From 1b07a9c00ba6d5e878e5b33dcbf89bff493cde26 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aly Smith <63546997+alyssadev@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 19:11:55 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md (#170)

Instructions needed clarification for esp-idf's venv
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 README.md | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -121,8 +121,11 @@ See running the CLI for information on how to run cspot on a desktop computer.
 The ESP32 target is built using the [esp-idf](https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-idf/en/latest/esp32/get-started/index.html) toolchain
 
 ```shell
+# Follow the instructions for setting up esp-idf for your operating system, up to `. ./export.sh` or equivalent
+# esp-idf has a Python virtualenv, install nanopb's dependencies in it
+$ pip3 install protobuf grpcio-tools
 # update submodules after each code pull to avoid build errors
-$ git submodule update
+$ git submodule update --init --recursive
 # navigate to the targets/esp32 directory
 $ cd targets/esp32
 # run once after pulling the repo