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Update installing.rst
Replaces and based on #5602
Fixes #5583
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devyte authored Jan 18, 2019
commit e0bc4c822d9d959fb8e9efac75afa4af97cef575
28 changes: 18 additions & 10 deletions doc/installing.rst
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--- boards.txt
--- LICENSE

- Initialize the submodules

.. code:: bash

cd %USERPROFILE%\Documents\hardware\esp8266com\esp8266
git submodules update --init

If error messages about missing files related to ``SoftwareSerial`` are encountered during the build process, it should be because this step was missed and is required.

- Download binary tools

.. code:: bash
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- If using the Arduino IDE for Visual Studio (https://www.visualmicro.com/), be sure to click Tools - Visual Micro - Rescan Toolchains and Libraries

- You may see some error messages about missing files related to the
``SoftwareSerial`` library. These are because the ESP8266 version
of this library has been moved to a separate git submodule. In
order to get rid of these messages, initialize the submodule:

.. code:: bash

cd %USERPROFILE%\Documents\hardware\esp8266com\esp8266
git submodules update --init

- When later updating your local library, goto the esp8266 directory and do a git pull

.. code:: bash
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--- boards.txt
--- LICENSE

- Initialize the submodules

.. code:: bash

cd esp8266
git submodules update --init

If error messages about missing files related to ``SoftwareSerial`` are encountered during the build process, it should be because this step was missed and is required.

- Download binary tools

.. code:: bash
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