docs/faq: add a note about 'pip install -e .'

It's another installation option that may be useful.
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Curtis Rueden 2021-10-01 08:40:40 -05:00
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@ -147,6 +147,12 @@ it's helpful to run on the "bleeding edge". To run the latest source:
``pip install -e git+https://github.com/beetbox/beets#egg=beets``
to clone beets and install it, allowing you to modify the source
in-place to try out changes.
- Combine the previous two approaches, cloning the source yourself,
and then installing in editable mode:
``git clone https://github.com/beetbox/beets.git`` then
``pip install -e beets``. This approach lets you decide where the
source is stored, with any changes immediately reflected in your
environment.
More details about the beets source are available on the :doc:`developer documentation </dev/index>`
pages.