diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 637bfc01..c1ad9b75 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -15,9 +15,21 @@ If you use this software in research, please cite: ## Installing TESTed TESTed is implemented in Python, but has various dependencies for its language-specific modules. -We only use the Python language module in this README, but see [dependencies.md](./dependencies.md) for an overview of dependencies for each of the supported programming languages. +See [dependencies.md](./dependencies.md) for an overview of dependencies for each of the supported programming languages. -Install [Python 3.11](https://www.python.org/downloads/) or later (including pip). +### Nix installation +The easiest way to install TESTed with all its dependencies is using the [Nix](https://nixos.org/) package manager. + +Install Nix using [The Determinate Nix Installer](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-installer). +Next, [clone](https://github.com/git-guides/git-clone) the TESTed repository and open a command prompt in the cloned repository. + +Then run `nix develop` to open a shell environment with all dependencies installed. +The first time you run this command, it will take a while to download and build all dependencies. + +### Poetry installation +If you only need the Python language module, or want to manually install a subset of the [dependencies](./dependencies.md), you can use [poetry](https://python-poetry.org/). + +Install [Python 3.12](https://www.python.org/downloads/) or later (including pip). Next, [clone](https://github.com/git-guides/git-clone) the TESTed repository and open a command prompt in the cloned repository. TESTed uses [poetry](https://python-poetry.org/) to manage its Python dependencies. Now you can run the following commands to install them: @@ -29,8 +41,7 @@ $ pip install poetry --user $ poetry install ``` -Those using [Nix](https://nixos.org/) can use `nix develop` to get a development environment. -`nix run` will run TESTed. +Running `poetry shell` will open a shell environment with all python dependencies installed. ## Running TESTed