docs: def generateZipFile(self, outpath='.'):
          """
          Generates the zip file for this builder.
          """
          fname = self.installName() + '.zip'
          outfile = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(outpath, fname))
  
          # clears out the exiting archive
          if os.path.exists(outfile):
              try:
                  os.remove(outfile)
              except OSError:
                  log.warning('Could not remove zipfile: %s', outfile)
                  return False
  
          # generate the zip file
          zfile = zipfile.ZipFile(outfile, 'w')
  
          # zip up all relavent fields from the code base
          if os.path.isfile(self.sourcePath()):
              zfile.write(self.sourcePath(), os.path.basename(self.sourcePath()))
          else:
              basepath = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(self.sourcePath(), '..'))
              baselen = len(basepath) + 1
              for root, folders, filenames in os.walk(basepath):
                  # ignore hidden folders
                  if '.svn' in root or '.git' in root:
                      continue
  
                  # ignore setuptools build info
                  part = root[baselen:].split(os.path.sep)[0]
                  if part in ('build', 'dist') or part.endswith('.egg-info'):
                      continue
  
                  # include files
                  for filename in filenames:
                      ext = os.path.splitext(filename)[1]
                      if ext in self.ignoreFileTypes():
                          continue
  
                      arcroot = root[baselen:].replace('\\', '/')
                      arcname = os.path.join(arcroot, filename)
                      log.info('Archiving %s...', arcname)
                      zfile.write(os.path.join(root, filename), arcname)
  
          zfile.close()
          return True