diff --git a/mysql/MANIFEST.in b/mysql/MANIFEST.in
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+prune CVS
+recursive-include doc *.html *.sgml
+recursive-include examples db* README test.sql
+include build.py
+include README.MySQLmodule
+include compile.py
+include MANIFEST.in
+include MANIFEST