From bbccbc83d366e5538428ae7c0b21e7d2cec4219d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tim Harper Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2016 20:51:10 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Amend contributing build instructions to help solve potential build problems --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 31daacd87..d601513ac 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -149,6 +149,10 @@ Build from source 4. If a project has `project/build.properties` defined, either delete the file or change `sbt.version` to `0.13.10-SNAPSHOT`. +## Diagnosing build failures + +Globally included plugins can interfere building `sbt`; if you are getting errors building sbt, try disabling all globally included plugins and try again. + Building Documentation ----------------------