1 files changed, 9 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/rubber/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/rubber/default.nix
index a9ac2690b66..f3f036ce50e 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/rubber/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/rubber/default.nix
@@ -9,18 +9,18 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     sha256 = "178dmrp0mza5gqjiqgk6dqs0c10s0c517pk6k9pjbam86vf47a1p";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ texinfo ];
-
-  # I couldn't figure out how to pass the proper parameter to disable pdf generation, so we
-  # use sed to change the default
-  preBuild = ''
-    sed -i -r 's/pdf\s+= True/pdf = False/g' setup.py
+  # I'm sure there is a better way to pass these parameters to the build script...
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace setup.py \
+      --replace 'pdf  = True' 'pdf = False' \
+      --replace '$base/man'   'share/man' \
+      --replace '$base/info'  'share/info' \
+      --replace '$base/share' 'share'
   '';
 
-  # the check scripts forces python2. If we need to use python3 at some point, we should use
-  # the correct python
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ texinfo ];
+
   checkPhase = ''
-    sed -i 's|python=python3|python=${python3Packages.python.interpreter}|' tests/run.sh
     cd tests && ${stdenv.shell} run.sh
   '';