Merge branch 'master' into develop

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/debian/NEWS b/debian/NEWS

index b70ed098e7..7b032d86bd 100644
--- a/debian/NEWS
+++ b/debian/NEWS
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 matrix-synapse-py3 (0.34.0) stable; urgency=medium
 
   matrix-synapse-py3 is intended as a drop-in replacement for the existing
-  matrix-synapse package. When the package is installed, matrix-synapse will
-  be automatically uninstalled. The replacement should be relatively seamless,
+  matrix-synapse package. When the package is installed, matrix-synapse will be
+  automatically uninstalled. The replacement should be relatively seamless,
   however, please note the following important differences to matrix-synapse:
 
   * Most importantly, the matrix-synapse service now runs under Python 3 rather
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ matrix-synapse-py3 (0.34.0) stable; urgency=medium
     instead of using the system python libraries. (This may mean that you can
     remove a number of old dependencies with `apt autoremove`).
 
+  * If you have previously manually installed any custom python extensions
+    (such as matrix-synapse-rest-auth) into the system python directories, you
+    will need to reinstall them in the new virtualenv. Please consult the
+    documentation of the relevant extensions for further details.
+
   matrix-synapse-py3 will take over responsibility for the existing
   configuration files, including the matrix-synapse systemd service.