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Summary

The published v0.5.0 current-release Install and Upgrade snippets still used source .venv/bin/activate after make bootstrap and only documented a source checkout. Setup now recommends PyPI first and flox -q activate for source installs. This change makes the release notes match Setup so first-time and upgrading users do not follow a stale activation path.

Related Issue

NVBug 6734000

Changes

  • Document the PyPI install path (uv tool install "nemo-platform[all]") on Install and Upgrade.
  • Switch source-checkout activation from source .venv/bin/activate to flox -q activate.
  • Keep the no-Flox make TOOLCHAIN=system bootstrap fallback.
  • Keep Upgrade-only steps: git fetch / git checkout main, restart local services, and nemo agents ethos migrate.

Type of Change

  • Code change (feature, bug fix, or refactor)
  • Code change with documentation updates
  • Documentation only
  • Contributor tooling or automation
  • CI, build, or test infrastructure

Quality Gates

  • Tests added or updated for changed behavior
  • Existing tests cover changed behavior — justification:
  • Tests not applicable — justification: documentation-only change to release-note command snippets
  • Documentation updated for user-visible behavior
  • Documentation not applicable — justification:

Verification

  • Pull request title follows the repository's Conventional Commit format
  • Every commit includes an appropriate Signed-off-by: trailer
  • uv run pre-commit run -a passes, or any blocked checks are identified below
  • Targeted tests pass, or tests are marked not applicable above
  • No secrets, API keys, or credentials are included

Targeted validation:

  • Compared published Setup (docs/get-started/setup.mdx) with docs/about/release-notes/current-release.mdx Install and Upgrade blocks.
  • uv run pre-commit run -a and make docs-check were not run locally; Fern docs CI on this PR should cover MDX/nav checks.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Documentation
    • Updated local installation and upgrade instructions to include PyPI installation.
    • Added Flox-based setup guidance, with system-toolchain instructions retained as a fallback.
    • Updated source checkout and upgrade steps to activate Flox when available.

Match the v0.5.0 release notes to the canonical Setup page: PyPI first,
Flox after make bootstrap, and the TOOLCHAIN=system fallback. NVBug 6734000.

Signed-off-by: Glody Guo <jinxiang@nvidia.com>
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Installation and upgrade documentation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Document installation and upgrade workflows
docs/about/release-notes/current-release.mdx
Installation and upgrade instructions now include PyPI installation, Flox activation for source checkouts, and a TOOLCHAIN=system fallback.

Suggested reviewers: mckornfield

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 2d849

The new install and upgrade guidance may run nemo setup outside the required Flox environment, causing source-checkout setup to fail. The command sequence should be corrected before publishing.

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In `@docs/about/release-notes/current-release.mdx`:
- Around line 152-153: Update both install and upgrade source-checkout flows so
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flox -q activate
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

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sed -n '130,195p' docs/about/release-notes/current-release.mdx

Repository: NVIDIA-NeMo/nemo-platform

Length of output: 2157


🌐 Web query:

official Flox documentation flox activate -c command mode child shell

💡 Result:

The flox activate command in Flox is used to activate a project environment. It supports several execution modes, including a command mode that allows you to run specific commands within an activated environment without launching an interactive shell [1]. The two primary ways to run commands in an activated environment are: 1. Shell Command Mode (-c): You can use the -c flag to execute a specific shell command string within a subshell started in the activated environment [1]. Example: flox activate -c "npm run build" The shell used to execute this command is determined by the $FLOX_SHELL environment variable, or it falls back to $SHELL [1]. Because this mode runs within a shell, it supports standard shell features like command chaining (e.g., &amp;&amp;) [1]. 2. Exec Command Mode (--): You can use the -- separator to run a specific command or script directly within the activated environment [1]. Example: flox activate -- cargo run This approach is particularly useful for running scripts or binaries contained within the profile [1]. In both cases, Flox launches a subshell to execute the command, ensuring that the environment variables and dependencies configured for that project are active for the duration of that command [1][2][3]. This is distinct from "in-place" activation, which is typically used to modify the current shell's state (often via eval "$(flox activate)") [1][4].

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site:flox.dev/docs/man/flox-activate "flox activate" subshell script no command

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When you run flox activate without providing a specific command (via the -c flag or the -- separator), it enters interactive mode [1]. In this mode, flox activate launches an interactive subshell configured with the environment's variables and packages [1]. The specific shell executable used for this subshell is determined by the FLOX_SHELL environment variable, or if that is not set, it defaults to the SHELL environment variable [1]. If you wish to behave differently, such as modifying the current shell in-place rather than spawning a new subshell, you can use the in-place mode by evaluating the output of the command in your current shell: eval "$(flox activate)" This method emits shell commands that configure your existing session instead of launching a new, nested shell process [1].

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Run nemo setup inside the Flox environment.

flox -q activate starts a separate shell. The separate nemo setup command is not guaranteed to use that environment. Use Flox command mode:

Proposed fix
- flox -q activate
- nemo setup
+ flox -q activate -c "nemo setup"

Apply this change to both the install and upgrade source-checkout flows.

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nemo setup
flox -q activate -c "nemo setup"
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In `@docs/about/release-notes/current-release.mdx` around lines 152 - 153, Update
both install and upgrade source-checkout flows so nemo setup runs through Flox
command mode in the same environment started by flox -q activate, rather than as
a separate shell command.

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Suite Lines Covered Line Rate Branch Rate
Unit Tests 35533/45316 78.4% 62.9%
Integration Tests 21156/43091 49.1% 22.3%

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