[neon/backports-noble/fwupd-noble/Neon/unstable] debian: try and do it in override_configure

[Carlos De Maine]

Git commit 507c3dd43e0eaba9ad6ba5dc99acbf3db0d944ab by Carlos De Maine.
Committed on 16/09/2026 at 00:44.
Pushed by carlosdem into branch 'Neon/unstable'.

try and do it in override_configure

M  +5    -2    debian/rules

https://invent.kde.org/neon/backports-noble/fwupd-noble/-/commit/507c3dd43e0eaba9ad6ba5dc99acbf3db0d944ab

diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index c5b7453..41a5f2f 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ ifeq ($(DEB_HOST_ARCH_BITS),32)
 	export DEB_CFLAGS_MAINT_APPEND = -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE
 endif
 
-export PYTHONPATH := $(CURDIR)/debian/shims:/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages:/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages:$(PYTHONPATH)
-
 CONFARGS =
 
 ifneq ($(CI),)
@@ -51,6 +49,11 @@ override_dh_auto_clean:
 	rm -fr debian/build
 
 override_dh_auto_configure:
+	mkdir -p /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/distutils
+	touch /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/distutils/__init__.py
+	echo "class MSVCCompiler: pass" > /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/distutils/msvccompiler.py
+	cat /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/distutils/__init__.py
+
 	@echo "PYTHONPATH is: $(PYTHONPATH)"
 	dh_auto_configure -- $(CONFARGS)