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| author | Daniel Moody <daniel.moody@mongodb.com> | 2021-01-14 15:49:42 +0000 |
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| committer | Evergreen Agent <no-reply@evergreen.mongodb.com> | 2021-01-14 21:53:06 +0000 |
| commit | eb9e17ff6442f3e62b6fca0a9edc3371bbf7b0c3 (patch) | |
| tree | 675659e621506ba8e14d6d68e07c74d0886a3a93 /docs | |
| parent | cdc4375148c283672faf4364fe2a73e0cfeebc37 (diff) | |
| download | mongo-eb9e17ff6442f3e62b6fca0a9edc3371bbf7b0c3.tar.gz | |
SERVER-52705 added better documentation around installing with pip.
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diff --git a/docs/building.md b/docs/building.md index 2d902ed7238..70e0c0e5fbb 100644 --- a/docs/building.md +++ b/docs/building.md @@ -31,10 +31,12 @@ Python Prerequisites In order to build MongoDB, Python 3.7.x is required, and several Python modules. To install the required Python modules, run: - $ pip3 install -r etc/pip/compile-requirements.txt +To install the required Python modules, run: -Note: If the `pip3` command is not available, `pip` without a suffix may be the pip command -associated with Python 3.7.x. + $ python3 -m pip install -r etc/pip/compile-requirements.txt + +Installing the requirements inside a python3 based virtualenv +dedicated to building MongoDB is recommended. SCons --------------- |