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

[M.-A. Lemburg]

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

Sure, because that can sometimes be the only way to get more recent
distutils packages installed from source.

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

Indeed. We should probably wrap up the current version and just
place it out there for people to download.

If you could tell me where to upload the files, I could easily
generate a snapshot of the current distutils version as 1.0.4beta
and post them there.

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