From 29c2838f8034f60126afe607ed303ae96ea6ded6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Anthony LaTorre Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 13:14:15 -0600 Subject: add a note about deleting pip's cache folder if you are reinstalling chroma --- doc/source/install/overview.rst | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) 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 `_, we have automated the installation of these -- cgit