old_contents: import numpy as np
  import os
  
  
  def configuration(parent_package='', top_path=None):
      from numpy.distutils.misc_util import Configuration
      config = Configuration('mle', parent_package, top_path)
      common_include_dir = os.path.join(config.path_in_package, '..', '..', '..', 'util', 'include')
  
      config.add_extension('mle_trev',
                           sources=['mle_trev.pyx',
                                    'src/_mle_trev.c',
                                    ],
                           include_dirs=['src/', np.get_include(), common_include_dir]
                           )
  
      config.add_extension('mle_trev_given_pi',
                           sources=['mle_trev_given_pi.pyx',
                                    'src/_mle_trev_given_pi.c'],
                           include_dirs=['src/', np.get_include(), common_include_dir])
  
      config.add_extension('newton.objective_sparse',
                           sources=['newton/objective_sparse.pyx'],
                           include_dirs=[np.get_include()])
  
      config.add_subpackage('newton')
  
      return config
  
new_contents: import numpy as np
  import os
  
  
  def configuration(parent_package='', top_path=None):
      from numpy.distutils.misc_util import Configuration
      config = Configuration('mle', parent_package, top_path)
      common_include_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),
                                                        '..', '..', '..', 'util', 'include'))
      assert os.path.exists(common_include_dir)
      config.add_extension('mle_trev',
                           sources=['mle_trev.pyx',
                                    'src/_mle_trev.c'],
                           include_dirs=['src/', np.get_include(), common_include_dir])
  
      config.add_extension('mle_trev_given_pi',
                           sources=['mle_trev_given_pi.pyx',
                                    'src/_mle_trev_given_pi.c'],
                           include_dirs=['src/', np.get_include(), common_include_dir])
  
      config.add_extension('newton.objective_sparse',
                           sources=['newton/objective_sparse.pyx'],
                           include_dirs=[np.get_include()])
  
      config.add_subpackage('newton')
  
      return config
  
subject: fix include path