README: note optional bash extension build

Borrowed from rbenv.
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Ville Skyttä 2020-12-05 18:19:26 +02:00
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@ -194,6 +194,10 @@ easy to fork and contribute any changes back upstream.
git clone https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv.git ~/.pyenv
Optionally, try to compile dynamic bash extension to speed up pyenv. Don't
worry if it fails; pyenv will still work normally:
cd ~/.pyenv && src/configure && make -C src
2. **Define environment variable `PYENV_ROOT`** to point to the path where
pyenv repo is cloned and add `$PYENV_ROOT/bin` to your `$PATH` for access