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@@ -98,23 +98,23 @@ More info abou testing can be found in the ``docs/hacking/testing`` document. Hacking ----------------------------------------------------------- -In order to run bitmask in a development environment, you must activate a -virtualenv and install the various packages using `pip install -e`. This -installs python packages as links to the source code, so that your code -changes are immediately reflected in the packages installed in the -virtualenv. +In order to run bitmask in a development environment, you must activate a +`virtualenv`_ and install the various leap-related python packages using ``pip +install -e``. This installs them as links to the source code, so +that your code changes are immediately reflected in the packages imported from +within the virtualenv. The various ``make dev-*`` commands will run the appropriate ``pip install`` commands for you. -If you want to setup your whole development environment, and you are running a -debian-based system, you can use:: +If you want to setup your whole development environment in a single step, and +you are running a debian-based system, you can use:: make dev-bootstrap That should install all the system dependencies, create a virtualenv for you, and drop you in a shell inside that virtualenv. In the future, you can enter this -virtualenv again by using ``pew``:: +`virtualenv`_ again by using `pew`_:: pew workon bitmask @@ -124,12 +124,15 @@ you can run:: make upgrade-all inside your virtualenv, and it will install any new version of your -dependencies that is found in pypi. +dependencies that is found in `pypi`_. Check out the ``docs/hacking`` page for more extense instructions `to get you started`_. .. _`to get you started`: https://bitmask.readthedocs.io/en/latest/hacking/ +.. _`pew`: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pew +.. _`virtualenv`: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv +.. _`pypi`: https://pypi.python.org License |