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[Python-Dev] Making distutils string-free?

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Guido van Rossum wrote:
>>distutils has to maintain 1.5.2 compatibility. Please don't
>>change anything which would cause this to break.
> 
> 
> Really?  Why?  Isn't the existing standalone distutils distribution
> good enough?

No, it's still missing important support for FreeBSD, Debian
and some other packages. Also, bug fixes should be easily had
for package writers who wan't to maintain 1.5.2 compatibility.

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