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diff --git a/docs/narr/install.rst b/docs/narr/install.rst index fb67b899b..e419a8b20 100644 --- a/docs/narr/install.rst +++ b/docs/narr/install.rst @@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ on :term:`PyPy` (1.9+). :app:`Pyramid` installation does not require the compilation of any C code, so you need only a Python interpreter that meets the requirements mentioned. +Some :app:`Pyramid` dependencies may attempt to build C extensions for +performance speedups. If a compiler or Python headers are unavailable the +dependency will fall back to using pure Python instead. + For Mac OS X Users ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -285,13 +289,20 @@ Installing :app:`Pyramid` Into the Virtual Python Environment After you've got your virtualenv installed, you may install :app:`Pyramid` itself using the following commands: -.. code-block:: text - - $ $VENV/bin/easy_install pyramid +.. parsed-literal:: + + $ $VENV/bin/easy_install "pyramid==\ |release|\ " The ``easy_install`` command will take longer than the previous ones to complete, as it downloads and installs a number of dependencies. +.. note:: + + If you see any warnings and/or errors related to failing to compile the C + extensions, in most cases you may safely ignore those errors. If you wish + to use the C extensions, please verify that you have a functioning compiler + and the Python header files installed. + .. index:: single: installing on Windows @@ -357,9 +368,9 @@ You can use Pyramid on Windows under Python 2 or 3. #. Use ``easy_install`` to get :app:`Pyramid` and its direct dependencies installed: - .. code-block:: text - - c:\env> %VENV%\Scripts\easy_install pyramid + .. parsed-literal:: + + c:\\env> %VENV%\\Scripts\\easy_install "pyramid==\ |release|\ " What Gets Installed ------------------- |