diff --git a/bob/io/base/__init__.py b/bob/io/base/__init__.py
index 748b438063f2d62315ce8b6560c9ce17dd28eb01..cc2119a362b5e64087b5a53858551e2bb9f20f4a 100644
--- a/bob/io/base/__init__.py
+++ b/bob/io/base/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# import Libraries of other lib packages
+import bob.core
+
+# import our own Library
+import bob.extension
+bob.extension.load_bob_library('bob.io.base', __file__)
+
 from ._library import File, HDF5File, extensions
 from . import version
 from .version import module as __version__
diff --git a/buildout.cfg b/buildout.cfg
index 798515bd0c47542cf6e75f92a4d13b50927dd8d5..43ff98a0ca590b035eacf080c3b9e8ceaca493d9 100644
--- a/buildout.cfg
+++ b/buildout.cfg
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ develop = src/bob.extension
 ; options for bob.buildout extension
 debug = true
 verbose = true
-prefixes = /idiap/group/torch5spro/releases/preview/install/linux-x86_64-release
-           /Users/andre/work/bob/b/dbg/
 
 [sources]
 bob.extension = git https://github.com/bioidiap/bob.extension
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e446ae50abd4a45c63d07910d445160f15da81b4..5d67e3af86b37f9654b1e084fb4dba120db171e3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,11 +3,16 @@
 # Andre Anjos <andre.anjos@idiap.ch>
 # Mon 16 Apr 08:18:08 2012 CEST
 
+bob_packages = ['bob.core']
+
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages, dist
-dist.Distribution(dict(setup_requires=['bob.blitz', 'bob.core']))
+dist.Distribution(dict(setup_requires=['bob.blitz'] + bob_packages))
 from bob.extension.utils import egrep, find_header, find_library
 from bob.blitz.extension import Extension, Library, build_ext
 
+packages = ['boost']
+boost_modules = ['system', 'filesystem']
+
 version = '2.0.0a0'
 
 def libhdf5_version(header):
@@ -137,6 +142,7 @@ setup(
     install_requires=[
       'setuptools',
       'bob.blitz',
+      'bob.core'
     ],
 
     namespace_packages=[
@@ -152,10 +158,10 @@ setup(
         define_macros = define_macros,
         system_include_dirs = system_include_dirs,
         version = version,
-        bob_packages = ['bob.core'],
-        packages = ['boost'],
-        boost_modules = ['system', 'filesystem'],
-        ),
+        bob_packages = bob_packages,
+        packages = packages,
+        boost_modules = boost_modules,
+      ),
 
       Library("bob.io.base.bob_io_base",
         [
@@ -184,9 +190,9 @@ setup(
         system_include_dirs = system_include_dirs,
         define_macros = define_macros,
         version = version,
-        bob_packages = ['bob.core', 'bob.blitz'],
-        packages = ['boost'],
-        boost_modules = ['system', 'filesystem'],
+        bob_packages = bob_packages,
+        packages = packages,
+        boost_modules = boost_modules,
       ),
 
       Extension("bob.io.base._library",
@@ -202,9 +208,9 @@ setup(
         define_macros = define_macros,
         system_include_dirs = system_include_dirs,
         version = version,
-        bob_packages = ['bob.core'],
-        packages = ['boost'],
-        boost_modules = ['system', 'filesystem'],
+        bob_packages = bob_packages,
+        packages = packages,
+        boost_modules = boost_modules,
       ),
     ],