CMAKE: Python distutils obsoleted.

Python 3.12 will not have the distutils package in the standard library.
The TextFile class is particularly useful when reading [Mm]akefiles, and
recreating its functionality would be painful.

Stash a local copy of the last version of distutils.text_file.py and use
it. Do not rely on distutils being present or installed.

cmake/generate.py

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import simgen.cmake_container as SCC
 import simgen.parse_makefile as SPM
 import simgen.packaging as SPKG
-## from simgen.text_file import TextFile
 
 
 def process_makefile(makefile_dir, debug=0):
@@ -189,4 +188,4 @@ def walk_target_deps(target, defs, rules, actions, simulators, depth='', debug=0
     ## Emit all of the individual CMakeLists.txt
     sims.write_simulators(makefile_dir, debug=debug_level)
     ## Emit the packaging data
-    SPKG.write_packaging(makefile_dir)
+    SPKG.write_packaging(makefile_dir)

cmake/simgen/parse_makefile.py

@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ def parse_makefile(fn, g_vars=None, g_rules=None, g_actions=None):
     Collects all of the variable definitions, rules and actions associated with rules.
 
     """
-    from distutils.text_file import TextFile
+    ## Python 3.11 and onward dropped distuitls, so import our local copy.
+    from simgen.text_file import TextFile
+
     fp = TextFile(fn, strip_comments=1, skip_blanks=1, join_lines=1, errors="surrogateescape")
 
     if g_vars is None:

cmake/simgen/text_file.py

@@ -2,12 +2,7 @@
 
 provides the TextFile class, which gives an interface to text files
 that (optionally) takes care of stripping comments, ignoring blank
-lines, and joining lines with backslashes.
-
-NOTE: This Python source code is adapted from the distutils module.
-Given that the future of distutils is uncertain, keep and maintain
-a local copy here.
-"""
+lines, and joining lines with backslashes."""
 
 import sys, io