diff --git a/bin/compile b/bin/compile
index 0faf35c..2a9bc8e 100755
--- a/bin/compile
+++ b/bin/compile
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ source bin/activate
 
 # If no requirements given, assume `setup.py develop`
 if [ ! -f requirements.txt ]; then
+  puts-step "No requirements.txt supplied, assuming distribution package."
   echo "-e ." > requirements.txt
 fi
 
diff --git a/test/simple-requirements/requirements.txt b/test/simple-requirements/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29