Add docs for setting up a local dev environment#71
Add docs for setting up a local dev environment#71jeancochrane wants to merge 6 commits intomasterfrom
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Tagging in @ccao-jardine, @TimCookCountyDS, and @Damonamajor for testing this out. |
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I just added another ticket to get WSL and positron updated. |
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Thanks @jeancochrane ! I'm testing this out. What are your thoughts on, under the steps for
Or, perhaps overkill? |
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I like that suggestion @ccao-jardine, though I don't see WSL in the "Software Installation Request" form dropdown. This is also the software that Damon hasn't successfully gotten IT to install yet -- the trick is that WSL 1 comes pre-installed on our laptops, but IT has to remote in with admin privileges to install WSL 2 from the WSL 1 shell. Should we try to work with them to get WSL added to this dropdown, or should we suggest a different path for requesting WSL installation?
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Let's see how @Damonamajor and I get routed through; I'll follow up. |
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I was told to restart my computer. I restarted my computer and sent the error message back to IT. |
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Thanks! Seeing as this is ongoing, let's ignore my suggestion so that this PR isn't blocked. I'll open a ticket if it's worth adding steps about what to do if one's computer doesn't have Positron and/or WSL. |

This PR adds a new doc
Handbook/Local-Dev-Environment-Setup.mdthat documents the steps required to set up a development environment on a local machine (i.e. a laptop).I'm hoping I can get a couple folks to review this for clarity, and then one person (perhaps Kyra or Damon) to test it out and see if all the commands work.
Connects ccao-data/people#33.