Make instructions regarding runtime clearer

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Blaž Hrastnik 2021-07-18 00:22:58 +09:00
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@ -41,14 +41,17 @@ cargo install --path helix-term
This will install the `hx` binary to `$HOME/.cargo/bin`.
Now copy the `runtime/` directory somewhere. Helix will by default look for the runtime
inside the config directory or the same directory as executable, but that can be overriden
Helix also needs it's runtime files so make sure to copy/symlink the `runtime/` directory into the
config directory (for example `~/.config/helix/runtime` on Linux/macOS). This location can be overriden
via the `HELIX_RUNTIME` environment variable.
> NOTE: running via cargo doesn't require setting explicit `HELIX_RUNTIME` path, it will automatically
Packages already solve this for you by wrapping the `hx` binary with a wrapper
that sets the variable to the install dir.
> NOTE: running via cargo also doesn't require setting explicit `HELIX_RUNTIME` path, it will automatically
> detect the `runtime` directory in the project root.
If you want to embed the `runtime/` directory into the Helix binary you can build
Alternatively, if you want to embed the `runtime/` directory into the Helix binary you can build
it with:
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