Lunar release progress

Tried to build unique_identifier and ackermann_msgs on lunar.

Got this warning:

Warnings   << unique_id:install /home/joq/ros/lunar_ws/logs/unique_id/build.install.001.log                                                                                    
/usr/lib/python2.7/distutils/dist.py:267: UserWarning: Unknown distribution option: 'install_requires'
  warnings.warn(msg)

The setup.py in that package does specify install_requires, and distutils does not recognize that option. Removing that option eliminates the warning. When did that stop working?

Is install_requires no longer recommended?