From 9c5999ede14a09f57fa8243280c25cfacd89057e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lincoln Stein Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2022 20:02:01 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] added caveats to use of installer script --- docs/installation/INSTALL_INVOKE.md | 9 +++++++++ docs/installation/index.md | 7 +++++-- 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/installation/INSTALL_INVOKE.md b/docs/installation/INSTALL_INVOKE.md index 37a35fbe1c..f7a89fc2ed 100644 --- a/docs/installation/INSTALL_INVOKE.md +++ b/docs/installation/INSTALL_INVOKE.md @@ -12,6 +12,15 @@ potentially unstable new features, you should consider using the [source installer](INSTALL_SOURCE.md) or one of the [manual install](INSTALL_MANUAL.md) methods. +**Important Caveats** + - This script does not support AMD GPUs. For Linux AMD support, + please use the manual or source code installer methods. + + - This script has difficulty on some Macintosh machines + that have previously been used for Python development due to + conflicting development tools versions. Mac developers may wish + to try the source code installer or one of the manual methods instead. + !!! todo Before you begin, make sure that you meet diff --git a/docs/installation/index.md b/docs/installation/index.md index 2ede7061de..784fc69221 100644 --- a/docs/installation/index.md +++ b/docs/installation/index.md @@ -16,10 +16,13 @@ experience and preferences. work", don't have an interest in tinkering with it, and do not care about upgrading to unreleased experimental features. - *Note that this script has difficulty on some Macintosh machines + **Important Caveats** + - This script does not support AMD GPUs. For Linux AMD support, + please use the manual or source code installer methods. + - This script has difficulty on some Macintosh machines that have previously been used for Python development due to conflicting development tools versions. Mac developers may wish - to try method (2) or one of the manual methods instead. + to try the source code installer or one of the manual methods instead. 2. [Source code installer](INSTALL_SOURCE.md)