From 4f1b2ee6cc87c3f97d20737ecfaecdebfb0cc665 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tristan Cacqueray Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2013 11:26:40 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Updates README installation procedure Includes an installation workaround for the exception 'dist must be a Distribution instance' --- README.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c505be9..2546198 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -49,8 +49,13 @@ setup.py install. $ virtualenv $HOME/venv $ . $HOME/venv/bin/activate + $ pip install -r tools/pip-requires $ python setup.py install +Note, without the manual pip install, the installation might failed with +this error: 'TypeError: dist must be a Distribution instance' +ref: https://bugs.launchpad.net/swift/+bug/1217288 + swfiller usage --------------