diff --git a/docs/source/Getting-Started.md b/docs/source/Getting-Started.md index ecc38aa7d0..d2b6d2c25c 100644 --- a/docs/source/Getting-Started.md +++ b/docs/source/Getting-Started.md @@ -486,6 +486,9 @@ you can run `evennia -l`, or (in the future) start the server with `evennia star - Under some not-updated Linux distributions you may run into errors with a too-old `setuptools` or missing `functools`. If so, update your environment with `pip install --upgrade pip wheel setuptools`. Then try `pip install -e evennia` again. +- If you get an `setup.py not found` error message while trying to `pip install`, make sure you are + in the right directory. You should be at the same level of the `evenv` directory, and the + `evennia` git repository. Note that there is an `evennia` directory inside of the repository too. - One user reported a rare issue on Ubuntu 16 is an install error on installing Twisted; `Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in /tmp/pip-build-vnIFTg/twisted/` with errors like `distutils.errors.DistutilsError: Could not find suitable distribution for @@ -536,4 +539,4 @@ determined by Evennia. If you installed Twisted in a non-standard location this you should update the line to the real location. - Some users have reported issues with Windows WSL and anti-virus software during Evennia development. Timeout errors and the inability to run `evennia connections` may be due to your anti- -virus software interfering. Try disabling or changing your anti-virus software settings. \ No newline at end of file +virus software interfering. Try disabling or changing your anti-virus software settings.