def read(*parts):
    """
    Build an absolute path from *parts* and and return the contents of the
    resulting file.  Assume UTF-8 encoding.
    """
    with codecs.open(os.path.join(HERE, *parts), "rb", "utf-8") as f:
        return f.read()
def _kindpatsalwaysmatch(kindpats):
    """ "Checks whether the kindspats match everything, as e.g.
    'relpath:.' does.
    """
    for kind, pat, source in kindpats:
        # TODO: update me?
        if pat != "" or kind not in ["relpath", "glob"]:
            return False
    return True