Docs: update installation instructions.

Igalia · Dec 22, 2022 · aec6430 · aec6430
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diff --git a/docs/admin/installation.rst b/docs/admin/installation.rst
@@ -29,14 +29,10 @@ Run the following command with root privileges:
 
 * Fedora: ``dnf install postgresql-server httpd php php-pgsql php-xml php-pdo``
 
-Install composer to manage the project dependencies. Follow the official
+If you are installing PhpReport from sources instead of a release package, you
+must install composer to manage the project dependencies. Follow the official
 docs for the instructions: https://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md#installation-linux-unix-macos
 
-After installing composer, run ``composer dump-autoload -o`` inside PhpReport root
-directory, so it can generate the autoload files.
-
-Run ``composer install`` to install the project dependencies.
-
 Step 1: Setting up the database
 ===============================
 
@@ -62,6 +58,11 @@ Move the program files to a location available for the web server, inside
 a directory called phpreport. The usual default location for the Apache web
 server is: ``/var/www/html/``
 
+If you are installing PhpReport from sources instead of a release package, you
+must also run ``composer dump-autoload -o`` inside PhpReport root directory,
+so it can generate the autoload files. Then, run ``composer install`` to install
+the project dependencies.
+
 Step 3: Creating the schema and initial data of the database
 ============================================================
 

diff --git a/docs/developer/devel-setup.rst b/docs/developer/devel-setup.rst
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ Step 0: Dependencies
 ====================
 
 Follow the corresponding section from the
-`installation instructions <../admin/installation.rst>`__.
+`installation instructions <../admin/installation.rst>`__. Make sure to also
+install *composer* as specified there.
 
 Additionally, a development environment may need the following dependencies to
 generate minified versions of the JS code and the documentation pages:
@@ -37,6 +38,10 @@ Apache web server is: ``/var/www/html/``
 Alternatively, clone it elsewhere and create a link from the web server
 directory.
 
+You must also run ``composer dump-autoload -o`` inside PhpReport root directory,
+so it can generate the autoload files. Then, run ``composer install`` to install
+the project dependencies.
+
 Step 3: Creating the schema and initial data of the database
 ============================================================