Build environment could use some documentation

[fluffy-critter]

Hi, I'd like to work on some changes for isso but unfortunately the README doesn't provide sufficient information to get started with the build environment. Is there a simple set of instructions about what I need to install so that the Makefile works? I'm not as well-versed in the Javascript ecosystem as in Python, so I'm not quite sure how to get, for example, make js to actually work.

Thanks!

[jefft]

Agreed, it could.

Doing what the Dockerfile does is a good general rule. The Dockerfile begins with node: OS image, i.e. one where npm is available. So the first step is to get a Node binary distribution for your OS. Then follow the Dockerfile commands (npm install -g ...).

[ix5]

I've tried making the install from source section more clear in #703

[jelmer]

Closing this now that #703 has landed.