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authoran0o0nym <an0o0nyme@gmail.com>2016-07-30 02:03:48 +0200
committerTim Graham <timograham@gmail.com>2016-08-09 18:41:32 -0400
commit7c04223c018bf445efe62806deef3520ab3c89c0 (patch)
tree5d4db24dcf07f19f8a2ad34be7e62d3343218bdc
parentde2604db9406ec534139be2ef41df6c1d73a2dfd (diff)
[1.10.x] Fixed #26952 -- Added tips for installing test suite dependencies.
Backport of 2b759c94c562c9ee9b6ca970739be15014050fda from master
-rw-r--r--docs/internals/contributing/writing-code/unit-tests.txt5
-rw-r--r--docs/intro/contributing.txt5
2 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/docs/internals/contributing/writing-code/unit-tests.txt b/docs/internals/contributing/writing-code/unit-tests.txt
index 1eea23500d..f964999213 100644
--- a/docs/internals/contributing/writing-code/unit-tests.txt
+++ b/docs/internals/contributing/writing-code/unit-tests.txt
@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@ like so::
$ pip install -r tests/requirements/py3.txt # Python 2: py2.txt
+If you encounter an error during the installation, your system might be missing
+a dependency for one or more of the Python packages. Consult the failing
+package's documentation or search the Web with the error message that you
+encounter.
+
You can also install the database adapter(s) of your choice using
``oracle.txt``, ``mysql.txt``, or ``postgres.txt``.
diff --git a/docs/intro/contributing.txt b/docs/intro/contributing.txt
index bba7bbe0ac..0cc0394836 100644
--- a/docs/intro/contributing.txt
+++ b/docs/intro/contributing.txt
@@ -252,6 +252,11 @@ into the Django ``tests/`` directory and then running:
$ pip install -r requirements/py3.txt
+If you encounter an error during the installation, your system might be missing
+a dependency for one or more of the Python packages. Consult the failing
+package's documentation or search the Web with the error message that you
+encounter.
+
Now we are ready to run the test suite. If you're using GNU/Linux, Mac OS X or
some other flavor of Unix, run: