Encourage people to use the tarball #5013
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This also changes the order so that "flutter doctor" is recommended before "flutter precache". Some users were running into a situation where they didn't have the Android SDK installed at the time they ran "flutter precache" and that failed for them.
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| _This is only suggested for advanced use cases._ | ||
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| You can also use git directly instead of downloading the prepared tarball. For example, |
christopherfujino
Nov 23, 2020
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Should we use something more generic like "archive" over "tarball"? I believe we use zip on mac and windows.
Should we use something more generic like "archive" over "tarball"? I believe we use zip on mac and windows.
Hixie
Nov 23, 2020
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done
done
| $ git clone https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git -b stable | ||
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| If you do this, you may also wish to pre-download development binaries that are included |
christopherfujino
Nov 23, 2020
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Should we insert another flutter doctor before flutter precache here? And/or general instructions about ensuring all system requirements are present before continuing.
Should we insert another flutter doctor before flutter precache here? And/or general instructions about ensuring all system requirements are present before continuing.
Hixie
Nov 23, 2020
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done
done
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LGTM with an additional tarball nit |
| @@ -111,6 +81,33 @@ process. | |||
| Once you have installed any missing dependencies, run the `flutter doctor` | |||
| command again to verify that you’ve set everything up correctly. | |||
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| ### Downloading straight from GitHub instead of using a tarball | |||
christopherfujino
Nov 23, 2020
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nit. tarball -> "prepared/pre-built archive"
nit. tarball -> "prepared/pre-built archive"
Hixie
Nov 23, 2020
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oops!
oops!
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This also changes the order so that "flutter doctor" is recommended before "flutter precache". Some users were running into a situation where they didn't have the Android SDK installed at the time they ran "flutter precache" and that failed for them.