diff -u openbabel-2.2.0/debian/rules openbabel-2.2.0/debian/rules
--- openbabel-2.2.0/debian/rules
+++ openbabel-2.2.0/debian/rules
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/make -f
+include /usr/share/python/python.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/buildcore.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/autotools.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@
 
 install/python-openbabel:: $(PYVERS:%=install-python-openbabel%)
 install-python-openbabel%:
-	cd scripts/python; python$* setup.py install --root $(CURDIR)/debian/python-openbabel
+	cd scripts/python; python$* setup.py install --root $(CURDIR)/debian/python-openbabel $(py_setup_install_args)
 
 clean::
 	cd scripts/python; python setup.py clean
diff -u openbabel-2.2.0/debian/changelog openbabel-2.2.0/debian/changelog
--- openbabel-2.2.0/debian/changelog
+++ openbabel-2.2.0/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+openbabel (2.2.0-2ubuntu2) jaunty; urgency=low
+
+  * Python 2.6 transition:
+    - debian/rules:
+      + Include /usr/share/python/python.mk.
+      + Add py_setup_install_args macro to setup.py install.
+
+ -- Alessio Treglia <quadrispro@ubuntu.com>  Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:30:19 +0100
+
 openbabel (2.2.0-2ubuntu1) jaunty; urgency=low
 
   * debian/control: Build against boost 1.35, so that we can drop the