BLD: add workaround in setup.py for newer setuptools

rgommers · rgommers · commit bf148bf9cd1e · 2022-11-29T12:08:46.000+01:00
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
@@ -463,6 +463,8 @@ def setup_package():
     else:
         #from numpy.distutils.core import setup
         from setuptools import setup
+        # workaround for broken --no-build-isolation with newer setuptools, see gh-21288
+        metadata["packages"] = []
 
     try:
         setup(**metadata)
