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M gnu/packages/docbook.scm

@@ 192,6 192,11 @@ by no means limited to these applications.)  This package provides XML DTDs.")
        ("libxslt" ,libxslt)))           ;for xsltproc
     (arguments
      `(#:python ,python-2               ;'print' syntax
+       ;; XXX: Disable usage of setuptools, even though it is supported.
+       ;; This causes an invalid "package_base" in out/bin/.dblatex-real
+       ;; due to a missing leading '/'. See this thread for details:
+       ;; https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2016-12/msg00030.html
+       #:use-setuptools? #f
        #:tests? #f                      ;no 'test' command
        #:phases
        (alist-cons-after