[Distutils] Package install failures in 2.6.3 - setuptools vs Distribute

[K. Richard Pixley]

Ronald Oussoren wrote:
> This is a problem, it means 2.6.3 is not a simple drop-in replacement for 2.6.2 but requires the replacement of another component as well.  That can be a problem in organizations with strict configuration management where you cannot install new software without going to lots of red tape (and that might involve lawyers when you install a new package instead of upgrading an existing one).
This would be a problem if distribute were in general release.  It's 
not.  It's clearly a development branch which is intended to move 
quickly.  People using distribute are taking development, pre-alpha 
kinds of risk and that has been made pretty clear already.

--rich