@@ -1126,9 +1126,9 @@ function service_check() {

 }

-# ``pip install`` the dependencies of the package before ``setup.py develop``

-# so pip and not distutils processes the dependency chain

-# Uses globals ``TRACK_DEPENDES``, ``*_proxy`

+# ``pip install -e`` the package, which processes the dependencies

+# using pip before running `setup.py develop`

+# Uses globals ``STACK_USER``, ``TRACK_DEPENDES``, ``*_proxy`

 # setup_develop directory

 function setup_develop() {

     if [[ $TRACK_DEPENDS = True ]]; then

@@ -1136,19 +1136,13 @@ function setup_develop() {

     else

         SUDO_CMD="sudo"

     fi

-    for reqs_file in $1/requirements.txt $1/tools/pip-requires ; do

-        if [ -f $reqs_file ] ; then

-            pip_install -r $reqs_file

-        fi

-    done

-    (cd $1; \

-        python setup.py egg_info; \

-        $SUDO_CMD \

-            HTTP_PROXY=$http_proxy \

-            HTTPS_PROXY=$https_proxy \

-            NO_PROXY=$no_proxy \

-            python setup.py develop \

-    )

+    $SUDO_CMD \

+        HTTP_PROXY=$http_proxy \

+        HTTPS_PROXY=$https_proxy \

+        NO_PROXY=$no_proxy \

+        pip install -e $1

+    # ensure that further actions can do things like setup.py sdist

+    $SUDO_CMD chown -R $STACK_USER $1/*.egg-info

 }