1 files changed, 21 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1a40d4c4..0afe72b2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,21 @@
 import ez_setup
 ez_setup.use_setuptools()
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+import sys
+
+install_requires = [
+    'django==1.1.2',
+    'django-debug-toolbar==0.7.0',
+    'South',
+    'recaptcha-client',
+    'markdown2',
+    'html5lib',
+    'python-openid',
+    'django-keyedcache',
+]
+WIN_PLATFORMS = ('win32', 'cygwin',)
+if sys.platform not in WIN_PLATFORMS:
+    install_requires.append('mysql-python')
 
 setup(
     name = "askbot",
@@ -12,19 +27,13 @@ setup(
     keywords = 'forum, community, wiki, Q&A',
     url = 'http://askbot.org',
     include_package_data = True,
-    install_requires = [
-        'django==1.1.2',
-        'django-debug-toolbar==0.7.0',
-        'South',
-        'recaptcha-client',
-        'markdown2',
-        'html5lib',
-        'python-openid',
-        'django-keyedcache',
-        'mysql-python',
-    ],
+    install_requires = install_requires,
     long_description = """Open Source Question and Answer forum.
     Based on CNPROG project by Mike Chen and Sailing Cai, project
-    is inspired by StackOverflow.
+    inspired by StackOverflow.
     """,
 )
+
+if sys.platform in WIN_PLATFORMS:
+    print 'ATTENTION!! please install windows binary mysql-python package'
+    print 'at http://www.codegood.com/archives/4'