Description: Use Setuptools instead of Distribute
 Fixes FTBFS in recent Ubuntu releases.
 Cherry-picked from Distribute 0.6.49.
Forwarded: not-needed
Author: Graham Inggs <graham@nerve.org.za>
Last-Update: 2015-05-21
--- a/distribute_setup.py
+++ b/distribute_setup.py
@@ -137,6 +144,16 @@
     try:
         try:
             import pkg_resources
+
+            # Setuptools 0.7b and later is a suitable (and preferable)
+            # substitute for any Distribute version.
+            try:
+                pkg_resources.require("setuptools>=0.7b")
+                return
+            except (pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound,
+                    pkg_resources.VersionConflict):
+                pass
+
             if not hasattr(pkg_resources, '_distribute'):
                 if not no_fake:
                     _fake_setuptools()