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@@ -169,14 +169,16 @@ Another way is to add ``Distribute`` in the ``install_requires`` option:: Install FAQ ----------- -- **Why Distribute turn my Setuptools installation into an fake one?** +- **Why is Distribute wrapping my Setuptools installation?** - Since Distribute is a fork, and since it provides the same package and modules, - it fakes that the Setuptools installation is still present, so all the programs - that where using Setuptools still work. + Since Distribute is a fork, and since it provides the same package + and modules, it renames the existing Setuptools egg and inserts a + new one which merely wraps the Distribute code. This way, full + backwards compatibility is kept for packages which rely on the + Setuptools modules. - If it wasn't doing it, a program that would try to install Setuptools - would overwrite in turn Distribute. + At the same time, packages can meet their dependency on Setuptools + without actually installing it (which would disable Distribute). - **How does Distribute interact with virtualenv?** |