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Expand Up @@ -92,10 +92,18 @@ First you need to install the :ref:`dependencies`.

A C compiler is required. Typically, on Linux, you will need ``gcc``, which
should be installed using your distribution's package manager; on macOS, you
will need xcode_; on Windows, you will need Visual Studio 2015 or later.
will need xcode_; on Windows, you will need `Visual Studio`_ 2015 or later.

For those using Visual Studio, make sure "Desktop development with C++" is
selected, and that the latest MSVC, "C++ CMake tools for Windows," and a
Windows SDK compatible with your version of Windows are selected and installed.
They should be selected by default under the "Optional" subheading, but are
required to build matplotlib from source.

.. _xcode: https://guide.macports.org/chunked/installing.html#installing.xcode

.. _Visual Studio: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/

The easiest way to get the latest development version to start contributing
is to go to the git `repository <https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib>`_
and run::
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