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diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index 59d5a4389b..d724cf97da 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -261,18 +261,22 @@ to install using pip and a virtualenv:: pip install -e ".[all,test]" This will run a process of downloading and installing all the needed -dependencies into a virtual env. +dependencies into a virtual env. If any dependencies fail to install, +try installing the failing modules individually:: -Once this is done, you may wish to run Synapse's unit tests, to -check that everything is installed as it should be:: + pip install -e "module-name" + +Once this is done, you may wish to run Synapse's unit tests to +check that everything is installed correctly:: python -m twisted.trial tests -This should end with a 'PASSED' result:: +This should end with a 'PASSED' result (note that exact numbers will +differ):: - Ran 1266 tests in 643.930s + Ran 1337 tests in 716.064s - PASSED (skips=15, successes=1251) + PASSED (skips=15, successes=1322) Running the Integration Tests ============================= diff --git a/changelog.d/8746.doc b/changelog.d/8746.doc new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..6baf58ba7a --- /dev/null +++ b/changelog.d/8746.doc @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Add some helpful hints to the README for new Synapse developers. Contributed by @chagai95. \ No newline at end of file |