doc: Troubleshoot possible Conan-Center timeout

eclipse · Jan 8, 2021 · 1e90c28 · 1e90c28
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@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ all your 64 CPU cores, you can run the last command like so:
 For more details on how this is done, have a look at the Makefiles in the
 repository root.
 
+If you experience timeout issues waiting for Conan Center, the reason is likely
+the boost dependency's hundreds of binary packages. You can then slightly
+increase Conan's timeout configuration like so:
+
+    export CONAN_REQUEST_TIMEOUT=320
+
 ### Running Cloe
 
 Since Cloe is made up of many packages, running the Cloe engine directly is