diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 504457e208f80..7920e8b44a895 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -121,8 +121,7 @@ git submodule update --init --recursive If you want to have no-op incremental rebuilds (which are fast), see [Make no-op build fast](#make-no-op-build-fast) below. -3. Follow the instructions for [installing PyTorch from source](https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch#from-source), -but instead of installing PyTorch via `python setup.py install`, use `python setup.py develop`. +3. Follow the instructions for [installing PyTorch from source](https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch#from-source), but instead of installing PyTorch via `python setup.py install`, use `python setup.py develop`. This mode will symlink the Python files from the current local source tree into the Python install. This way when you modify a Python file, you