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Author: runspired

contributing/setting-up-the-project.md

@@ -91,6 +91,13 @@ Then, from an individual test app:
 - `pnpm start` - starts the build for test assets in watch mode
 - `pnpm test:start` - launches a test server (and by opens a browser window for debugging them)
 
+Because the project uses hardlinks, even though the packages are rebuilding, the test apps won't be able
+to see the results of the change in many scenarios unless the hardlinks are regenerated.
+
+At anypoint, run `pnpm sync` from the root to regenerate the hardlinks. The test app server may
+pick up this change automatically, but if it does not saving any file (even without changing it)
+in the test app will trigger a rebuild.
+
 ## Run some commands
 
 Generally test and lint commands can be found in the `"scripts"` section of the root `package.json` manifest. Individual packages or test packages have additional commands in the `"scripts"` section of their own `package.json` manifest as well.