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diff --git a/doc/source/install/overview.rst b/doc/source/install/overview.rst index dd133a2..cb2db1e 100644 --- a/doc/source/install/overview.rst +++ b/doc/source/install/overview.rst @@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ where [path to shared library] is usually something like Step 2: Install Chroma Dependencies ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +.. note:: Some of the packages which Chroma installs monkey patch the setup.py + script and so will not work if pip uses a cached version of the package. If + you are reinstalling chroma, make sure to delete the pip cache folder in + ~/.cache/pip. + Chroma depends on several C and C++ libraries that are not typically included in the package managers of many platforms. Using `shrinkwrap <http://shrinkwrap.rtfd.org>`_, we have automated the installation of these |