diff --git a/doc/devel/contributing.rst b/doc/devel/contributing.rst index 4e2178bddc05..e5664bd6b612 100644 --- a/doc/devel/contributing.rst +++ b/doc/devel/contributing.rst @@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ You can check out the latest sources with the command (see and navigate to the :file:`matplotlib` directory. +Installation is required before you can start hacking into the local fork. +Instructions to build from source can be found +`here `. +Although installation is not necessary to contribute to documentation. + To make sure the tests run locally you must build against the correct version of freetype. To configure the build system to fetch and build it either export the env ``MPLLOCALFREETYPE`` as:: pFad - Phonifier reborn

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