[issue16989] allow distutils debug mode to be enabled more easily

[Jason R. Coombs]

Jason R. Coombs added the comment:

That's entirely reasonable. I thought maybe that was the case.

My instinct is that 100% backward compatibility may not be necessary, especially if setuptools and pip are in the loop and can assure compatibility at some level. I'll dig deeper into the issue from a setuptools perspective and report back.

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