Mention in the "Getting the Code" section of README.md that an ES6 compatible browser is required when using the default viewer with gulp server

The https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/wiki/Contributing article has been updated to explicitly mention that an ES6 browser is now a minimum requirement for development.
Since we recently have seen a couple of issues filed which seemed to indicate that people tried to use PDF.js in browsers without full ES6 support, it's probably a good idea to mention this more prominently in the README as well.
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Jonas Jenwald 2017-06-24 12:24:18 +02:00
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@ -63,15 +63,17 @@ If everything worked out, install all dependencies for PDF.js:
$ npm install
Finally you need to start a local web server as some browsers do not allow opening
PDF files using a file:// URL. Run
PDF files using a `file://` URL. Run:
$ gulp server
and then you can open
and then you can open:
+ http://localhost:8888/web/viewer.html
It is also possible to view all test PDF files on the right side by opening
Please keep in mind that this requires an ES6 compatible browser; refer to [Building PDF.js](https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/blob/master/README.md#building-pdfjs) for usage with older browsers.
It is also possible to view all test PDF files on the right side by opening:
+ http://localhost:8888/test/pdfs/?frame