Bug#971418: jhbuild: Missing dependency on python3-distuils

[Chris Lamb]

Hi Simon,

> > Patch attached (although it might mean some Python substvar apparatus
> > is not working as expected).
>
> I don't think it's expected to work automatically in this case: I think
> hard-coding the dependency, as in your patch, is likely to be the only
> solution.

Sounds eminently reasonable — I should have added more of a "I have
not checked this is the case at all, just throwing it out there just
in case it rings a bell" spin to my comment.

I would agree wholeheartedly with your later sentiments regarding the
reliability of said mechanism.


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