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

[Jeremy Hylton]

>>>>> "MH" == Michael Hudson <mwh@python.net> writes:

  MH> "M.-A. Lemburg" <mal@lemburg.com> writes:
  >> Python 1.5.2 is still in active use out there. It's not worth
  >> breaking code just for cosmetic reasons.

  MH> But are these 1.5.2 users going to see any new distutils code?
  MH> I.e. do people who still run 1.5.2 occasionally upgrade their
  MH> distutils installation?  I'd be surprised, but could always be
  MH> wrong.

  MH> It would be a good idea to leave the last 1.5.2 compatible
  MH> released distutils tarball somewhere prominent in any case.

Python 1.5.2 users have been running with distutils 1.0.2 for about a
year and a half now.  We haven't heard any complaints from them about
the lack of releases for 1.5.2.  I believe the last release was good
enough for 1.5.2.  If someone can live with all the bugs and
out-of-date stuff in 1.5.2, they can live with a slightly out-of-date
distutils, too.

It's a pain in the neck to hack on distutils and be careful to avoid
accidentally adding code that won't work with 1.5.2.

Jeremy