diff --git a/hurricane/src/pyext/PyExtensionBuild.conf.in b/hurricane/src/pyext/PyExtensionBuild.conf.in
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+src_dir=${HURRICANE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/pyext
+build_dir=${HURRICANE_BINARY_DIR}/src/pyext
+sources=@sources@
+include_dirs=@include_dirs@
+library_dirs=@library_dirs@