e3-core
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``e3`` is a Python framework to ease the development of portable automated
build systems (compilation, dependencies management, binary code packaging,
and automated testing).

The ``e3`` framework is split across multiple Python packages named
``e3-<name>`` and sharing the same namespace: ``e3``.

``e3-core`` contains several packages that help writing portable code running
on both Windows and UNIX systems. It also contains Anod, a build and test driver
based on Anod specification files that handle dependencies management, create
binary packages, and execute test suites. The driver inputs are Python files
ending with ``.anod`` called Anod specification files describing:

- dependencies (either for building, installing, or testing a product)
- required Git or Subversion repositories
- list of action to execute for each of the Anod actions or primitives
  (``build``, ``install``, ``test``, ...)