Added more clear error messages when universal-ctags is disabled per issue #31

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Paul Gauthier 2023-07-03 10:30:45 -07:00
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@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ You can find more chat transcripts on the [examples page](https://aider.chat/exa
* Or, by including `openai-api-key: sk-...` in an `.aider.config.yml` file
3. Optionally, install [universal ctags](https://github.com/universal-ctags/ctags). This is helpful if you plan to use aider and GPT-4 with repositories that have more than a handful of files. This allows aider to build a [map of your entire git repo](https://aider.chat/docs/ctags.html) and share it with GPT to help it better understand and modify large codebases.
* The `ctags` command needs to be on your shell path so that it will run by default when aider invokes `ctags ...`.
* You need a build which includes the json feature. You can check by running `ctags --version` and looking for `+json` in the `Optional compiled features` list.
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