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-rwxr-xr-xsetuptools/command/easy_install.py6
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/setuptools/command/easy_install.py b/setuptools/command/easy_install.py
index 39afb653..774f0f21 100755
--- a/setuptools/command/easy_install.py
+++ b/setuptools/command/easy_install.py
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ def is_64bit():
def samefile(p1, p2):
+ """
+ Determine if two paths reference the same file.
+
+ Augments os.path.samefile to work on Windows and
+ suppresses errors if the path doesn't exist.
+ """
both_exist = os.path.exists(p1) and os.path.exists(p2)
use_samefile = hasattr(os.path, 'samefile') and both_exist
if use_samefile: