And python-setuptools/python2-setuptools just updated, fixing it for me. That was fast.
I don't think your problem was related to setuptools though. The recent two version bumps are only for patching its tests against python 3.1, which has nothing to do about us in any way.
What's more, setuptools is used for building Python packages. I wouldn't expect setuptools to be used during GIMP runtime. -- Kind regards, Damian Nowak StratusHost www.AtlasHost.eu