NO_SETUPTOOLS

debian/rules

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export DH_COMPAT=5
 build: build-stamp
 build-stamp: 
 	dh_testdir
-	python setup.py -q build
+	NO_SETUPTOOLS=1 python setup.py -q build
 	touch build-stamp
 
 clean: 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ install: build
 	dh_testroot
 	dh_clean -k
 	dh_installdirs
-	python setup.py -q install --no-compile --prefix=debian/python-logilab-mtconverter/usr/
+	NO_SETUPTOOLS=1 python setup.py -q install --no-compile --prefix=debian/python-logilab-mtconverter/usr/
 	# remove sub-package __init__ file (created in postinst)
 	rm debian/python-logilab-mtconverter/usr/lib/python*/site-packages/logilab/__init__.py
 	# remove test directory (installed in in the doc directory)

setup.py

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import shutil
 from os.path import isdir, exists, join, walk
 
 try:
+    if os.environ.get('NO_SETUPTOOLS'):
+        raise ImportError()
     from setuptools import setup
     from setuptools.command import install_lib
     USE_SETUPTOOLS = 1
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ except ImportError:
     USE_SETUPTOOLS = 0
     
 
+sys.modules.pop('__pkginfo__', None)
 # import required features
 from __pkginfo__ import modname, version, license, short_desc, long_desc, \
      web, author, author_email