[DNM] 📦 Move packaging to PEP 517 in-tree backend

MANIFEST.in

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ include CHANGES.rst
 include README.rst
 include Makefile
 graft multidict
+graft packaging
 graft docs
 graft CHANGES
 graft requirements

packaging/README.md

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+# `pep517_backend` in-tree build backend
+
+The `pep517_backend.hooks` importable exposes callables declared by PEP 517
+and PEP 660 and is integrated into `pyproject.toml`'s
+`[build-system].build-backend` through `[build-system].backend-path`.
+
+# Design considerations
+
+`__init__.py` is to remain empty, leaving `hooks.py` the only entrypoint
+exposing the callables. The logic is contained in private modules. This is
+to prevent import-time side effects.

packaging/pep517_backend/__init__.py

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+"""PEP 517 build backend for optionally pre-building Cython."""

packaging/pep517_backend/__main__.py

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+import sys
+
+from . import cli
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(cli.run_main_program(argv=sys.argv))