diff --git a/bob/fingervein/__init__.py b/bob/fingervein/__init__.py
index 4ae6cf772ee62b74ab974393174c3d6d36684a3b..a60a22b21119b7dba932303f8b88ad925eec44d2 100644
--- a/bob/fingervein/__init__.py
+++ b/bob/fingervein/__init__.py
@@ -10,3 +10,24 @@ import script
 #import utils
 
 
+def get_config():
+  """Returns a string containing the configuration information.
+  """
+
+  import pkg_resources
+
+  packages = pkg_resources.require(__name__)
+  this = packages[0]
+  deps = packages[1:]
+
+  retval =  "%s: %s (%s)\n" % (this.key, this.version, this.location)
+  retval += "  - python dependencies:\n"
+  for d in deps: retval += "    - %s: %s (%s)\n" % (d.key, d.version, d.location)
+
+  return retval.strip()
+
+
+# gets sphinx autodoc done right - don't remove it
+__all__ = [_ for _ in dir() if not _.startswith('_')]
+
+
diff --git a/buildout.cfg b/buildout.cfg
index dac6942c972426f0b2b8bd6a0c75c3e92ae6a5b4..af24d0d7256005d9a238bb352603846d2409ba32 100644
--- a/buildout.cfg
+++ b/buildout.cfg
@@ -28,9 +28,18 @@ verbose = true
 newest = false
 
 [sources]
-bob.db.vera = git https://github.com/bioidiap/bob.db.vera.git
 facereclib = git https://github.com/idiap/facereclib.git
+bob.db.vera = git https://github.com/bioidiap/bob.db.vera.git
 bob.db.utfvp = git https://github.com/bioidiap/bob.db.utfvp.git
+bob.blitz = git https://github.com/bioidiap/bob.blitz
+bob.core = git https://github.com/bioidiap/bob.core
+bob.io.base = git https://github.com/bioidiap/bob.io.base
+bob.io.image = git https://github.com/bioidiap/bob.io.image
+bob.ip.base = git https://github.com/bioidiap/bob.ip.base
+bob.sp = git https://github.com/bioidiap/bob.sp
+bob.io.matlab = git https://github.com/bioidiap/bob.io.matlab
+
+
 
 [scripts]
 recipe = bob.buildout:scripts
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0b1a0f1842cdc4b1f05719730bf4adf0db0f94cc..47251654ed4154dc6e479a27cd9ab5e94a1cd55e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -69,13 +69,12 @@ setup(
     install_requires=[
       'setuptools',
       'bob.io.base',
+      'bob.io.image',
       'bob.core',
       'bob.ip.base',
       'bob.sp',
       'bob.io.matlab',
-      'facereclib',
-      'bob.db.vera',
-      'bob.db.utfvp',
+      'facereclib',   
 
     ],