diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d5b841b..0ed0035 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -16,17 +16,73 @@ requires utilities, which are not available under Windows."""
 # Stdlib imports
 import os
 import sys
-import py2exe
+
 from glob import glob
 from setupext import install_data_ext
 
-from distutils.core import setup
-
 # A few handy globals
 isfile = os.path.isfile
 pjoin = os.path.join
 
 # BEFORE importing distutils, remove MANIFEST. distutils doesn't properly
+# update it when the contents of directories change.
+if os.path.exists('MANIFEST'): os.remove('MANIFEST')
+
+if os.name == 'posix':
+    os_name = 'posix'
+elif os.name in ['nt','dos']:
+    os_name = 'windows'
+else:
+    print 'Unsupported operating system:',os.name
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+# Under Windows, 'sdist' is not supported, since it requires lyxport (and
+# hence lyx,perl,latex,pdflatex,latex2html,sh,...)
+if os_name == 'windows' and 'sdist' in sys.argv:
+    print 'The sdist command is not available under Windows.  Exiting.'
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+from distutils.core import setup
+
+# update the manuals when building a source dist
+if len(sys.argv) >= 2 and sys.argv[1] in ('sdist','bdist_rpm'):
+    from IPython.genutils import target_update
+    # list of things to be updated. Each entry is a triplet of args for
+    # target_update()
+    to_update = [('doc/magic.tex',
+                  ['IPython/Magic.py'],
+                  "cd doc && ./update_magic.sh" ),
+                 
+                 ('doc/manual.lyx',
+                  ['IPython/Release.py','doc/manual_base.lyx'],
+                  "cd doc && ./update_version.sh" ),
+                 
+                 ('doc/manual/manual.html',
+                  ['doc/manual.lyx',
+                   'doc/magic.tex',
+                   'doc/examples/example-gnuplot.py',
+                   'doc/examples/example-embed.py',
+                   'doc/examples/example-embed-short.py',
+                   'IPython/UserConfig/ipythonrc',
+                   ],
+                  "cd doc && "
+                  "lyxport -tt --leave --pdf "
+                  "--html -o '-noinfo -split +1 -local_icons' manual.lyx"),
+                 
+                 ('doc/new_design.pdf',
+                  ['doc/new_design.lyx'],
+                  "cd doc && lyxport -tt --pdf new_design.lyx"),
+
+                 ('doc/ipython.1.gz',
+                  ['doc/ipython.1'],
+                  "cd doc && gzip -9c ipython.1 > ipython.1.gz"),
+
+                 ('doc/pycolor.1.gz',
+                  ['doc/pycolor.1'],
+                  "cd doc && gzip -9c pycolor.1 > pycolor.1.gz"),
+                 ]
+    for target in to_update:
+        target_update(*target)
 
 # Release.py contains version, authors, license, url, keywords, etc.
 execfile(pjoin('IPython','Release.py'))
@@ -43,12 +99,80 @@ def file_doesnt_endwith(test,endings):
             return False
     return True
 
+# I can't find how to make distutils create a nested dir. structure, so
+# in the meantime do it manually. Butt ugly.
+# Note that http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~noel/distutils.html, ex. 2/3, contain
+# information on how to do this more cleanly once python 2.4 can be assumed.
+# Thanks to Noel for the tip.
+docdirbase  = 'share/doc/ipython-%s' % version
+manpagebase = 'share/man/man1'
+
+# We only need to exclude from this things NOT already excluded in the
+# MANIFEST.in file.
+exclude     = ('.sh','.1.gz')
+docfiles    = filter(lambda f:file_doesnt_endwith(f,exclude),glob('doc/*'))
+
+examfiles   = filter(isfile, glob('doc/examples/*.py'))
+manfiles    = filter(isfile, glob('doc/manual/*.html')) + \
+              filter(isfile, glob('doc/manual/*.css')) + \
+              filter(isfile, glob('doc/manual/*.png'))
+manpages    = filter(isfile, glob('doc/*.1.gz'))
+cfgfiles    = filter(isfile, glob('IPython/UserConfig/*'))
+scriptfiles = filter(isfile, ['scripts/ipython','scripts/pycolor',
+                              'scripts/irunner'])
+igridhelpfiles = filter(isfile, glob('IPython/Extensions/igrid_help.*'))
+
+# Script to be run by the windows binary installer after the default setup
+# routine, to add shortcuts and similar windows-only things.  Windows
+# post-install scripts MUST reside in the scripts/ dir, otherwise distutils
+# doesn't find them.
+if 'bdist_wininst' in sys.argv:
+    if len(sys.argv) > 2 and ('sdist' in sys.argv or 'bdist_rpm' in sys.argv):
+        print >> sys.stderr,"ERROR: bdist_wininst must be run alone. Exiting."
+        sys.exit(1)
+    scriptfiles.append('scripts/ipython_win_post_install.py')
+
+datafiles = [('data', docdirbase, docfiles),
+             ('data', pjoin(docdirbase, 'examples'),examfiles),
+             ('data', pjoin(docdirbase, 'manual'),manfiles),
+             ('data', manpagebase, manpages),
+             ('lib', 'IPython/UserConfig', cfgfiles),
+             ('data',pjoin(docdirbase, 'extensions'),igridhelpfiles),
+             ]
+
+if 'setuptools' in sys.modules:
+    # setuptools config for egg building
+    egg_extra_kwds = {
+        'entry_points': {
+            'console_scripts': [
+            'ipython = IPython.ipapi:launch_new_instance',
+            'pycolor = IPython.PyColorize:main'
+            ]}
+        }
+    scriptfiles = []
+    # eggs will lack docs, examples XXX not anymore
+    #datafiles = [('lib', 'IPython/UserConfig', cfgfiles)]
+else:
+    egg_extra_kwds = {}
+
 
 # Call the setup() routine which does most of the work
 setup(name             = name,
       version          = version,
+      description      = description,
+      long_description = long_description,
+      author           = authors['Fernando'][0],
+      author_email     = authors['Fernando'][1],
+      url              = url,
+      download_url     = download_url,
+      license          = license,
+      platforms        = platforms,
+      keywords         = keywords,
       packages         = ['IPython', 'IPython.Extensions', 'IPython.external'],
-      console = ['ipython.py'],
-      scripts          = ['ipython.py'],
+      scripts          = scriptfiles,
+      
+      cmdclass         = {'install_data': install_data_ext},
+      data_files       = datafiles,
       # extra params needed for eggs
+      **egg_extra_kwds                        
       )