--- a/install-debugclients.py	Wed May 23 19:36:11 2018 +0200
+++ b/install-debugclients.py	Thu May 24 19:16:36 2018 +0200
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 import compileall
 import shutil
 import fnmatch
-import distutils.sysconfig
 
 # Define the globals.
 progName = None
@@ -96,6 +95,12 @@
     simple assignment.
     """
     global modDir, pyModDir
+    
+    try:
+        import distutils.sysconfig
+    except ImportError:
+        print("Please install the 'distutils' package first.")
+        exit(5)
 
     modDir = distutils.sysconfig.get_python_lib(True)
     pyModDir = modDir