From a7241d6459c247abf29fb6c5cc66595cc6f391e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: brentfraser Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 11:28:48 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] add note on developing --- docs/install_windows.md | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/install_windows.md b/docs/install_windows.md index 54f6f237..5ae27a1b 100644 --- a/docs/install_windows.md +++ b/docs/install_windows.md @@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ This assumes you've installed PostgreSQL. ##2. Create a directory and a Python virtual environment +This assumes you've installed Python (version 3.8+ 64-bit is a good choice) and virtualenv. + Open a Windows command window, and cd to a directory of your choice. You need to create a sub-directory but the name is up to you (it doesn't need to be called "production"): ``` @@ -135,3 +137,8 @@ Edit `test\venv\lib\site-packages\django\core\files\storage.py`, and comment out Now adding features and saving should work. _Now here's the weird part._ Edit `storage.py` to restore it to it's original state by removing the comment characters you put in. Save the changes, do some more feature editing and saving in your browser. It still works! This may be due to file/directory locking by Windows. + +##6. Installing for development + +The previous sections describe the install procedure for running the released version of uMap "as-is". If you want to +modify uMap (and possibly contribute your changes back to the uMap team), have a look at [Contributing](contributing.md) \ No newline at end of file