation about how to
-# make the manifest file and search algorithm even more complex.
-# I think this is all gratuitous, really.
-
-# Hmm, something extra: want to apply an exclude pattern over a whole
-# subtree without necessarily having to explicitly include files from it,
-# ie. it should apply after gathering files by other means (simple
-# include pattern)
-#   . !*~ !*.bak !#*#
-# and we also want to prune at certain directories:
-#   . !RCS !CVS
-# which again should apply globally.
-#
-# possible solution:
-#   - exclude pattern in a directory applies to all files found under that
-#     directory
-#   - subdirectories that match an exclude pattern will be pruned
-#   - hmmm, to be consistent, subdirectories that match an include
-#     pattern should be recursively included
-#   - and this should apply to "simple" patterns too
-#
-# thus:
-#
-#     examples/
-#
-# means get everything in examples/ and all subdirs;
-#
-#     examples/ !*~ !#*# !*.py[co]
-#
-# means get everything under examples/ except files matching those three globs;
-#
-#     ./ !RCS !CVS
-#
-# means get everything under current dir, but prune RCS/CVS directories;
-#
-#     ./ !*~ !#*# !*.py[co] !RCS !CVS
-#     ! build/
-#     ! experimental/
-#
-# means get everything under the distribution directory except the usual
-# excludes at all levels; exclude "build" and "experimental" under the
-# distribution dir only.
-#
-# Do the former examples still work?
-#
-#     distutils/ *.py
-#     ! distutils/bleeding_edge.py
-#
-# means all .py files recursively found under distutils, except for the one
-# explicitly named.
-#
-#     distutils/ *.py !bleeding_edge.py
-#
-# means the same, except bleeding_edge.py will be excluded wherever it's
-# found -- thus this can exclude up to one file per directory under
-# distutils.
-#
-#     distutils/*.py
-#     ! distutils/bleeding_edge.py
-#
-# gets exactly distutils/*.py, minus the one explicitly mentioned exclude, and
-#
-#     distutils/*.py
-#     distutils/ !bleeding_edge.py
-#
-# coincidentally does the same, but only because there can only be one file
-# that matches the exclude pattern.  Oh, we'd still like
-#
-#     distutils *.py !bleeding*.py
-#     distutils/bleeding_ledge.py
-#
-# to include distutils/bleeding_ledge.py -- i.e. it should override the
-# earlier exclude pattern by virtue of appearing later in the manifest.  Does
-# this conflict with the above requirements, ie. that "!RCS" and "!*~" should
-# apply everywhere?  Hmm, I think it doesn't have to, as long as we're smart
-# about it.  Consequence:
-#
-#     . !RCS !CVS
-#     distutils *
-#
-# will go ahead and include RCS and CVS files under distutils, but
-#
-#     distutils *
-#     . !RCS !CVS
-#
-# will do the right thing.  Hmmm.  I think that's OK, and an inevitable
-# consequence of the ability to override exclusions.
-
-# OK, new crack at the search algorithm.
-#
-#   for pattern in manifest:
-#     if dir-pattern:             # ie. first word is a directory (incl. "."!)
-#       dir = first word on line
-#       patterns = rest of line
-#       if patterns:
-#         for dpattern in patterns:
-#           if exclude-pattern:
-#             remove from files anything matching dpattern (including pruning
-#             subtrees rooted at directories that match dpattern)
-#           else:
-#             files.append (recursive_glob (dir, dpattern))
-#       else:
-#         files.append (recursive_glob (dir, '*')
-#
-#     elif include-pattern:       # it's a "simple include pattern"
-#       files.append (glob (pattern))
-#
-#     else:                    # it's a "simple exclude pattern"
-#       remove from files anything matching pattern
-
-# The two removal algorithms might be a bit tricky:
-#
-#   "remove simple exclude pattern":
-#     for f in files:
-#       if f matches pattern:
-#         delete it
-# 
-#   "remove recursive exclude pattern":
-#     for f in files:
-#
-#       t = tail (f)
-#       while t:
-#         if t matches pattern:
-#           delete current file
-#           continue
-#         t = tail (t)
-#
-# Well, that was an interesting mental exercise.  I'm not completely
-# convinced it will work, nor am I convinced this level of complexity
-# is necessary.  If you want to exclude RCS or CVS directories, just
-# don't bloody include them!
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