[Distutils] Add RPM-friendly Record Option

[Anthony Baxter]

Phillip J. Eby wrote:
> Isn't distutils supposed to be compatible with older versions of Python, 
> e.g. 1.5.2?  The list comprehension won't work, and it removes a minor 
> optimization ('if self.root:').

1.5.2 compatibility is so last release. I think it's targetted at 2.1
now (although PEP 291 needs an update).

Anthony
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