Drop python3-distutils from Noble package list (onwards)

[j-rivero]

🎉 New feature

Summary

There is no python3-distutils package anymore in Ubuntu starting with Noble. Drop it and keep a copy of current packages for Jammy.

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[azeey]

AFAIK, the only place we need it is in

gz-sim/python/CMakeLists.txt

Lines 9 to 14 in dc3fb11

	if(USE_SYSTEM_PATHS_FOR_PYTHON_INSTALLATION)
	if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS "3.12.0")
	execute_process(
	COMMAND "${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}" -c "if True:
	from distutils import sysconfig as sc
	print(sc.get_python_lib(plat_specific=True))"

which is for cmake<3.12. Jammy has a much newer cmake, so we can drop it altogether.

[scpeters]

AFAIK, the only place we need it is in

gz-sim/python/CMakeLists.txt

Lines 9 to 14 in dc3fb11

	if(USE_SYSTEM_PATHS_FOR_PYTHON_INSTALLATION)
	if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS "3.12.0")
	execute_process(
	COMMAND "${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}" -c "if True:
	from distutils import sysconfig as sc
	print(sc.get_python_lib(plat_specific=True))"

which is for cmake<3.12. Jammy has a much newer cmake, so we can drop it altogether.

attempting to drop it from gz-math8 in gazebosim/gz-math#587

[j-rivero]

AFAIK, the only place we need it is in

You are right, aebfe55

[azeey]

I think we can leave the code as is. It's technically possible for someone to build this with cmake 3.10. But we know for sure our CI will have a newer version of cmake.

[j-rivero]

reverted

[azeey]

Are you opposed to removing python3-distutils from any of the .apt files? I think it would be fine since Jammy has a newer version of cmake.

[scpeters]

I think it would be fine to remove for Harmonic since 22.04 has cmake 3.22.1

[j-rivero]

+1. Sorry did not see the whole picture before. Removed.