@@ -1349,7 +1349,10 @@ function pip_install {

     if [[ -z "$os_PACKAGE" ]]; then

         GetOSVersion

     fi

-    if [[ $TRACK_DEPENDS = True ]]; then

+    if [[ $TRACK_DEPENDS = True && ! "$@" =~ virtualenv ]]; then

+        # TRACK_DEPENDS=True installation creates a circular dependency when

+        # we attempt to install virtualenv into a virualenv, so we must global

+        # that installation.

         source $DEST/.venv/bin/activate

         local cmd_pip=$DEST/.venv/bin/pip

         local sudo_pip="env"