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-rw-r--r--distribute_setup.py3
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)
------
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: