From 467ea004909739b1952374f9910e8d7565bd8435 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Dias Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2015 16:27:45 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Minor tweaks to README --- README.md | 11 +++++++---- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 75ec966a214..c507adbbc67 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ install `gcc` and the related toolchain containing `make` * `make` * A proper C/C++ compiler toolchain, for example [GCC](https://gcc.gnu.org) -After you have these tools installed, run the following commands to check out Code and install it: +After you have these tools installed, run the following commands to check out Code and install dependencies: OS X @@ -93,8 +93,9 @@ Linux git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vscode cd vscode && npm install -g mocha gulp - # for 32bit, pass --arch=ia32 ./scripts/npm.sh install --arch=x64 + # for 32bit Linux + #./scripts/npm.sh install --arch=ia32 ## Development Workflow @@ -113,11 +114,10 @@ and warnings will only show in the console and not in Code. **Tip!** You do not need to stop and restart the development version after each change, you can just execute `Reload Window` from the command palette. -### Running Tests +### Validate your changes To test the changes you launch a development version of VS Code on the workspace `vscode`, which youare currently editing. - OS X and Linux ./scripts/code.sh @@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ Windows You can identify the development version of Code by the Electron icon in the Dock or Taskbar. +**Tip!** If you receive an error stating that the app is not a valid Electron app, it probably +means you didn't run `gulp watch` first. + ### Debugging VS Code uses a multi process architecture and your code is executed in different processes: