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| author | Simon Friedberger <simon@mozilla.com> | 2022-10-17 09:38:19 +0000 |
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| committer | Simon Friedberger <simon@mozilla.com> | 2022-10-17 09:38:19 +0000 |
| commit | 041a27ec38d87d80a5d8f663be531c552a642998 (patch) | |
| tree | 7127ea5a9c235f10e5b3bcf26ac86f6aaaded165 /doc | |
| parent | 0f4304144c004f0d3250c57998b792c94c20ee67 (diff) | |
| download | nss-hg-041a27ec38d87d80a5d8f663be531c552a642998.tar.gz | |
No bug - Add note about python executable to build instructions. r=bbeurdouche
Differential Revision: https://phabricator.services.mozilla.com/D148143
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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/rst/build.rst | 14 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/rst/build.rst b/doc/rst/build.rst index 0fd3e3a94..f773a3ffd 100644 --- a/doc/rst/build.rst +++ b/doc/rst/build.rst @@ -32,22 +32,30 @@ Building NSS To install prerequisites on different platforms, one can run the following commands: - On Linux: + **On Linux:** .. code:: notranslate sudo apt install mercurial git ninja-build python3-pip python3 -m pip install gyp-next - On MacOS: + **On MacOS:** .. code:: notranslate brew install mercurial git ninja python3-pip python3 -m pip install gyp-next + It is also necessary to make sure that a `python` (not just `python3`) + executable is in the path. + The Homebrew Python installation has the necessary symlink but may require + explicit adding to the PATH variable, for example like this: - On Windows: + .. code:: notranslate + + export PATH="/opt/homebrew/opt/python/libexec/bin:$PATH" + + **On Windows:** .. code:: notranslate |