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| author | Mark Haines <mark.haines@matrix.org> | 2015-09-07 14:57:00 +0100 |
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| committer | Mark Haines <mark.haines@matrix.org> | 2015-09-07 14:57:00 +0100 |
| commit | 3ead04ceefc0d5a3ab207cabc2b17170229921ae (patch) | |
| tree | a8548428d2db9a4c4b22e788761d491713d5f3e1 /README.rst | |
| parent | DEPENDENCY_LINKS was turned to a list (diff) | |
| download | synapse-3ead04ceefc0d5a3ab207cabc2b17170229921ae.tar.xz | |
Add instructions for upgrading setuptools for when people encounter a message "mock requires setuptools>=17.1"
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diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index 5b30ee3563..6c8431aa86 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ To install the synapse homeserver run:: virtualenv -p python2.7 ~/.synapse source ~/.synapse/bin/activate + pip install --upgrade setuptools pip install --process-dependency-links https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/tarball/master This installs synapse, along with the libraries it uses, into a virtual @@ -285,6 +286,11 @@ may need to manually upgrade it:: sudo pip install --upgrade pip +Installing may fail with ``mock requires setuptools>=17.1. Aborting installation``. +You can fix this by upgrading setuptools:: + + pip install --upgrade setuptools + If pip crashes mid-installation for reason (e.g. lost terminal), pip may refuse to run until you remove the temporary installation directory it created. To reset the installation:: |