diff -up distribute-0.6.14/setuptools/command/easy_install.py.bak distribute-0.6.14/setuptools/command/easy_install.py
--- distribute-0.6.14/setuptools/command/easy_install.py.bak	2011-02-22 09:50:37.899769278 -0800
+++ distribute-0.6.14/setuptools/command/easy_install.py	2011-02-22 10:03:06.662931661 -0800
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ class easy_install(Command):
 
         py_version = sys.version.split()[0]
         prefix, exec_prefix = get_config_vars('prefix', 'exec_prefix')
-
         self.config_vars = {'dist_name': self.distribution.get_name(),
                             'dist_version': self.distribution.get_version(),
                             'dist_fullname': self.distribution.get_fullname(),
@@ -203,6 +202,11 @@ class easy_install(Command):
                             'sys_exec_prefix': exec_prefix,
                             'exec_prefix': exec_prefix,
                            }
+        try:
+            self.config_vars['abiflags'] = sys.abiflags
+        except AttributeError:
+            # abiflags is only available on python-3.2+
+            pass
 
         if HAS_USER_SITE:
             self.config_vars['userbase'] = self.install_userbase