package() {
  cd "$_name-$pkgver"
  # root installing the package via setup.py gives the wrong permissions to variants.db
  # we use this workaround until a definitive fix is found
  local variantsdb="build/lib/mygnuhealth/data/variants.db"
  chmod 444 $variantsdb
  # install the actual package with the right permissions
  python setup.py install --root="$pkgdir" --optimize=1 --skip-build
}