hiidef/Telephus — comment on commit 627ffda7b4d6b7bc0ace9a522c7c03b710f8b516
File: setup.py line 3
By thepaul:

This change introduces a new build-time dependency in setuptools. Even though setuptools is pretty widespread, this will require an addition to the Debian control file.

What's the benefit of switching to setuptools here?