@@ -53,8 +53,15 @@ function install_get_pip {

     # since and only download if a new version is out -- but only if

     # it seems we downloaded the file originally.

     if [[ ! -r $LOCAL_PIP || -r $LOCAL_PIP.downloaded ]]; then

+        # only test freshness if LOCAL_PIP is actually there,

+        # otherwise we generate a scary warning.

+        local timecond=""

+        if [[ -r $LOCAL_PIP ]]; then

+            timecond="-z $LOCAL_PIP"

+        fi

+

         curl --retry 6 --retry-delay 5 \

-            -z $LOCAL_PIP -o $LOCAL_PIP $PIP_GET_PIP_URL || \

+            $timecond -o $LOCAL_PIP $PIP_GET_PIP_URL || \

             die $LINENO "Download of get-pip.py failed"

         touch $LOCAL_PIP.downloaded

     fi