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Add instructions for upgrading setuptools for when people encounter a message "mock requires setuptools>=17.1"

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Mark Haines 2015-09-07 14:57:00 +01:00
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@ -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::