[Distutils] New setuptools in subversion

[Phillip J. Eby]

Since the Python CVS has been migrated to Subversion, it's now possible to 
get fresh setuptools checkouts using EasyInstall.  That is, you can use:

     easy_install setuptools==dev

to request the development version of setuptools from Subversion.  The 
current in-development version is 0.6a8dev, which means it is an unreleased 
version of 0.6a8, and will be considered obsolete when the real 0.6a8 is 
released.  Some new "features" of the dev version include:

* Bug fixes for all the Subversion-related problems reported recently by 
John J. Lee

* Fix for the version conflict problem reported today by Ian Bicking

* Fix for the extension building problem w/Pyrex and Python 2.4 reported by 
Kevin Dangoor

So if you've been experiencing any of the above issues, you might want to 
give it a try.

I still have a long list of to-do's for the official 0.6a8 release, so it 
probably won't be out before the weekend.  In any case, it's always helpful 
to get some third-party testing before making an official release.  Thanks.