From ca386a4b258a086e9c95922c90e5cf750c8b77c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthew Hodgson Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 17:26:50 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] various fixes based on truphone feedback --- README.rst | 21 +++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index ddff42983c..1ca91bb945 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -131,17 +131,20 @@ header files for python C extensions. Installing prerequisites on Ubuntu:: - $ sudo apt-get install build-essential python2.7-dev libffi-dev + $ sudo apt-get install build-essential python2.7-dev libffi-dev \ + python-pip python-setuptools Installing prerequisites on Mac OS X:: $ xcode-select --install -Synapse uses NaCl (http://nacl.cr.yp.to/) for encryption and digital -signatures. Unfortunately PyNACL currently has a few issues +Synapse uses NaCl (http://nacl.cr.yp.to/) for encryption and digital signatures. +Unfortunately PyNACL currently has a few issues (https://github.com/pyca/pynacl/issues/53) and (https://github.com/pyca/pynacl/issues/79) that mean it may not install -correctly. To fix try re-installing from PyPI or directly from (https://github.com/pyca/pynacl):: +correctly, causing all tests to fail with errors about missing "sodium.h". To +fix try re-installing from PyPI or directly from +(https://github.com/pyca/pynacl):: $ # Install from PyPI $ pip install --user --upgrade --force pynacl @@ -158,9 +161,19 @@ To install the synapse homeserver run:: This installs synapse, along with the libraries it uses, into ``$HOME/.local/lib/``. +To actually run your new homeserver, , ``synctl start`` and follow the instructions. + Homeserver Development ====================== +To check out a homeserver for development, clone the git repo into a working +directory of your choice: + + $ git clone https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse.git + $ cd synapse + The homeserver has a number of external dependencies, that are easiest to install by making setup.py do so, in --user mode::