diff --git a/buildout.cfg b/buildout.cfg
index 60e3fd3b11c89e6c6301df18a3185a3ba4984fa6..276d2f01a1c8b2381102e8ec536708ae3f292be7 100644
--- a/buildout.cfg
+++ b/buildout.cfg
@@ -3,12 +3,22 @@
 ; Mon 16 Apr 08:29:18 2012 CEST
 
 [buildout]
-parts = python tests sphinx
+parts = external python tests sphinx
 develop = .
 eggs = bob.db.replay
+versions = versions
+index = http://d.pypi.python.org/simple
+
+[versions]
+;idiap.recipe.externaleggs = 0.1
+;idiap.recipe.sphinx = 0.1
+
+[external]
+recipe = idiap.recipe.externaleggs:recipe
+egg-directories = /Users/andre/work/bob-master/build/lib
 
 [python]
-recipe = zc.recipe.egg
+recipe = z3c.recipe.scripts
 interpreter = python
 eggs = ${buildout:eggs}
 
@@ -18,7 +28,7 @@ eggs = ${buildout:eggs}
 script = tests.py
 
 [sphinx]
-recipe = collective.recipe.sphinxbuilder
+recipe = idiap.recipe.sphinx:recipe
+eggs = ${buildout:eggs}
 source = ${buildout:directory}/docs
-build = ${buildout:directory}/built-docs
-interpreter = ${buildout:bin-directory}/python
+build = ${buildout:directory}/sphinx
diff --git a/localbob.cfg b/localbob.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index cadd1be03945ee414613659acad7824b42821d51..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/localbob.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-; vim: set fileencoding=utf-8 :
-; Andre Anjos <andre.anjos@idiap.ch>
-; Mon 16 Apr 08:29:18 2012 CEST
-
-; Example buildout recipe using a local (off-root) Bob installation
-
-[buildout]
-parts = bob python tests sphinx
-develop = .
-eggs = bob.db.replay
-       bob
-
-[bob]
-recipe = local.bob.recipe:config
-
-; Set here the private installation directory for Bob
-install-directory = /scratch/aanjos/bob-master/build/newdb/release
-
-[python]
-recipe = zc.recipe.egg
-interpreter = python
-eggs = ${buildout:eggs}
-
-[tests]
-recipe = pbp.recipe.noserunner
-eggs = ${buildout:eggs}
-script = tests.py
-
-[sphinx]
-recipe = collective.recipe.sphinxbuilder
-source = ${buildout:directory}/docs
-build = ${buildout:directory}/built-docs
-interpreter = ${buildout:bin-directory}/python