--- setup.py.original 2012-04-10 08:32:11.000000000 -0700 +++ setup.py 2012-11-22 16:59:53.000000000 -0800 @@ -246,7 +246,9 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext): build_ext.build_extensions(self) - longest = max([len(e.name) for e in self.extensions]) + longest = 0 + if self.extensions: + longest = max([len(e.name) for e in self.extensions]) if self.failed: longest = max(longest, max([len(name) for name in self.failed]))