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Document that using overrides disables all wheels #9674

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7 changes: 5 additions & 2 deletions docs/html/cli/pip_install.rst
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Expand Up @@ -205,8 +205,11 @@ Per-requirement Overrides
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Since version 7.0 pip supports controlling the command line options given to
``setup.py`` via requirements files. This disables the use of wheels (cached or
otherwise) for that package, as ``setup.py`` does not exist for wheels.
``setup.py`` via requirements files.

.. warning::

This disables the use of wheels (cached or otherwise).

The ``--global-option`` and ``--install-option`` options are used to pass
options to ``setup.py``. For example:
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Clarify that using per-requirement overrides disables the usage of wheels.