From 3ead04ceefc0d5a3ab207cabc2b17170229921ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mark Haines Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2015 14:57:00 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add instructions for upgrading setuptools for when people encounter a message "mock requires setuptools>=17.1" --- README.rst | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) 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::