I've just spoken with one of the cdbs Debian maintainers who takes care of python-distutils.mk and it's going to be quickly fixed in Debian. If it breaks too many python packages a core dev may want to upload the fix.
** Changed in: cdbs (Ubuntu) Importance: Untriaged => Low Status: Unconfirmed => In Progress -- [Edgy] Bashism in python-distutils.mk https://launchpad.net/bugs/53563 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs