Georg Brandl <ge...@python.org> added the comment:

I'm not in favor of this change.  PEP 3179 was accepted because it presented an 
optional additional feature that doesn't break compatibility.

For example, build tools of third-party external modules that do not use 
distutils would break.

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nosy: +benjamin.peterson, georg.brandl, loewis

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