diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Setup.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Setup.php
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+<?php
+/*
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ * This software consists of voluntary contributions made by many individuals
+ * and is licensed under the LGPL. For more information, see
+ * <http://www.doctrine-project.org>.
+*/
+
+namespace Doctrine\ORM\Tools;
+
+use Doctrine\Common\ClassLoader;
+use Doctrine\Common\Cache\Cache;
+use Doctrine\Common\Cache\ArrayCache;
+use Doctrine\ORM\Configuration;
+use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\Driver\XmlDriver;
+use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\Driver\YamlDriver;
+
+/**
+ * Convenience class for setting up Doctrine from different installations and configurations.
+ * 
+ * @author Benjamin Eberlei <kontakt@beberlei.de>
+ */
+class Setup
+{
+    /**
+     * Use this method to register all autoloaders for a setup where Doctrine is checked out from
+     * its github repository at {@link http://github.com/doctrine/doctrine2}
+     * 
+     * @param string $gitCheckoutRootPath 
+     * @return void
+     */
+    static public function registerAutoloadGit($gitCheckoutRootPath)
+    {
+        if (!class_exists('Doctrine\Common\ClassLoader', false)) {
+            require_once $gitCheckoutRootPath . "/lib/vendor/doctrine-common/lib/Doctrine/Common/ClassLoader.php";
+        }
+        
+        $loader = new ClassLoader("Doctrine\Common", $gitCheckoutRootPath . "/lib/vendor/doctrine-common/lib");
+        $loader->register();
+        
+        $loader = new ClassLoader("Doctrine\DBAL", $gitCheckoutRootPath . "/lib/vendor/doctrine-dbal/lib");
+        $loader->register();
+        
+        $loader = new ClassLoader("Doctrine\ORM", $gitCheckoutRootPath . "/lib");
+        $loader->register();
+        
+        $loader = new ClassLoader("Symfony\Component", $gitCheckoutRootPath . "/lib/vendor");
+        $loader->register();
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Use this method to register all autoloaders for a setup where Doctrine is installed
+     * though {@link http://pear.doctrine-project.org}.
+     * 
+     * @return void
+     */
+    static public function registerAutoloadPEAR()
+    {
+        if (!class_exists('Doctrine\Common\ClassLoader', false)) {
+            require_once "Doctrine/Common/ClassLoader.php";
+        }
+        
+        $loader = new ClassLoader("Doctrine");
+        $loader->register();
+        
+        $parts = explode(PATH_SEPARATOR, get_include_path());
+        
+        foreach ($parts AS $includePath) {
+            if ($includePath != "." && file_exists($includePath . "/Doctrine")) {
+                $loader = new ClassLoader("Symfony\Component", $includePath . "/Doctrine");
+                $loader->register();
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Use this method to register all autoloads for a downloaded Doctrine library.
+     * Pick the directory the library was uncompressed into.
+     * 
+     * @param string $directory 
+     */
+    static public function registerAutoloadDirectory($directory)
+    {
+        if (!class_exists('Doctrine\Common\ClassLoader', false)) {
+            require_once $directory . "/Doctrine/Common/ClassLoader.php";
+        }
+        
+        $loader = new ClassLoader("Doctrine");
+        $loader->register();
+        
+        $loader = new ClassLoader("Symfony\Component", $directory . "/Doctrine");
+        $loader->register();
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Create a configuration with an annotation metadata driver.
+     * 
+     * @param array $paths
+     * @param boolean $isDevMode
+     * @param string $proxyDir
+     * @param Cache $cache
+     * @return Configuration
+     */
+    static public function createAnnotationMetadataConfiguration(array $paths, $isDevMode = false, $proxyDir = null, Cache $cache = null)
+    {
+        $config = self::createConfiguration($isDevMode, $cache, $proxyDir);
+        $config->setMetadataDriverImpl($config->newDefaultAnnotationDriver($paths));
+        return $config;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Create a configuration with an annotation metadata driver.
