diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
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+Changelog
+=========
+
+2.13.0 (unreleased)
+-------------------
+
+- Released as separate distribution.
diff --git a/COPYRIGHT.txt b/COPYRIGHT.txt
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/COPYRIGHT.txt
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+Zope Foundation and Contributors
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt
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+++ b/LICENSE.txt
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+Zope Public License (ZPL) Version 2.1
+
+A copyright notice accompanies this license document that identifies the
+copyright holders.
+
+This license has been certified as open source. It has also been designated as
+GPL compatible by the Free Software Foundation (FSF).
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+1. Redistributions in source code must retain the accompanying copyright
+notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer.
+
+2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the accompanying copyright
+notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer in the
+documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+3. Names of the copyright holders must not be used to endorse or promote
+products derived from this software without prior written permission from the
+copyright holders.
+
+4. The right to distribute this software or to use it for any purpose does not
+give you the right to use Servicemarks (sm) or Trademarks (tm) of the
+copyright
+holders. Use of them is covered by separate agreement with the copyright
+holders.
+
+5. If any files are modified, you must cause the modified files to carry
+prominent notices stating that you changed the files and the date of any
+change.
+
+Disclaimer
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED
+OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
+OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO
+EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
+PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
+NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE,
+EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
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index 00000000..d8d63b4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Overview
+========
+
diff --git a/bootstrap.py b/bootstrap.py
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+++ b/bootstrap.py
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+##############################################################################
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2006 Zope Foundation and Contributors.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# This software is subject to the provisions of the Zope Public License,
+# Version 2.1 (ZPL).  A copy of the ZPL should accompany this distribution.
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ANY AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+# WARRANTIES ARE DISCLAIMED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+# WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, AGAINST INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+#
+##############################################################################
+"""Bootstrap a buildout-based project
+
+Simply run this script in a directory containing a buildout.cfg.
+The script accepts buildout command-line options, so you can
+use the -c option to specify an alternate configuration file.
+
+$Id: bootstrap.py 108946 2010-02-12 02:40:18Z yusei $
+"""
+
+import os, shutil, sys, tempfile, urllib2
+from optparse import OptionParser
+
+tmpeggs = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+
+is_jython = sys.platform.startswith('java')
+
+# parsing arguments
+parser = OptionParser()
+parser.add_option("-v", "--version", dest="version",
+                          help="use a specific zc.buildout version")
+parser.add_option("-d", "--distribute",
+                   action="store_true", dest="distribute", default=False,
+                   help="Use Distribute rather than Setuptools.")
+
+parser.add_option("-c", None, action="store", dest="config_file",
+                   help=("Specify the path to the buildout configuration "
+                         "file to be used."))
+
+options, args = parser.parse_args()
+
+# if -c was provided, we push it back into args for buildout' main function
+if options.config_file is not None:
+    args += ['-c', options.config_file]
+
+if options.version is not None:
+    VERSION = '==%s' % options.version
+else:
+    VERSION = ''
+
+USE_DISTRIBUTE = options.distribute
+args = args + ['bootstrap']
+
+to_reload = False
+try:
+    import pkg_resources
+    if not hasattr(pkg_resources, '_distribute'):
+        to_reload = True
+        raise ImportError
+except ImportError:
+    ez = {}
+    if USE_DISTRIBUTE:
+        exec urllib2.urlopen('http://python-distribute.org/distribute_setup.py'
+                         ).read() in ez
+        ez['use_setuptools'](to_dir=tmpeggs, download_delay=0, no_fake=True)
+    else:
+        exec urllib2.urlopen('http://peak.telecommunity.com/dist/ez_setup.py'
+                             ).read() in ez
+        ez['use_setuptools'](to_dir=tmpeggs, download_delay=0)
+
+    if to_reload:
+        reload(pkg_resources)
+    else:
+        import pkg_resources
+
+if sys.platform == 'win32':
+    def quote(c):
+        if ' ' in c:
+            return '"%s"' % c # work around spawn lamosity on windows
+        else:
+            return c
+else:
+    def quote (c):
+        return c
+
+cmd = 'from setuptools.command.easy_install import main; main()'
+ws  = pkg_resources.working_set
+
+if USE_DISTRIBUTE:
+    requirement = 'distribute'
+else:
+    requirement = 'setuptools'
+
+if is_jython:
+    import subprocess
+
+    assert subprocess.Popen([sys.executable] + ['-c', quote(cmd), '-mqNxd',
+           quote(tmpeggs), 'zc.buildout' + VERSION],
+           env=dict(os.environ,
+               PYTHONPATH=
+               ws.find(pkg_resources.Requirement.parse(requirement)).location
+               ),
+           ).wait() == 0
+
+else:
+    assert os.spawnle(
+        os.P_WAIT, sys.executable, quote (sys.executable),
+        '-c', quote (cmd), '-mqNxd', quote (tmpeggs), 'zc.buildout' + VERSION,
+        dict(os.environ,
+            PYTHONPATH=
+            ws.find(pkg_resources.Requirement.parse(requirement)).location
+            ),
+        ) == 0
+
+ws.add_entry(tmpeggs)
+ws.require('zc.buildout' + VERSION)
+import zc.buildout.buildout
+zc.buildout.buildout.main(args)
+shutil.rmtree(tmpeggs)
diff --git a/buildout.cfg b/buildout.cfg
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildout.cfg
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+[buildout]
+develop = .
+parts = interpreter test
+
+[interpreter]
+recipe = zc.recipe.egg
+interpreter = python
+eggs = Products.ZCatalog
+
+[test]
+recipe = zc.recipe.testrunner
+eggs = Products.ZCatalog
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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+++ b/setup.py
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+##############################################################################
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2010 Zope Foundation and Contributors.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# This software is subject to the provisions of the Zope Public License,
+# Version 2.1 (ZPL).  A copy of the ZPL should accompany this distribution.
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ANY AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+# WARRANTIES ARE DISCLAIMED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+# WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, AGAINST INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+#
+##############################################################################
+
+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+setup(name='Products.ZCatalog',
+      version = '2.13.0dev',
+      url='http://pypi.python.org/pypi/Products.ZCatalog',
+      license='ZPL 2.1',
+      description="",
+      author='Zope Foundation and Contributors',
+      author_email='zope-dev@zope.org',
+      long_description=open('README.txt').read() + '\n' +
+                       open('CHANGES.txt').read(),
+      packages=find_packages('src'),
+      namespace_packages=['Products'],
+      package_dir={'': 'src'},
+      install_requires=[
+        'setuptools',
+      ],
+      include_package_data=True,
+      zip_safe=False,
+      )
diff --git a/src/Products/__init__.py b/src/Products/__init__.py
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+++ b/src/Products/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+__import__('pkg_resources').declare_namespace(__name__)