BLD: add workaround in setup.py for newer setuptools

(cherry picked from commit bf148bf)
numpy · Dec 18, 2022 · 5b0bc0d · 5b0bc0d
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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
@@ -463,6 +463,8 @@ def setup_package():
     else:
         #from numpy.distutils.core import setup
         from setuptools import setup
+        # workaround for broken --no-build-isolation with newer setuptools, see gh-21288
+        metadata["packages"] = []
 
     try:
         setup(**metadata)