+     * 
+     * @param array $paths
+     * @param boolean $isDevMode
+     * @param string $proxyDir
+     * @param Cache $cache
+     * @return Configuration
+     */
+    static public function createXMLMetadataConfiguration(array $paths, $isDevMode = false, $proxyDir = null, Cache $cache = null)
+    {
+        $config = self::createConfiguration($isDevMode, $cache, $proxyDir);
+        $config->setMetadataDriverImpl(new XmlDriver($paths));
+        return $config;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Create a configuration with an annotation metadata driver.
+     * 
+     * @param array $paths
+     * @param boolean $isDevMode
+     * @param string $proxyDir
+     * @param Cache $cache
+     * @return Configuration
+     */
+    static public function createYAMLMetadataConfiguration(array $paths, $isDevMode = false, $proxyDir = null, Cache $cache = null)
+    {
+        $config = self::createConfiguration($isDevMode, $cache, $proxyDir);
+        $config->setMetadataDriverImpl(new YamlDriver($paths));
+        return $config;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Create a configuration without a metadata driver.
+     * 
+     * @param bool $isDevMode
+     * @param string $proxyDir
+     * @param Cache $cache
+     * @return Configuration 
+     */
+    static public function createConfiguration($isDevMode = false, $proxyDir = null, Cache $cache = null)
+    {
+        if ($isDevMode === false && $cache === null) {
+            if (extension_loaded('apc')) {
+                $cache = new \Doctrine\Common\Cache\ApcCache;
+            } else if (extension_loaded('xcache')) {
+                $cache = new \Doctrine\Common\Cache\XcacheCache;
+            } else if (extension_loaded('memcache')) {
+                $memcache = new \Memcache();
+                $memcache->connect('127.0.0.1');
+                $cache = new \Doctrine\Common\Cache\MemcacheCache();
+                $cache->setMemcache($memcache);
+            } else {
+                $cache = new ArrayCache;
+            }
+            $cache->setNamespace("dc2_"); // to avoid collisions
+        } else if ($cache === null) {
+            $cache = new ArrayCache;
+        }
+        
+        $config = new Configuration();
+        $config->setMetadataCacheImpl($cache);
+        $config->setQueryCacheImpl($cache);
+        $config->setResultCacheImpl($cache);
+        $config->setProxyDir( $proxyDir ?: sys_get_temp_dir() );
+        $config->setProxyNamespace('DoctrineProxies');
+        $config->setAutoGenerateProxyClasses($isDevMode);
+        
+        return $config;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/SetupTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/SetupTest.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools;
+
+use Doctrine\ORM\Tools\Setup;
+
+require_once __DIR__ . '/../../TestInit.php';
+
+class SetupTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmTestCase
+{
+    private $originalAutoloaderCount;
+    private $originalIncludePath;
+    
+    public function setUp()
+    {
+        if (strpos(\Doctrine\ORM\Version::VERSION, "DEV") === false) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped("Test only runs in a dev-installation from Github");
+        }
+        
+        $this->originalAutoloaderCount = count(spl_autoload_functions());
+        $this->originalIncludePath = get_include_path();
+    }
+    
+    public function testGitAutoload()
+    {        
+        Setup::registerAutoloadGit(__DIR__ . "/../../../../../");
+        
+        $this->assertEquals($this->originalAutoloaderCount + 4, count(spl_autoload_functions()));
+    }
+    
+    public function testPEARAutoload()
+    {
+        set_include_path(get_include_path() . PATH_SEPARATOR . __DIR__ . "/../../../../../lib/vendor/doctrine-common/lib");
+        
+        Setup::registerAutoloadPEAR();
+        
+        $this->assertEquals($this->originalAutoloaderCount + 2, count(spl_autoload_functions()));
+    }
+    
+    public function testDirectoryAutoload()
+    {
+        Setup::registerAutoloadDirectory(__DIR__ . "/../../../../../lib/vendor/doctrine-common/lib");
+        
+        $this->assertEquals($this->originalAutoloaderCount + 2, count(spl_autoload_functions()));
+    }
+    
+    public function testAnnotationConfiguration()
+    {
+        
+    }
+    
+    public function tearDown()
+    {
+        set_include_path($this->originalIncludePath);
+        $loaders = spl_autoload_functions();
+        for ($i = 0; $i < count($loaders); $i++) {
+            if ($i > $this->originalAutoloaderCount+1) {
+                spl_autoload_unregister($loaders[$i]);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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