this breaks the build if the time and datetime extensions are built statically into the python interpreter.

The build fails with a link error; adding the _time extension to Modules/Setup.dist

@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@
 #cmath cmathmodule.c _math.c # -lm # complex math library functions
 #math mathmodule.c _math.c # -lm # math library functions, e.g. sin()
 #_struct _struct.c     # binary structure packing/unpacking
+#_time _time.c # # segregated code shared between time and datetime modules
 #time timemodule.c # -lm # time operations and variables
 #operator operator.c   # operator.add() and similar goodies
 #_weakref _weakref.c   # basic weak reference support

you get another link error:

libpython3.2.a(config.o):(.data+0x58): undefined reference to `PyInit__time'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

because _time isn't a proper extension.

raising the severity as this is a regression