Merge pull request #269 from matrix-org/markjh/upgrading_setuptools

Add instructions for upgrading setuptools for when people encounter a…
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Mark Haines 2015-09-07 15:00:02 +01:00
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@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ To install the synapse homeserver run::
virtualenv -p python2.7 ~/.synapse virtualenv -p python2.7 ~/.synapse
source ~/.synapse/bin/activate source ~/.synapse/bin/activate
pip install --upgrade setuptools
pip install --process-dependency-links https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/tarball/master 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 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 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 If pip crashes mid-installation for reason (e.g. lost terminal), pip may
refuse to run until you remove the temporary installation directory it refuse to run until you remove the temporary installation directory it
created. To reset the installation:: created. To reset the installation::