Merge "warn against sorting requirements"

2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6ba67c4..d71794b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# The order of packages is significant, because pip processes them in the order
+# of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
+# process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
+
 stevedore>=0.14
 netaddr>=0.7.6
 
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 6217181..a43b746 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# The order of packages is significant, because pip processes them in the order
+# of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
+# process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
+
 # Hacking already pins down pep8, pyflakes and flake8
 hacking>=0.9.2,<0.10
 pylint==0.25.2