From 88ae9e23bd6fd2a21d0f40f04a30fefafabdaa70 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: sandstrom Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2018 13:07:03 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Improve watchman docs --- guides/basic-use/index.md | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/guides/basic-use/index.md b/guides/basic-use/index.md index 8aeb5d7..7862380 100644 --- a/guides/basic-use/index.md +++ b/guides/basic-use/index.md @@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ This will make the `ember` command available throughout your project folders. Th ### Additional steps for Mac and Linux users -Mac and Linux users may need to install [Watchman](https://facebook.github.io/watchman/). Watchman helps correct for some buggy and inefficient file watching behavior. Do not use the `npm` package by the same name. +For Mac and Linux users we recommend installing [Watchman](https://facebook.github.io/watchman/). Watchman helps correct for some buggy and inefficient file watching behavior. Do not use the `npm` package by the same name. -Mac users cann install via [Homebrew](http://brew.sh/): +Mac users cann install via [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/): ```bash brew install watchman @@ -30,10 +30,12 @@ brew install watchman Linux users should follow the steps on the [Watchman](https://facebook.github.io/watchman/) website to build from the source. +If Watchman is not installed, a notice is displayed when invoking various commands ("Could not start watchman"). It's safe to ignore this message. However, file-watching won't be as smooth as it is with Watchman. + ### Installing for Windows ## Getting help -Users of all operating systems can get community support for installation problems. A list of chat rooms, forums, and more is available [here](https://www.emberjs.com/learn/). \ No newline at end of file +Users of all operating systems can get community support for installation problems. A list of chat rooms, forums, and more is available [here](https://www.emberjs.com/learn/).