--- /dev/null
+ setup.py | 9 +++++++--
+ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
+index 13c9dad..9d68590 100644
+--- a/setup.py
++++ b/setup.py
+@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@
+ from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+
+ import os
+-import setuptools
++
++try:
++ from setuptools import setup
++except ImportError:
++ from distutils.core import setup
++
+
+
+ base_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+@@ -31,7 +36,7 @@ with open(os.path.join(base_dir, "CHANGELOG.rst")) as f:
+ long_description = "\n".join([long_description, f.read()])
+
+
+-setuptools.setup(
++setup(
+ name=about["__title__"],
+ version=about["__version__"],
+
--- /dev/null
+# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+# $Id$
+
+EAPI=5
+
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{3,4} pypy pypy3 )
+
+inherit distutils-r1
+
+DESCRIPTION="Core utilities for Python packages"
+HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/pypa/packaging https://pypi.python.org/pypi/packaging"
+SRC_URI="mirror://pypi/${PN:0:1}/${PN}/${P}.tar.gz"
+
+SLOT="0"
+LICENSE="Apache-2.0"
+KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86 ~amd64-linux ~x86-linux"
+IUSE="test"
+
+RDEPEND=""
+DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
+ dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+ test? (
+ dev-python/pretend[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+ dev-python/pytest[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+ )
+"
+
+PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}"/${P}-setuptools.patch )
+
+python_test() {
+ py.test --capture=no --strict -v || die
+}