Merge0.6.27

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branch : distribute
extra : rebase_source : ecff80ba26dd674d1281d70e868f7ca907fd0047

2 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 654aacf1..2707f01c 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ CHANGES
 * Distribute now recognizes README.rst as a standard, default readme file.
 * Exclude 'encodings' modules when removing modules from sys.modules.
   Workaround for #285.
+* Issue #231: Don't fiddle with system python when used with buildout
+  (bootstrap.py)
 
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 0.6.26
diff --git a/distribute_setup.py b/distribute_setup.py
index ba46350d..b8c4a11d 100644
--- a/distribute_setup.py
+++ b/distribute_setup.py
@@ -306,6 +306,9 @@ def _create_fake_setuptools_pkg_info(placeholder):
         log.warn('%s already exists', pkg_info)
         return
 
+    if not os.access(pkg_info, os.W_OK):
+        log.warn("Don't have permissions to write %s, skipping", pkg_info)
+
     log.warn('Creating %s', pkg_info)
     f = open(pkg_info, 'w')
     try: