From f2294f51d4b0aa51ab22a23bee031bf86316ef03 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: akhilaananthram <asa225@cornell.edu>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 14:42:03 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] import wheel in try/except

---
 setup.py | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e1ee1884b2..c5322e8431 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -209,8 +209,12 @@ def findRequirements(nupicCoreReleaseDir):
   # use develop nupiccore bindings. not PYPI
   eggFiles = glob.glob(os.path.join(nupicCoreReleaseDir, "*.egg"))
   for egg in eggFiles:
-    from wheel import egg2wheel
-    egg2wheel.egg2wheel(egg, nupicCoreReleaseDir)
+    # Temporary situation. Fix later
+    try:
+      from wheel import egg2wheel
+      egg2wheel.egg2wheel(egg, nupicCoreReleaseDir)
+    except ImportError:
+      pass
     dependencies.append(egg)
 
   wheelFiles = glob.glob(os.path.join(nupicCoreReleaseDir, "*.whl"))