[Distutils] Re: [Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Lib/distutils sysconfig.py,1.52,1.53

[Jeremy Hylton]

>>>>> "AMK" == Andrew Kuchling <akuchlin@mems-exchange.org> writes:

  AMK> On Tue, Nov 05, 2002 at 12:11:11PM -0800,
  AMK> jhylton@users.sourceforge.net wrote:
  >> Remove use of string module and reflow a couple of long lines.

  AMK> Note that the use of string methods means the end of 1.5.2
  AMK> compatibility.  If we're doing that, then there are many more
  AMK> modernizations that can be done to the Distutils code.

Excellent point!

Do people sitll care about Python 1.5.2 support moving forward?  I'd
propose to make the last distutils release for 1.5.2 the final release
and make distutils conform to modern Python.

Jeremy