From 7278688d081f6ee027433ba19d5f48a4f767a0ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ethanfel Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:32:21 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add cupy auto-install warning to README First startup may appear to hang while cupy (~800MB) installs. Document manual fallback for environments where auto-install fails. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 --- README.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 9c7ab68..72cfd74 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ git clone https://github.com/your-user/Comfyui-BIM-VFI.git Dependencies (`gdown`, `cupy`) are auto-installed on first load. The correct `cupy` variant is detected from your PyTorch CUDA version. +> **Warning:** `cupy` is a large package (~800MB) and compilation/installation can take several minutes. The first ComfyUI startup after installing this node may appear to hang while `cupy` installs in the background. Check the console log for progress. If auto-install fails (e.g. missing build tools in Docker), install manually with: +> ```bash +> pip install cupy-cuda12x # replace 12 with your CUDA major version +> ``` + To install manually: ```bash