The 'vendor' directory containing third-party client libraries for web interface should never have gotten into the repository in the first place. (Redmine issue: #3387)

(Redmine issue: #3387)

(Redmine issue: #3387)

This commit represents huge amount of work and introduces new Python-based version of Hawat web user interface for Mentat system. It is built on top of the great Flask framework. Currently it is still work in progress and many features are implemented only as dummy stubs, however the core functionality is almost finished. Following is a list of current key features:

  * Focus on modular architecture using Flask`s blueprint feature.
  * Multi-layered configurability (defaults, multiple file overrides).
  * Plugin system.
  * Internationalization support.
  * Support for multiple authentication systems.

This commit provides working albeit hollow starting point for future web interface development. IT IS NOT READY FOR PRODUCTION USAGE!!!

(Redmine issue: #3734,#3361)

(Redmine issue: #3361)

Some documentation source files had to be renamed to enable better integration with automated buildbot system. Documentation for submodules was included into overall project documentation. (Redmine issue: #3361)

(Redmine issue: #3387)

Pynspect library now has separate build process located in deploy/pynspect directory. There is a master makefile. Prior the build current version of library source code is synchronized to local directory, from which the Python packages are then built. The pynspect library still needs to be removed from Mentat package build process. (Redmine issues: #3393 and #3387)

More tweaks in gitignore file, perhaps now it is more readable. (Redmine issue: #3387)

Made sure some more files will never make it to final repository. (Redmine issue: #3387)

Project documentation will now be (partly) autogenerated out of the module source code. The environment was prepared and first modules were added into documentation. Guide to generate the documentation locally was added to Redmine project wiki page (Development cheat sheet), so that the documentation is available to developers before it will be published on-line. (Redmine issue: #3361)

Sorry for that. Updated .gitignore file to never include these files again.

This is the initial project release. It works, however it should still be considered as alpha release and work in progress. Couple of known issues:
* missing configuration validation
* missing documentation
* missing modules
* only partially working unit tests, not enough coverge of unit tests