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avoid setuptools 8 in a buildout
1) use bootstrap.py from http://downloads.buildout.org/2/bootstrap.py
2) edit buildout.cfg and pin versions to:
[versions]
setuptools = 7.0
zc.buildout = 2.2.5
3) create a virtualenv as usal:
virtualenv --no-setuptools --clear .
4) bootstrap buildout with with
./bin/python bootstrap.py --setuptools-version=7.0 --version=2.2.5
5) run buildout as usal
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